Megacross Shootout Series Results

4-10-2010

50SR CJ Kuhter (DNF) – On the heat race the gate dropped before mom or dad had CJ to the line leading CJ to pull the last gate pick in the main. This time mom and dad had CJ to the line in plenty of time, in the main there was a tight battle between 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th with CJ sitting in 2^nd until the last ¼ lap when the bottom end of his engine sized up and ended the race with a DNF.

65JR CJ Kuhter (6^th) – In the 65JR race this was CJ 1^st race on his new 2010 Cobra CX65 and like he said this bike has a lot more power then his 2003 RM65 had. With this being his first race on it he had a good improvement from the heat to the main going 8/6 and taking 6^th overall.

50 4-8 Caleb Kuhter (6^th) – In the 4-8 class there was a stacked gate with 16 riders overall, this was Caleb first race back since breaking both collar bones over the winter at waterman, Caleb had no hesitations and was on a mission on the track this night Caleb took 6/6 with a 6^th overall.

Motosports Park 2010 Season Opener

04/11/2010

59-65cc Jr. (7-9 yrs) CJ Kuhter (10^th)

0-65cc Beg (non-points) 7-11 CJ Kuhter (3^rd)

0-51cc Jr. (4-6 yrs) Caleb Kuhter (6^th)

0-50cc Class 4 (4-8 yrs) Caleb Kuhter (3^rd) – Caleb came to this race with a mission and his riding showed how much heart this little guy has to this sport, even after going down once in the back corner in the 2^nd moto, Caleb got the bike up and started on his own and regained 3 position he lost due too the fall, and if he had one more lap he had 2^nd in sight and was gaining ground quickly, but the checker flag came before he could pass the 2^nd place rider. But overall this was Caleb’s best race this weekend and he had a bunch of fun as well.

Team Update!

Overall result to date for the Megacross shootout series is as followed with one race left on 9/26/2009:

CJ – Has made the move out of the 50 Jr class and will be running both the 65 Beg class for additional sit time and will be racing the 65 Jr class, right now CJ is the only AMA 6 year old racing in the 65 Jr. CJ will be skipping the 50 Sr class to spend more time working on the clutch and gear selection on the 65.

50 Jr – 4^th

65 Jr 21^st

65 Beg 3^rd

Caleb – Has just started racing and has now moved from the Yamaha PW50 and has begun racing on his Cobra P3 plans for Caleb next year is for Caleb to start racing in the 50 Jr class and continue through at least the first part of next year also racing in the 50cc 4-8 class, and Caleb will attempt to qualify for Loretta Lynn’s next year in the 50 4-8 Shaft class.

50cc 4-8 – 10^th

Stephanie – Has completed two races this year at Megacross in Mendota IL, next year she would like to be able to run the entire Megacross Shootout series and place overall in the top 5 also to race her first motocross race.

Women’s – 18^th

[17 May 09] Latest updates including Caleb’s 1^st place finish.

5/10/2009

MotoSports Park Nuclear Series Round 2

50cc 4-8 Inj

This was Caleb’s 1^st race in which he gave quite a showing finishing this race in 7^th and riding this little Yamaha PW50 like I have never seen a kid this age ride, the video of the finish line table top will say it all, and this kid is going to make both mom and dad’s hair definitely turn gray this year, for a little one that just 2 weeks ago said he didn’t want to race and just wanted to go to the line with his big brother CJ, Caleb has now changed his mind and pulled a 360 on mom and dad and all he wants to do every day now is ride the motorcycle and is saying he want to move up to the Cobra P3, but that will be a month or two or three down the road still. Go to the bottom of the page to check out the video!

50cc 4-6 JR

CJ took 2^nd in a very close race going 1-2 with an overall of 2^nd, in the second race was very close all thee way to the finish line with CJ leading the majority of the race up until he ran into a group of lappers with allowed the 2^nd place rider Nico to squeeze by to over take 1^st place, both CJ and Nico went head to head giving each other a lot of pressure to stay on top of their race, this was a great race by both kids.

5/2/2009

MotoSports Park

North Central LL Area Qualifier- Stock

51cc (4-6) AMA Stock 1

CJ took a solid 4^th overall for the qualifier and will be heading to Sunset Ridge MX for the North Central's Loretta Lynn Youth Regional  June 13 & 14, 2009 and hopefully CJ will take an advancement position with finishing within the top 6.

