Event Review - Blue/Gray MX - Budd's Creek - 2004


34th Annual Blue Gray Motocross
Getting Ready
By Jerry Athey
BUDDS CREEK, MD. MAY 3-4

Tom Welch and Aaron Day were the top expert riders at the 34th Annual Blue Gray Motocross, presented by the Baltimore County Trail Riders Association and held at Budds Creek MX Park. Claimed by the BCTRA to be the 'oldest continuously-run motocross in the U.S.', and boasting a rendition of the the Star Spangled Banner by American Idol's Kelly Clarkson, the race served as the perfect warm-up for local pros Welch and Day, as the pair prepare for their respective assaults on the upcoming outdoor nationals.

Welch, aboard a pair of Shenandoah Honda/MSR/Smith/Bumpstiks-backed CR's, took the overall wins in the 125 A, 250 A and 25+ A classes, while Day, aboard Loudon Motorsports / Scott / Tag-backed Yamaha, took command of the Four-Stroke A class with a double-moto sweep and finished a strong runner-up to Welch in the 125 A and 250 A classes.

Day blasted to the holeshot in the first 125 A moto, followed closely by fellow Yamaha rider Dallas Lusk, Kawasaki-mounted Stephen Stella and Welch. Not wanting to let Day get away, Welch quickly charged into the runner-up spot as Stella ducked under Lusk to take over third. With about a four second gap up to Day, Welch put his head down and eventually began to close on the fleeing Yamaha pilot. With just about a lap to go, Welch moved to within striking distance of Day, but it was too little, too late. Day held on for the moto win, followed by Welch. Stella was third, followed by Yamaha-mounted Andrew Tsakanikas. Lusk rounded out the top five.

KTM-pilot Randy Newkirk shot into the early lead of 125 A moto two, followed by Welch, Stella and Day. Welch didn't waste any time and quickly moved into the lead as Day charged into the runner-up position. Needing to beat Welch for the overall win, Day turned up the heat and pulled within a bike length of his Honda-mounted rival. With a little more than a lap to go in the race, Day made an aggressive pass attempt, but grabbed too much throttle and high-sided after hitting Welch's rear wheel. Welch went on to take the moto win and overall, followed by Day, who recovered for second. Tsakanikas was third, followed by Lusk in fourth and Newkirk in fifth.

Todd Stith was the top gun in the 40+ A class. Stith, who competed aboard a Suzuki RM 125, took both motos by storm. Honda-mounted Robert Huston was second overall, going 2-2, followed by Yamaha rider David Posten, who went 4-3, for third overall. Andy DeLauder, also on a Yamaha, was fourth overall with 3-5 moto scores, followed by Honda-mounted John Kirk, who went 6-4, for fifth overall.


Aaron Day put in a strong 2-2 ride for second overall in the 250/Open A class

Tom Welch swept the 125A, 250/Open A and 25+ A class

Dallas Lusk had an up-and-down day, finishing 15-2 (8th overall) in the 125A class and 4-7 (7th overall) in the 250/Open A class

