San Antonio, TX (November 26, 2007) Team
Green Kawasaki's Katherine Prumm won both pro motos at the 2007
AMA /WMA Drill Tech Cup held this past Saturday at the Cycle
Ranch MX Park, in Floresville Texas.
The 5th Annual WMA Drill Tech Cup,
sponsored by Drill Tech Drilling and Shoring, VP Fuels,
Polisport, Powermadd, Dunlop Tires, Kawasaki, Honda Rider's Club
of America, Alpinestars, and Thor MX Gear took place under wet
and muddy conditions following two days of action packed women's
amateur racing that boasted upwards of 180 women entries.
In WMA Pro Moto one Team Green Kawasaki's
Elizabeth Bash got the early jump off the concrete start and
edged out Champion Cycle KTM's Elin Mann for the Meterman
holeshot. Prumm, Zip-Ty Racing Yamaha's Sherri Cruse, Team Green
Kawasaki's Tatum Sik and American Honda's Ashley Fiolek were
close behind Bash and Mann going into the first downhill. Prumm
got by Mann and Bash and stretched out a lead on the pack
gaining about a second a lap. Cruse moved up to second and
stayed steady for the rest race while Bash maintained third
place to the finish. Fiolek who had fallen on the backside of
the track during the first lap tried to make up time. Fiolek and
Florentino went at it for a few laps until Vanessa swapped in
the whoop section allowing Ashley to close in on Mann. Mann held
strong for a fourth followed by Fiolek on a 125 two-stroke. Team
Green Kawasaki's Meika Cornelius picked up the EMA Racing Hard
charger Award going from 15th place at the beginning of the race
to 7th place.
Moto two conditions were just as muddy and
messy and by the end of the moto most racers had tossed their
goggles in hopes of better vision. This moto, Prumm was the
recipient of the Meterman holeshot award. Later, she tipped over
in the backside of the track and although she was able to keep
her bike running Sik was in position to take over the lead.
Prumm chased Sik for most of the moto while both riders had
vision problems. Prumm was on Sik's rear tire at the final lap
pressuring her. Sik made a bobble on the last step-up when she
came up on a lapped rider and Prumm made the winning pass. Mann
rode a solid third for second overall and Bash finished the moto
in 4th for 3rd overall. Fiolek battled Mann for third early on
in the moto but crashed after starting to chase down the
frontrunners ultimately finishing 5th in the moto. Sherri Cruse
was awarded EMA Racing Hard charger recipient going from last to
sixth.
Top Ten Pro Results:
Finish
|
Number
|
Brand
|
Name |
City,
State |
Moto
1
|
Moto
2
|
1
|
3
|
Kaw
|
Katherine
Prumm |
Auckland,
NZ |
1
|
1
|
2
|
41
|
KTM
|
Elin Mann |
Sweden |
4
|
3
|
3
|
33
|
Kaw
|
Elizabeth
Bash |
Riverside,
CA |
3
|
4
|
4
|
774
|
Yam
|
Sherri
Cruse |
Bakersfield,
CA |
2
|
6
|
5
|
334
|
Kaw
|
Tatum Sik |
Temecula,
CA |
7
|
2
|
6
|
67
|
Hon
|
Ashley
Fiolek |
St.
Augustine, FL |
5
|
5
|
7
|
31
|
Yam
|
Alyssa
Weaver |
Falcon,
CO |
9
|
8
|
8
|
905
|
Kaw
|
Meika Cornelius |
Murrietta,
CA |
11
|
7
|
9
|
678
|
Suz
|
Sayaka
Kaneshiro |
Japan |
10
|
9
|
10
|
73
|
Kaw
|
Danielle
Sawacki |
Gaylord,
MI |
12
|
10
|