[22 Apr 09] Well CJ qualified for regional’s this past weekend at Cross Roads MX - Area Qualifier in Mason, IL with an overall finish of 8^th, CJ had a rough start in the 1^st moto going down with another rider in the 1^st turn putting him in dead last, but CJ was able to come back through the other riders and managed to get back into 7^th and as he came around the last corner prior to the checkered flag, CJ went down again allowing 4 riders to get by him. In the 2^nd moto was better for CJ with no falls at the start and was able to capture 3^rd out of the gate, and had a race going on between 4^th and 5^th when with a little less then a lap to go CJ’s bike seemed as if it lost power which ended his battle between 4^th and 5^th place then allowed the 6^th and 7^th place riders the opportunity to pass him leaving him to take 7^th in the 2^nd moto. Well CJ had fun and knows there is still a lot of work to be done to make it too Loretta Lynn’s this year and he will be focusing on practicing at Sunset Ridge, which regional for North Central will be held this year, as well as working with his trainer Brad on increasing his speed and corner techniques, CJ will have a solid 2 month of practicing at Sunset Ridge which we hope will give him the edge needed to make it past regional’s this year, time will only tell and he is having so much fun it makes it all worth that much more, CJ wants to give a shut out to his Pit Boss and little brother Caleb for all of the support he give and for always taking CJ bike to the line for him.

[15 Apr 09] The 2009 Megacross Shootout Series began this weekend with CJ taking the following finishes:

2nd - 50 Jr 4-6

2nd - 65 Beg

The 65 Beg races this week was CJ favorite race as he had an impressive Holeshot from the start and CJ was able to shift the gears more then he has in the past and is really getting to know this bike and how to work the clutch, it is always amazing watching CJ race on the 65 and we cant wait to see how the season progress for him on the 65. This the 50cc Jr 4-6 was a bit harder for CJ as he battled to maintain the lead in the heat race, until CJ and the second place rider came together in mid air causing both of them to go down hard, fortunately neither rider sustained any injuries and both were able to complete the heat race. In the 50cc Jr 4-6 main CJ after going through the crash in the heat race took and comfortable position in 2^nd and didn’t make a run or battle for 1^st this week, after the race he said he didn’t give it a 100% and was afraid that if he went out hard for 1^st he might have gotten into another crash, this is something CJ will continue to work on but for a 7 year old the only thing we want him to do out there is have fun and be safe, he doesn’t have to take 1^st every time to take the series championship but he knows he always needs to be in the top two or three riders to have a fighting chance, it is a long season and I am sure we will see many 1^st place finish from CJ.

[5 Apr 09] Outdoor Stadium Series at Joliet Motorsports

Well CJ started the outdoor stadium series at Joliet Motorsports with an impressive and dominating 1^st place finish in the 50 4-6 Jr class, even with very rough track conditions on the big track and then having to move all of the 50 JR and SR racers to the pitbike track due too the amount of mud and the deep ruts that where stopping these riders in their tracks.

[29 Mar 09] Finial results for the waterman winter series.

The Waterman series wrapped up on 3/21/2009 with CJ taking 1^st overall in the 50 Jr (4-6) Class, CJ set a goal for himself at the beginning of the Waterman series to take 1^st place overall and have his name placed on the championship board, CJ dominated the 50 Jr Class with a very impressive finish with 1^st overall points for the series of 221 points, 2^nd placed followed quite a bit behind CJ in points with 140 total points for the series, CJ had a great winter as well as having lots of fun, and now we are looking forward to see how CJ performs in the 2009 outdoor season Locally as well as at the  Regional and National level.

Waterman International Raceway Winter Championship Update:

3/21/2009    1^st – 50 Jr (4-6)

[16 Mar 09] LLQ Area Qualifier at Paradise Moto Park – the track was pretty gnarly with 2 corners having deep 2 foot ruts making it rough on the little 50’s to get through them, CJ said that he loved the track and wanted to go back on Sunday to race again, this little guy should have been the one tired from the racing but he wanted more then ever to get back out there and race more, but the ones too tired to do it again were mom and dad. If CJ continues with the determination and desire we saw from him this past weekend we wont be surprised at all to see number 72 at the gate at Loretta Lynn’s this year.

LLQ Area Qualifier Results - Paradise Moto Park

Moto 1 – 10^th place, but had the Holeshot out of the gate and finishing the 1^st lap had 4^th place until he got stuck on the finish line jump, allowing 8 rider to pass him until he could get the bike to the top and get it restarted, but came back from 16^th to finish the 1^st moto in 10^th.

Moto 2- 6^th very impressive race for CJ only going down once and not giving up a position due to the fall, the second moto was CJ best moto of the day.

Overall Finish – CJ finished the day one spot out of a qualifying position, finishing the day with an overall of 9^th place.

CJ will have quite a few more qualifiers he we be attending this year and has not yet raced his home track at Byron, which should guarantee him qualifying position from this track.

[10 Jan 09] Bad Boys of Arenacross, Sears Centre in Hoffman Estate, IL. CJ and his fiend Eddie Norred signed autographs prior to the races, both of these kids had a blast doing this and this was probably the funniest thing for them this night, next to each of the winning their classes

CJ Results: 1/10/2009

1^St – 50CC 4-6 JR