Saturday
50 (4-6): 1. Jacob Jones (KTM); 2. Austin Walker (LEM); 3. Charles Wernig (Hon); 4. Collin Bowers (Cob).
50 (4-8) OIL INJ: 1. Nicholas Carruba (Yam); 2. Erich Davidson (Yam).
50 (7-8): 1. Bailey Spence (KTM); 2. Jimmy Zambrana (KTM); 3. Tre Dowell (Pol).
65 (7-9): 1. Scott Clark (Kaw); 2. Stephen Haigley (KTM); 3. Bailey Spence (KTM); 4. Mark Mercer (Kaw); 5. Justin Stewart, Jr. (KTM).
65 (10-11): 1. Thomas Mudgett, Jr. (KTM); 2. Tyler Webber (Suz); 3. Malcolm Kellie (Kaw); 4. Tim Irvin (KTM); 5. Gregory Giles (Kaw).
85 (7-11): 1. Thomas Mudgett, Jr. (Suz); 2. Tyler Webber (Yam); 3. Anthony Jones (Suz); 4. Scott Clark (Kaw); 5. Tony Archer (Yam).
85 (12-13): 1. William Duffy, Jr. (Suz); 2. Zachary Harrington (Suz); 3. Steven Hargett, Jr. (Hon); 4. Kevin Buckler, Jr. (Kaw); 5. John Miller (Yam).
85 (14-15): 1. Michael Groves (Kaw); 2. David Holt (Suz); 3. Matthew Carruthers (Suz); 4. Greg Pirner (Yam); 5. Shaun Green (Yam).
JR MINI (7-11): 1. Thomas Mudgett, Jr. (Suz); 2. Anthony Jones (Suz).
S/MINI (12-15): 1. William Duffy, Jr. (Suz); 2. Michael Groves (Kaw); 3. David Holt (Suz); 4. Zachary Harrington (Kaw); 5. Matthew Carruthers (Suz).
SCHBY: 1. William Duffy, Jr. (Suz); 2. Anthony Fort (Yam); 3. Martin Page (Yam); 4. Michael Toney, Jr. (Yam); 5. Craig Luckett, Jr. (Yam).
CLGBY: 1. P. Sou Le F. Morroco (Suz); 2. Issac Blevins (Hon); 3. Brad Smith (Yam); 4. Zeke Ziemann (Hon); 5. Jason Carroll (KTM).
WMN: 1. Melissa Peterson (Yam); 2. Samantha Resch (Yam).
125 A: 1. Tom Welch (Hon); 2. Brad Smith (Yam); 3. Andrew Tsakanikas (Yam); 4. Dallas Lusk (Yam); 5. John Milton (Hon).
125 B: 1. Zeke Ziemann (Yam); 2. Chris Cooper (Yam); 3. Jason Carroll (Hon); 4. Brian Beavan (Hon); 5. Jack Howell (Yam).
125 C: 1. David Garrison, Jr. (Yam); 2. Martin Page (Yam); 3. Casey Taylor (Suz); 4. P. Sou Le F. Morroco (Suz); 5. Bryan Douglas (Yam).
250/OPEN A: 1. Tom Welch (Hon); 2. Andrew Tsakanikas (Hon); 3. Isaac Blevins (Hon); 4. Bobby Schueler (Yam); 5. Jarrett Rhoades (Hon).
250/OPEN B: 1. Anthony Fort (Yam); 2. David bruce (Hon); 3. Brian Beavan (Yam); 4. Darwin Hayward (KTM); 5. Brian McVay (Suz).
250/OPEN C: 1. Stephen Holland (Hon); 2. Jimmy Cockrell (Hon); 3. Michael Turley (Hon); 4. Ken Steinberg (Yam); 5. Edward Moore (Hon).
25+ A: 1. Bobby Schueler (Yam); 2. Michael Fink (Hon); 3. Erik Burkholder (Hon); 4. Joe Caruso II (Hon); 5. Michael Tsakanikas (Yam).
25+ B: 1. Stephen Holland (Hon); 2. Mark Burkholder (Yam); 3. Jack Howell (Yam); 4. Michael Turley (Hon); 5. Shawn O'Connell (Yam).
30+ A: 1. Tom Welch (Hon); 2. Erik Burkholder (Hon); 3. Joe Caruso (Hon); 4. Kevin Mesiah (Yam); 5. Joseph Marini (Hon).
30+ B: 1. Chad Esposito (Suz); 2. Mark Burkholder (Yam); 3. Shawn O'Connell (Yam); 4. Ken Steinberg (Yam); 5. Robert Huff (Hon).
30+ C: 1. Paxton Hendelssohn (Suz); 2. Ron Twilley (Hon); 3. Justin Stewart (Yam); 4. Tim Howard (Hon); 5. Jaime Zambrana (Yam).
40+ A: 1. Kevin Mesiah (Yam); 2. David Posten (Yam); 3. Jedd Mercer (Hon); 4. Frank Zee (Hon); 5. David Resch (Kaw).
40+ B: 1. Rodney Wernig (Hon); 2. Timothy Giles (Hon); 3. Martin Kellie (Hon); 4. Michael Acton (Yam); 5. Jay Davis (Hon).
QUAD A: 1. Christopher Vougioukles (Hon); 2. Matthew Underwood (Hon); 3. Kevin Nowakowski (Hon); 4. Anthony Capuano (Hon).
QUAD B: 1. Ernest Orem, Jr. (Hon).
QUAD C: 1. Darren Aud (Yam); 2. Rusty Faulds (Yam); 3. Joshua Hixson (Hon); 4. Anthony Mason (Hon); 5. Michael Bingham (Yam).
QUAD VET: 1. Roger Shapiro (Yam).

