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Story and Photos by Stephanie Hulsey
Round 4 of the OXC Pulls in 139 Racers in
Missouri
Todd Senger
Takes 1st Overall Win
May 3, 2008 - Race
day returned in Westphalia, Missouri, welcoming
139 racers for the fourth round of the Ozark
Cross Country ATV Racing series. In the
morning PeeWee and Women’s classes, 15 racers
battled against their competition and chilly,
windy conditions. Women’s class Hannah
Payne took her second win of the season and a
commanding point lead while PeeWee Pro class
point leader, Travis Gromowski, clinched his
third win this season.
Kyle Martin grabbing the Fastrax
Motorsports holeshot off the Pro Class
start |
Round 4 Trophy girls pose with the Top
Five overall finishers, Zac Johnson,
Todd Senger, Derrick Schrock, Carson
Coffman, and Matt Olson |
In a tight battle at the first turn, off the
start of the afternoon classes, it was once
again Kyle Martin who motored ahead of the Pro
pack to clinch the Fastrax Motorsports hole shot
award and begin his four-lap lead over the
remaining eight Pro racers. Spectators
scattered over the 7.5 mile course to watch the
racers battle the tight twists and turns through
the woods.
In a five-lap race for the podium’s top
spots, it was Carson Coffman in an early battle
behind Martin with Derrick Schrock, Zac Johnson,
and Todd Senger closing in. On lap two
Johnson moved ahead of Schrock and they
continued to have a tight race. As lap
three came to a close, Senger, who had a last
place start off the line and problems early in
the race, had charged through the Pro class to
take control of second place, less than one
minute behind Martin. In the late stages
of the race, spectators saw Coffman fall to
fifth place with Schrock in fourth and Johnson
securing the third spot.
Jake Yates closes in on Matt Olson |
 Todd
Senger celebrates his first OXC Overall
win with a burnout |
As the Pro-Am class mixed into the race for
the overall, spectators saw a lead change in the
final lap when leader Kyle Martin found himself
out of the race with mechanical problems.
It was Todd Senger, aboard his Precision
PowerSports Honda 450R, who took home the Pro
class and overall victory, followed by Zac
Johnson, Derrick Schrock, Carson Coffman, and
Matt Olson closing out the top five overall.
Top 10 Overall
1. Todd Senger
Pro Honda
2. Zac Johnson Pro
Honda
3. Derrick Schrock Pro
Yamaha
4. Carson Coffman Pro
Honda
5. Matt Olson
Pro
Honda
6. Josh Eaton
Pro-Am Honda
7. Tony Friga
Pro-Am Honda
8. Justin Wright
Pro-Am Honda
9. Frankie Musarra Pro-Am Honda
10. Jeff Range
Pro-Am Honda
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