Poulter, Povolny Pulverize the Competition

 Megacross Shootout Series

Mendota, IL – July 21st, 2007

By Nikki Dixon

 Ryan Poulter and James Polvolny (98) unleashed another fierce night of racing at round six of the Megacross Shootout Series.  Poulter topped the competitive 125A and 250A classes, and Polvolny carded wins in the stacked vet classes, and finished second behind Poulter in 250A.  Chase Sexton, Maxx Malatia, and Josh Provost were also double class winners.  Over 350 entrants enjoyed another fun and exciting night of racing at the Tri-County Fairgrounds.

 In the 16-rider 250A class, Povolny proved that Poulter (27) isn’t unbeatable by taking the heat-race win, holding off Poulter’s pressure to the finish.  But in the main, it was all Poulter, as he led from wire-to-wire.  Povolny and Justin Kelly followed Poulter around the first turn, with Markwardt passing Kelly on the opening lap.  Poulter hammered down for seven laps to the checkered flag, trailed by Povolny, Markwardt, Kelly, and Brandon Bartz.

 Poulter grabbed another holeshot in 125A, with Markwardt and Kelly in tow.  Poulter stayed ahead to the finish, but Markwardt kept Poulter in sights for all seven laps.  Kelly edged out Brad Fabrizius and Kyle White in the battle for third.  Heat-race runner-up Roy Horton went down in a turn, resulting in a DNF. 

In 25+A, Bartz won the heat race, over Povolny and Greg Braet.  In the main, Povolny picked up the holeshot, followed by Braet and Bartz.  Braet bobbled on the first lap, and dropped out of the top ten, while Bartz and Burton Lavens moved into second and third.  Greg Hochmuth reeled in Lavens mid-race, while Braet was on a mission to get back into the top five.  Bartz shadowed Povlony the whole race, but couldn’t make a pass.  Povolny captured the win, with Bartz, Hochmuth, Braet, and Lavens completing the top five.  Povolny also topped 30+A over Braet, Lavens, Michael Hall, and David Hayes. 

Matt Entwistle (228) led the way in the 11-rider 25+B class on the first lap, as Ryan George and Todd Schmollinger avoided a pile-up in the bowl turn.  Entwistle rode a strong race for the win, mixed in the pack with the 25+A riders.  Second place George crashed out, allowing Schmollinger and heat-race winner Joe Kopecky to wrap up the top three.

 David Hayes went wire-to-wire for the 40+ victory.  Keith Hicks and David Degelau followed Hayes around the first turn.  Hayes cruised to the finish, as Degelau passed Hicks in the whoops and finished second.  Hicks held off Larry Bank’s charge for third, with Banks and Peter Witkowski completing the top five.

 Ed Norred and Colton Krska battled in 50 Junior and 50 Injected, splitting the wins.  In 50 Junior, Krska picked up the holeshot, and led most of the race, until the last lap.  Norred passed into the lead while they entered the rhythm section, but Krska took it back over the step-up.  Then through the last turn, Norred railed the outside to take the win by inches.  Krska topped the 19-rider field in 50 Injected, holding off Norred from start to finish. 

Chase Sexton carded a pair of wins in 50 Senior and 65 Junior.  In 50 Senior, Austin Kukla and Sexton went side-by-side in the start, with Sexton pulling ahead and sprinting to the finish.  Kukla and Anthony Wallace rounded out the top three.  In the 14-rider 65 Junior class, Nick Wallace grabbed the heat-race win, as Sexton started back in the pack.  But in the main, Sexton went wire-to-wire for the win.  Chad Saultz and Wallace mixed it up for second, with Wallace getting the nod. 

In 65 Senior, Logan Skaggs shook off a fourth place ride in the heat race, and picked up the holeshot in the main, followed by Sam Shamie and heat-race winner Chad West.  Skaggs stayed out front to the checkers, with West taking second.  Shamie held off Jacob Wever in a battle for third, and Travis Ward wrapped up the top five. 

Maxx Malatia (55) was unstoppable in 85 Senior and Super mini, acing both heats and mains.  In the 19-rider 85 Senior class, Malatia led from start to finish, followed by Hyson.  Rick Nichol picked off Chris West and Nick Inman to finish third after a bad start.  Malatia also dominated in Supermini, getting a huge jump out of the gate, and checking out.  Hyson carded another second place finish, while Nichol slid out in a turn while in third.  Inman took over the third spot and held off a pack of riders to the finish.

 250B had some new faces running up front, with Aaron Hart taking the heat-race win, and Cesar Vega winning the main.  Vega started out front in the main, trailed by Nick Manning, Bill Chrisos and Hart.  Chrisos and Hart bumped over a jump, as Hart moved into third, and set his sights on Manning.  By mid-race, Hart had passed Manning, and was all over Vega, as Denny Morsch joined the battle for the lead.  On the last lap, it was a three-way fight to the checkers, as Hart slid sideways as he tried to go inside in the small whoop section for the lead.  This opened the door for Vega to secure the win, followed by Morsch, Hart, Manning, and Kyle Dunkin.

 Alex Zimmerman grabbed the holeshot in 18-rider 250C class, trailed by Adam Fusinetti and James Mesch, who went down in the off-camber.  Zimmerman stayed out front to the checkered flag, while Spencer Neurohr passed several riders to finish second.  Fusinetti, Cody Gehant, and Nathan Tornow completed the top five. 

In Quad A, Justin Medine and Zachary Harris went bar-to-bar through the first turn, with Harris pulling ahead.  Heat-race winner Jason Wehrli passed Medine for second mid-race.  Harris carded the win, with Wehrli second.  Medine, Stephen Schenk, and Jeremy Beetz diced for third, with Medine getting the edge.

After a sixth place heat-race finish, Jory Dalsanto led the way in the Quad B main, with Charlie Snow and Jaden Landwehr in tow.  Zack Sondgeroth worked past Landwehr for third, and Dalsanto, Snow, and Sondgeroth had a close race as they dashed to the checkers.  Dalsanto held on for the win, over Snow, Sondgeroth, Landwehr, and John Biddle.