Monster Energy® Kawasaki Team Green™ entered the 2016 Winter Olympics with a batch of new talent.

2016-11-30 18:29
Monster Energy® Kawasaki Team Green™ entered the 2016 Winter Olympics ready to begin the 2017 amateur motocross racing season on a high note with a batch of new talent on Kawasaki KX™ bikes. After qualifying on pole in the 85cc (12-13) Class, Jett Reynolds picked up right where he left off and won Team Green’s first championship of the week on his KX™85. Reynolds went on to finish second in both the 85cc (12-13) Limited and Mini Sr. (12-15) Limited classes. John Grewe yet again continued to dominate the competition on his KX™450F and swept both the Senior +45 and Vet +35 classes, adding two more supercross championships for Kawasaki.

Kawasaki Team Green riders’s Seth Hammaker, Stilez Robertson, Dilan Schwartz and Reynolds lined up alongside one another for the Supermini 1 (12-15) and Supermini 2 (13-16) classes. When the gate dropped on Supermini 1, 40 of the fastest kids in the world came barreling around the first corner and it was Hammaker and Schwartz inside the top three. Hammaker would hold on to finish in second place, Schwartz in fourth and Robertson and Reynolds rounded out the top-10 in sixth and eighth, respectively. Supermini 2 was much the same as Hammaker and Schwartz rode strong to put their KX™100 up on the box in second and third place respectively.

Nick Romano rode his KX85 to a second place finish in the 85cc (9-11) Limited class and a sixth place in 85cc (9-11) class. His younger teammate Krystian Janik performed well on his new ride by grabbing himself a top-10 finish in the 65cc (7-9) class.

The No. 99 of Lance Kobusch made the move up to the full size KX™250F this year and took home second place in Schoolboy 2 (13-16), fourth in 450 B and 11th in 250 B. Teammate Garrett Marchbanks rode well to finish seventh in Schoolboy 2, 11th in 450 B and 7th in 250 B. Team Green’s newest rider Carson Brown showcased his raw speed on both the KX250F and KX450F as he raced inside the top five all day.

After three days of competing on the supercross track, it was time to drop the gate over on the motocross portion of Gatorback Cycle Park. Tension was high as teammates Schwartz, Hammaker, Reynolds and Robertson were the first four riders to come around Turn 1 at the start of Supermini 1 (12-15) class moto. The young Reynolds lead the field around Turn 1 before sliding back into third place behind teammates Schwartz and Hammaker. Schwartz went on to win the race and the Supermini 1 (12-15) Championship, while Hammaker finished second and Robertson fifth. Unfortunately, due to a mid-race collision, Reynolds was forced to sit out the remainder of the weekend. The teammates were set to race bar-to-bar one more time for the Supermini 2 (12-16) title. Once again, KX was upfront with Schwartz in first and Hammaker in fifth. Hammaker would capitalize on a mistake from the race leaders and win the moto to be crowned Supermini 2 (12-16) Champion. After a tipping over in a corner Schwartz would mount a charge back up to fifth place, while Robertson finished sixth.

Fans lined the fences as the 250 B Class blasted out of the gate and around the first turn. Kobusch would lead the competition early on his KX250F with teammate Marchbanks in second. The two Kawasaki riders battled back and forth for nearly the entire race before the No. 82 of Marchbanks made the pass stick two laps before the checkered flag. Marchbanks would take the victory over his teammate with a score of 1-1 to secure the 250 B Championship. Marchbanks went on to win the Schoolboy 2 (13-16) B/C Class Championship and take second place in 450 B after winning Moto 2. Carson Brown continued to improve all week finishing inside the top five in all three of his classes.

Grewe continued his domination from supercross over to motocross and swept all four of his classes. At the age of 50, Grewe won every moto he entered this weekend, taking home four championships in the Vet +35, Senior 40+, Senior +45 and Masters 50+ classes.

Hannah Hodges impressed as she dominated the second WMX race of her career, going 1-1 for first overall. Meanwhile Kawasaki rider Kylie Fasnacht fought through the pain of a torn ACL to earn enough points to be crowned 2016 WMX Champion.

