We sent Jason Crane out to the North Central Youth Regional to put together a video recap of the weekend for Vurb, which you will be able to check out later on this afternoon. To our surprise, Mr. Crane decided to pull out his still camera and put together a short recap on some of the riders who he felt shined over the weekend. While it’s not exactly a full race report, it give a small peek into who might by vying for a title come Loretta’s. Read on…

SUPERMINI 1 & 2

Supermini riders beware, Jeremy Martin means business.  The Suzuki backed rider will be returning to the ranch this year looking to be one to watch out for.  Martin had little trouble sweeping the weekend at the North Central Youth Regional, winning all six of his motos.

Last year at the ranch Martin raced both Supermini classes, finishing within the top ten in Supermini (12-15), and an outstanding forth overall in the Supermini (14-16) class.  Could this be his year to finally overall with a podium or even a championship?                                                                                         
Martin looks to be one of the "boys to beat", riding a virtually flawless weekend.  On top of that he is not only fast, but seems to be very consistent.  With the championship being held only a little over a month and a half away, it will be interesting to see how Martin will fair.  We can't rule out riders such as Adam Cianciarulo, who is looking to be another strong competitor for the title this year. In the North though, other riders to watch out for were none other than KTM backed Kody Kamm, Suzuki’s Jake Riggle and Honda’s Mitchell Oldenburg.

Supermini (12-15) M1 M2 M3 Jeremy Martin 1 1 1 Kody Kamm 2 3 3 Jake Riggle 3 2 4

Supermini (14-16) M1 M2 M3 Jeremy Martin 1 1 1 Mitchell Oldenburg 7 3 3 Thomas 3 6 6

SCHOOLBOY 1 & 2

Justin Bogle will also be returning to the ranch this year.  Bogle has stepped it up to Kawi big bikes this year and as everyone expected, doesn't seem to mind the change. He’s riding under the esteemed Canidae Motosport Xtreme Team Green tent and will be expected to show up huge in Tennessee. While Loretta’s is still a few weeks off, Bogle already got the ball rolling with two first place overalls from the North Central Qualifier. Unlike Martin, Bogle had a little more action in his motos.

In the third moto of the Schoolboy 1 B/C class Bogle did not exactly get the start he was looking for.  Looking as if he was going to take it from the inside, Yamaha's Luke Renzland was able to slingshot himself into the early lead.

On lap two Renzland had to fight to keep the lead from being stolen by Brad Frace.  Bogle, catching the roost of both riders, stayed close behind waiting patiently for his opportunity to make the pass.  Around lap three, his wish was granted and the Kawasaki rider was able to move himself into the lead.  The race would end up with Bogle taking 1st, Renzland 2nd, and Frace 3rd. A shout out goes to McCoy Oldenburg in this one as well, as he was able to put in a solid fourth overall with 2-4-4 moto finishes.

Schoolboy 1 M1 M2 M3 Justin Bogle 1 2 1 Brad Frace 1 1 3 Luke Renzland 2 3 2

Schoolboy 2 M1 M2 M3 Justin Bogle 1 1 2 Brad Frace 3 2 3 Eric Goodson 3 2 3

WOMEN

Taking a look at the Women's class, Jenica Paulsen seemed to be the girl on the gas.

Finishing 1st in all three of her motos earned Paulsen a trip back to the ranch.  By the looks of it the hard work seems to be paying off for Paulsen.  Not only will she be going back to the ranch, but quite possibly will be one of the girls to beat.  Only time will tell so be sure to keep an eye out for Jenica.

51 AMA 2 Stock

The reigning Loretta Lynn's National Champion in the 51cc AMA 1 (4-6) Stock class, Lance Kobusch, will be returning to the track where he dominated the field just one short year ago.  Though this year it looks to be that Kobusch won't have it as easy, having a tough time finishing 1st overall. 

Now, this is not to say that the Cobra rider is not going to be one of the top competitors, Kobusch is still extremely fast, and amazes most everyone who watches him.  The young boy has an impressive amount of natural talent, and is still young for the class he is in.

Kobusch, going 1-3-2 for the weekend, still rode a phenomenal three motos.  There were too many lead changes to count between the pack of screaming bumble bee's, all I can report is that it will be an intense battle come August.  Though he didn't have it easy this weekend,  Kobusch does still look to be one of the kids toward the front of the pack this year at the ranch. However, he’ll definitely have to keep his eyes peeled for the like of Drew Drennan and Michael Hicks, both of whom had moto wins over the weekend.

51cc (7-8) M1 M2 M3 Lance Kobusch 1 3 2 Drew Drennan 3 4 1 Michael Hicks 5 1 3

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