Report submitted by Billy Rainford of MXRanking.com.

The season got underway this past weekend up in the Northeast with the Loretta Lynn’s Area Qualifier at the Area 51 track in Batavia, NY. The track sits on the north side of I-90 just 30 miles east of Buffalo. Spring took its time getting here this year, but the weather was finally perfect for two solid days of intense racing on the track that was hosting its firs LL Qualifier. There was a good turnout with lots of different classes to run which took the days late into the afternoon. Here is how some of the action went:

#84 Tanner Ward had a strong weekend on his Cobras winning the 65 (10-11) class and finishing second to #524 Jacob Beaudoin in the 65 (7-11) class. He also raced in the 85 (9-11) Mod class and grabbed a third place overall on a borrowed Yamaha.

#41 Sylvain Brodeur took his KTM 350 to second place in the +40C class and 8^th in the Vet +35 class. His daughter, Eve, finished well in her classes getting 4^th in the girls (9-15) and 8^th in 85 (9-11) Mod.

#323 is Anthony Sabourin. He battled up at the front in his races all weekend. He grabbed the win in the Open Novice and 450 C and got 6^th in the Collegeboy (14-24).

#78/178 Westen Wrozyna had one of those weekends we all dream about. He was ‘the man to beat’ in all of his classes, going undefeated in the 85 (12-14) Mod, Open Mini (10-16), and Supermini 2 (13-16).

New MXRanking member, Myles Bartholomew, was pretty happy with the way his weekend went. He finished 5^th in 250B Stock and Collegeboy (14-24) B/C.

Scott Sheak showed up and showed the 35+ class how it’s done. He also placed 8^th overall in the 450 A class with 10-8 finishes.

Pennsylvania’s Ben Ritter proved that the 2-stroke can still be a threat by pulling a couple holeshots and winning the 450 A class. He went 5-5 for 5^th on the 250 A class and took 3^rd in the Open Pro Sport.

You’d be surprised at how often things like this happen with the big Buick Electra Wagon. I wasn’t there 30 seconds and someone asked how much it would take for me to sell it! This kid got $1 for kissing Carmen on the lips.

See you at the races…

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