Fox Racing Canada Presents Behind The Lens From Gopher Dunes
Each year, the Gopher Dunes National brings us numerous storylines to discuss. Whether it’s the challenging track, the hot temperatures, or one rider having a breakout ride, the Gopher Dunes National just hits differently. This year Mother Nature gave us a little bit of everything from heat, humidity, and even some rain on Sunday afternoon, but none of the above seemed to bother the riders as they put on one heck of a show on Sunday. In the 250 class, points leader Ryder McNabb battled through some crashes to win the overall with a 2-2 moto score. His teammate Kaven Benoit finished second, while Josiah Natzke went 1-5 for third overall. In the 450 class, Dylan Wright once again dominated both motos. Dylan’s win on Sunday was his fourth overall 450 win at Gopher Dunes, and that tied him with Matt Goerke for the most wins at this iconic sand track. Now the Triple Crown Series moves east to Sand Del Lee for Round 5, but before we do, let’s look back at some incredible James Lissimore photos from Sunday.
Kaven Benoit had his best moto of the 2023 250 Series as he took the win in moto two on Sunday.The action the second 250 moto was intense at Round 4. Your 450 podium from Round 4 of the 2023 Triple Crown Series. Lars Van Berkel raced Southwick on Saturday and then finished third OA at Gopher Dunes on Sunday. Pretty impressive stuff from the Dutch rider. Blake Davies was happy to survive his first-ever Gopher Dunes National. After crashing on the opening lap of both 450 motos Daniel Elmore had to pass a lot of riders on his way to 6th OA. Each year Frank Schuster shakes every rider’s hand at the start of the day. Michell Harrison had a very rough day at Gopher Dunes. Grant Hoffman had a solid day at Gopher Dunes racing for the CCR Yamaha Team. In a matter a seconds Shawn Maffenbeier’s day went from awesome to awful. Hopefully he’ll be back this weekend. Young Ontario rider Preston Masciangelo showed up at Gopher Dunes and rode pretty well to finish 10th OA. Jeremy Mckie is happy that the Triple Crown Series is back in the east and it showed with a solid 5th OA on Sunday. Ryder McNabb learned on Sunday that some wins are tougher than others. Tyler Medaglia admitted after the motos that he over trained last week and ended up having no energy on Sunday. Josiah Natzke won the opening 250 moto at Gopher Dunes but struggled in moto two. Jess Pettis didn’t have the speed to run with Dylan Wright at Gopher Dunes but he rode well to finish second OA. It was great that the Gopher Dunes crew brought in a few sets of bleachers for the national. Sunday was Noah Viney’s first ever Gopher Dunes National and he rode very well to finish 6th OA. To celebrate being at the Gopher Dunes beach the WLTN/Kawasaki/Seven MX Team broke out some new cabana wear. It took a few rounds but Tanner Ward is starting to feel more and more confident in the 250 class. At Gopher Dunes finished 5th OA. Dylan Wright was unstoppable at Gopher Dunes. Sam Gaynor had a great opening moto on Sunday and ended up going 7-12 for 10th OA.See you all at Sand Del Lee!
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