Nick Romano rode his KX85 to two-second place finishes in the 85cc (9-11) Limited 85cc (9-11) Mod class. Janik improved his finishes race by race to eventually capture two top five finishes in both 65cc (7-9) Limited and 65cc (7-9) Mod.

2016 Winter Olympics Supercross Finals Results;

250 B Limited
Carson Brown – 6th

Women’s (14+)
Hannah Hodges - 1st

Girls (12-16)
Valentina Galaz – 2nd
Alyssa Cole – 3rd

Girls (9-11)
Mikayla Nielsen – 1st
Karie Wilson – 2nd
Landrey Hazen – 3rd

Senior +45
John Grewe – 1st

85cc (9-11) Limited
Evan Ferry – 4th
Nick Romano – 6th
Krystian Janik – 12th

Supermini 2 (13-16)
Seth Hammaker – 2nd
Dylan Schwartz – 4th
Stilez Robertson – 6th
Jett Reynolds – 8th

Schoolboy 2
Lance Kobusch – 2nd
Garrett Marchbanks – 7th

Vet +35
John Grewe – 1st

85cc (12-13) Limited
Jett Reynolds – 2nd

65cc (7-9) Limited
Krystian Janik – 14th

450 B Limited
Carson Brown – 2nd
Greye Tate – 3rd

Mini Sr. (12-15) Limited
Jett Reynolds – 2nd

85cc (9-11)
Nick Romano – 2nd
Evan Ferry – 3rd
Justin Allen – 5th

65 (7-9)
Krystian Janik – DNF

250 B
Kobe Heffner – 3rd
Garrett Marchbanks – 7th
Lance Kobusch – 11th

Supermini 2 (13-16)
Seth Hammaker – 2nd
Dilan Schwartz – 3rd
Stilez Robertson - DNF

450 B
Lance Kobusch – 4th
Garrett Marchbanks – 11th
Carson Brown - 13th

85cc (12-13)
Jett Reynolds - 1st


2016 Winter Olympics Motocross Results

250 B Limited
Carson Brown – 4th
Wyatt Fontenot – 5th

85cc (9-11) Limited
Nick Romano 2nd
Evan Ferry – 3rd
Justin Allen – 4th
Krystian Janik – 11th

Girls (12-16)
Valentina Galaz – 2nd

Girls (9-11)
Mikayla Nielsen – 1
Karie Wilson – 2nd

Supermini 1 (12-15)
Dilan Schwartz – 1st
Seth Hammaker – 2nd
Stilez Robertson – 5th
Jett Reynolds – 28th

Junior 25+
Brad Smith – 2nd

Senior 45+
John Grewe – 1st

85cc (12-13) Limited
Jett Reynolds – 36th

Vet 35+
John Grewe – 1st

Schoolboy 2 (13-16)
Garrett Marchbanks – 1st
Levi Newby – 2nd
Kobe Heffner – 3rd
Lance Kobusch – 14th

65cc (7-9)
Krystian Janik – 29th

450 B Limited
Kole Heffner – 1st
Carson Brown – 4th

Senior 40+
John Grewe – 1st

Mini Sr. (12-15) Limited
Jett Reynolds – 2 / DNS

85cc (9-11)
Nick Romano – 2nd

65cc (7-9) Limited
Krystian Janik – 7th

250 B
Garrett Marchbanks – 1st
Lance Kobusch – 2nd

Supermini 2 (13-16)
Seth Hammaker – 1st
Stilez Robertson – 4th
Dilan Schwartz – 5th

Masters 50+
John Grewe – 1st

Masters 55+
Samuel Allen Jr. – 1st

450 B
Garrett Marchbanks – 2nd
Carson Brown – 3rd
Kobe Heffner – 4th
Lance Kobusch – 11th

Mini Sr. (1215)
Jett Reynolds – 38th
Stilez Robertson – 42nd

Mini Sr. (12-15) Limited
Jett Reynolds – 24th

85cc 12-13
Jett Reynolds – 37th

WMX
Hannah Hodges – 1st

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