2nd Annual Texas State MX Championship

Freestone County Raceway

He built it and they came.... Part II. Once again, Freestone County Raceway was host to a spectacular event on it's brand new outdoor national track. Only this time, it wasn't Grant Langston and Ryan Villopoto filling up the podium. Instead, it was names such as Hackley, Spears, DiBartolo, Hudson, Fulton, Pierce, and Bisceglia. The amateurs got a rare opportunity to race on the same track as their pro idols, and they were up to the task. With the exception of a few of the "A" riders, none of these young men and women had raced here before. But you wouldn't have known it by how they were "haulin the mail".

Things got started with a fury on Saturday, with the little bikes coming out to brave the treachery of the sand whoops and big jumps. They didn't blink. Beau Hudson, Andrew Pierce, Matthew Bisceglia, Justin Bogle and the rest were more than able to make their way around the FCR pro track, attacking every inch much the same way the pros did in September at round 11 of the AMA Outdoor National. On Sunday, it was the big bikes' turn, and it was Sean Hackley Jr., Brandon Fulton, Ryan Grantom, Randy DiBartolo, Zeb Smith, Justin Martin, Clayton Miller, Ashley Fiolek, Lowell Spangler, and others showing the way.

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Highlights

 Kawi's Beau Hudson found the Freestone County national track to his liking, as he throws his KX 85 flat

Awesome Shot's Kenny Lau discusses the particulars with an FCR flagger. Kenny will be posting pictures for sale

     Yamaha's Matt Bisceglia slides inside Munn Racing's Dawson Draycott to grab yet another holeshot

  Bisceglia would go on to claim multiple state championships, showcasing his national caliber speed for the Freestone County fans.

   Meanwhile, it was Munn's Draycott, the "Big Dawg" who did all he could to keep Bisceglia honest

   It was EBR's Team Green ace, Andrew Pierce, getting it done in the 65cc bunch, grabbing 2 state titles

Another Team Green rider, Justin Bogle, was on hand to lead the way for the 85cc 12-13 age class and claimed the Super Mini title as well

  Honda of Houston's Beau Baldwin attempts to keep Bogle in his sights

Lady racer Brandee Payne was busy keeping the boys honest by running up front on her #129 Honda

  Moto-X Report.com's two 85 junior standouts, Bisceglia #76 and Draycott #53 have established a healthy rivalry that will serve both of them well.

An old familiar voice, and face, was on hand on Sunday. Long-time announcer Lynn Nickerson was in the house to do his usual fantastic job of announcing. Lynn has been battling cancer, and was a welcome sight for all of the racing faithful at Freestone.

  Honda of Houston's main man, Dave Martin, showed up to try his hand at taming the FCR outdoor national track and to root on his son, Justin, and lil buddy Vann Martin, son of HHR team manager Shaun Martin.

The Digital Rage's Tim Wallace knows the lay of the land, and all the prime spots to capture the action. Rage was part of Tony Miller's contingency who worked to bring the AMA outdoor national to Texas for the first time since 1988. The inaugural Freestone pro race went off in September in spectacular fashion.