Tight Battles In 85cc Class Highlight 2017 GNC International MX Final

Tight Battles In 85cc Class Highlight 2017 GNC International MX Final

The 41st annual GNC International Motocross Final saw hundreds of the top riders in the country descend on Oak Hill Raceway in Alvord, Texas, to do battle for No. 1 plates on March 16-19.

Mar 24, 2017 by John Boothe
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By David Wells

The 41st annual GNC International Motocross Final saw hundreds of the top riders in the country descend on Oak Hill Raceway in Alvord, Texas, to do battle for No. 1 plates in over 35 classes on March 16-19.

In the 85cc class, Ryder DiFrancesco, Jett Reynolds, and Chance Hymas swapped positions all week, each taking home titles respectively. Hymas was able to hold off DiFrancesco in the 85cc 9-11 division with a pair of first-place finishes while DiFrancesco crossed the line in second twice.  DiFrancesco rebounded in the 9-12 division and took the win over Reynolds and Hymas with first- and second-place finishes for the No. 1 plate. While Reynolds stole the win in moto two, his fourth-place result in moto one relegated him to second overall on the day. Hymas finished 2-3 for third overall.  



FULL RESULTS

The 85cc 9-13 division saw the trio of riders do battle one last time, but this time it was Jet Reynolds taking home the win with 1-1 finishes. Max Vohland threw himself into the mix in the division by taking home second place with moto scores of 2-2. Difrancesco and Hymas finished third and fourth, respectively.

Derek Drake and Pierce Brown, of Team Red Bull, TLD, and KTM, were on fire aboard the orange machines and dominated the B class, with Drake finishing 1-1 in the 250 B class and Brown going 1-1 in 450 B. Parker Mashburn came up just short in the 250 class behind Drake with 2-3 scores for second overall. In the 450 class, it was Texas native Zane Merrett with the 2-2 score to finish second behind Brown and Wyatt Lionsmith, who went 3-3 to take home the third position.

In the premier A class it was all Sean Cantrell. The Red Bull, TLD, and KTM rider took home three titles at Oak Hill and won every moto but one -- a second-place finish in moto two of the Open Pro Sport class. It was a dominant performance all week along for a rider who will set his sights on a strong finish to his amateur career before turning pro and competing in the 250 class of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Series later this spring.