Sunday
50 (4-6): 1. Austin Walker (LEM); 2. Jacob Jones (KTM); 3. Collin Bowers (Cob); 4. Steven Schultz (KTM).
50 (4-8) OIL INJ: 1. Lauren Youngbar (Yam); 2. Nicholas Carruba (Yam); 3. Hunter Andrzejewski (Yam); 4. Halle Spence (KTM); 5. Tyler White (Yam).
50 (7-8): 1. Bailey Spence (KTM); 2. Jimmy Zambrana (KTM); 3. Charles Wernig (LEM); 4. Joshua Ganey (KTM).
65 (7-9): 1. Scott Clark (Kaw); 2. Scott Atkinson (KTM); 3. Stephen Haigley (KTM); 4. Bailey Spence (KTM); 5. Mark Mercer (Kaw).
65 (10-11): 1. Thomas Mudgett, Jr. (KTM); 2. Broc Schmelyun (Kaw); 3. Tyler Webber (Suz); 4. Andrew Kinsley (KTM); 5. Tim Irvin (KTM).
85 (7-11): 1. Broc Schmelyun (Yam); 2. Pierce Blake (Suz); 3. Tyler Webber (Suz); 4. Thomas Mudgett, Jr. (KTM); 5. Marty Gutowski (Kaw).
85 (12-13): 1. William Duffy, Jr. (Suz); 2. Zachary Harrington (Suz); 3. Marcus Lyons (Yam); 4. Michael Stella (Kaw); 5. Kevin Buckler, Jr. (Kaw).
85 (14-15): 1. Michael Groves (Kaw); 2. Matthew Carruthers (Suz); 3. Travis Renehan (Yam).
JR MINI (7-11): 1. Thomas Mudgett, Jr. (KTM); 2. Pierce Blake (Suz); 3. Anthony Jones (Suz); 4. Tony Archer (Yam); 5. Marty Gutowski (Kaw).
S/MINI (12-15): 1. William Duffy, Jr. (Suz); 2. Randall Everett (Kaw); 3. Michael Groves (Kaw); 4. Zachary Harrington (Suz); 5. Kevin Buckler, Jr. (Kaw).
SCHBY: 1. William Duffy, Jr. (Suz); 2. Robert Kraft (KTM); 3. Anthony Fontana (Yam); 4. Randall Everett (Kaw); 5. Martin Page (Yam).
CLGBY: 1. Stephen Stella (Kaw); 2. Randy Newkirk II (Yam); 3. Isaac Blevins (Hon); 4. Jason Carroll (Hon); 5. P. Sou Le F. Morroco (Suz).
WMN: 1. Melissa Peterson (Yam); 2. Samantha Resch (Yam).
125 A: 1. Tom Welch (Hon); 2. Aaron Day (Yam); 3. Andrew Tsakanikas (Yam); 4. Dallas Lusk (Yam); 5. Randy Newkirk II (KTM).
125 B: 1. Jason Carroll (Hon); 2. Chris Cooper (Yam); 3. Eric McKay (Yam); 4. Craig Whittington (Suz); 5. Ian Bateman (Yam).
125 C: 1. P. Sou Le F. Morroco (Suz); 2. Robert Kraft (KTM); 3. M. David Garrison, Jr. (Yam); 4. Martin Page (Yam); 5. Drew Brown (Yam).
250/OPEN A: 1. Tom Welch (Hon); 2. Aaron Day (Yam); 3. Chris Schueler (Yam); 4. Andrew Tsakanikas (Hon); 5. Billy Schlag (Hon).
250/OPEN B: 1. Anthony Fort (Yam); 2. Darwin Hayward (KTM); 3. Eric McKay (Yam); 4. Brian McVay (Suz); 5. Mark Burkholder (Yam).
250/OPEN C: 1. Jimmy Cockrell (Hon); 2. Michael Turley (Hon); 3. Michael Davis (Hon); 4. Ryan Proctor (Kaw); 5. Matthew Cohn (Hon).
25+ A: 1. Tom Welch (Hon); 2. Edgar Davis (Hon); 3. Michael Tsakanikas (Yam); 4. Erik Burkholder (Hon); 5. Bobby Schueler (Yam).
25+ B: 1. Stephen Holland (Hon); 2. Mark Burkholder (Yam); 3. Bill Dalusio (Yam); 4. Jack Howell (Yam); 5. Craig Albright (Hon).
30+ A: 1. Chris Rhoten (Hon); 2. Erik Burkholder (Hon); 3. Robert Louzon (Hon); 4. Scott Sayers (KTM); 5. Michael Hall (Hon).
30+ B: 1. Mark Burkholder (Yam); 2. Chad Esposito (Suz); 3. Bill Dalusio (Yam); 4. Craig Albright (Hon); 5. Danny Smith (Kaw).
30+ C: 1. Paxton Hendelssohn (Suz); 2. Darrin Gutowski (Kaw); 3. Troy Rohrbaugh (Yam); 4. Kerry Williams (Hon); 5. Scott Alexander (Yam).
40+ A: 1. Todd Stith (Suz); 2. Robert Huston (Hon); 3. David Posten (Yam); 4. Andrew DeLauder (Yam); 5. John Kirk (Hon).
40+ B: 1. Robert Wernig (Hon); 2. Timothy Giles (Hon); 3. Larry Kelley (Suz); 4. David Fowler (Yam); 5. Gregory Griffin (Yam).
4-STRK A: 1. Aaron Day (Yam); 2. Chris Schueler (Yam); 3. Andrew Tsakanikas (Hon); 4. Jarrett Rhoades (Hon); 5. Edgar Davis (Hon).
4-STRK B: 1. Darwin Hayward (KTM); 2. Zachary Guilday (Yam); 3. Frank Whigham (KTM); 4. Ian Bateman (Yam); 5. Edward Moore (Hon).
QUAD A: 1. Joseph Elliott (Can); 2. Matthew Underwood (Hon); 3. Kevin Nowakowski (Hon); 4. Taylor Clifford (Hon); 5. Anthony Capuano (Hon).
QUAD B: 1. Joseph Lynn (Hon); 2. Michael Keefe (Hon); 3. Benny Franks (Yam); 4. Wayne Gopshes (Hon); 5. Ernest Orem, Jr. (Hon).
QUAD C: 1. Darren Aud (Yam); 2. Brian Butler (Hon); 3. Gary Sullivan (Hon); 4. Gerald Jones (Hon); 5. Rusty Faulds (Yam).
QUAD VET: 1. Anthony Capuano (Hon); 2. Vincent Post, Jr. (Hon); 3. Jeremy Brandwein (Hon); 4. Anthony Galotta (Hon).

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