WMX Race Report - Thunder Valley
Chris
- June 28 2009
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The womens motocross class enjoyed, or rather endured, the first and last motos of the day in Lakewood, CO for the Thunder Valley National. Fiolek took another win, while Mariana Balbi put on the performance fo her career.
WMX MOTO ONE
When the gates dropped for the first moto of the early evening at Thunder Valley, Honda Red Bull Racing’s Ashley Fiolek boosted off the line first with one of her now signature holeshots, with new Geico Powersports Honda recruit Vicki Golden and Sherri Cruse aboard her Cernics Suzuki in tow. Cruse quickly claimed the second place spot, while Fiolek completely checked out to run her own race. Golden, meanwhile, was left to fend off the attacks of Honda of Houston’s Jessica Patterson. And, Patterson finally got the best of Golden and her Geico Powersports Honda. When all was said and done, Fiolek took the convincing win with Cruse and Patterson round out the top three.
1. Ashley Fiolek WMX MOTO TWO Balbi, however, stuck to Fiolek like glue as the laps ticked down. Just off the pace, Sherri Cruse set her sights on third place holder Vicki Golden. As time clicked down, Balbi stalked fiolek and closed in. Lap after lap, she inched closer, and on the last lap it seemed she may catch her. Fiolek, though, held on for the win, and Balbi took the satisfying second.
2. Sherri Cruse
3. Jessica Patterson
4. Vicki Golden
5. Mariana Balbi
6. Jacqueline Strong
7. Elizabeth Bash
8. Sara Price
9. Sara Whitmore
10. Tautm Sik
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Ashley Fiolek won the holeshot yet again in the second moto but was quickly overtaken by Vicki Golden, who seemed more comfortable aboard her new Geico Powersports Honda. Jessica “JP$” Patterson followed suit and also made her way around the young prodigy. Then Patterson quickly made her move on Golden to take over the lead on the second lap. Menawhile, Mariana Babli was ramping up to have the race of her life. She found herself up in the mix with Golden, Fiolek, and Cruse, and decided she liked where she was. Patterson looked to be settling into the lead but she went down in the whoops allowing Fiolek, who had taken over second, to regain the lead she lost on the first lap.
1. Ashley Fiolek
2. Mariana Balbi
3. Vicki Golden
4. Sherri Cruse
5. Sara Price
6. Jessica Patterson
7. Elizabeth Bash
8. Tatum Sik
9. Sara Whitmore
10. Sayyaka Kaneshiro
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June 28th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
Man Sarah whitmore is sucking these days!
June 28th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
I've heard that she's ALWAYS "sucked"
June 28th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
haaaa TP199!
June 29th, 2009 at 6:22 am
how fast would you be if you had epstien barr disease???? ass wipe
June 29th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Thanks for the article. Good for them! Looks like the women are switching it up a bit. It's to hear more about each girl doing well.
June 29th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
yeah she got that from swallowing tps load haha
June 29th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
I agree DG22…these hillbillies posting are what give this sport the struggle for land usage, tv coverage and other basic issues…
June 29th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
good for Balbi, sounds like she working hard. And congrats VG. on the new ride.
JF
June 29th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Thanks BWC Design - I know. 8-/ 8-}
I think it rocks to have girls that ride and race and get coverage. They are so cute and marketable! They def need more coverage (like how girls surfing gets so much coverage). The world needs more MX girls like them!
July 2nd, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Ditto bwc…….
Every goon who throws a leg over a bike suddenly feels like they're now somebody but cant put together a coherant thought or post a legitimate thought.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:35 pm
Mariana está dedicando muito. O resultado desta segunda bateria foi o reflexo do bom trabalho que tem feito aqui no Brasil onde já venceu inclusive uma etapa do Brasileiro de Motocross. Ela contra 38 homens !!!
Go Mariana Go !!!!!
Cláudio da Mata
Sete Lagoas - Minas Gerais - Brasil
July 16th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
I am glad to see MX celebrity Ashley doing great, as expected. However, Marianna's form in photo #8 looks very nice.