Fountain, FL - The Batesville Civic Center housed round three of the ten-round series where Heath Harrison was able to make it three Clash for Cash wins so far this season. The northern Mississippi round drew in new talent to the pro class, such as Mitchell Harrison, Zach Williams, Daniel Herrlein, and Kyle Bitterman. The series will head to Memphis, Tenn. on December 13, for round four where riders will continue to defend current point rankings.
Travis Sewell topped the board in both the AX Pro and AX Pro Lites classes during timed qualifying practice to set the overall fastest lap of both groups with a 26.0-second lap time. Heath Harrison was not far off Sewells pace with a time of 26.22 seconds. The top five riders in the AX Pro Lites timed qualifying practice class were Travis Sewell, Daniel Herrlein, Mitchell Harrison, Josh Cartwright, and Josh Obsy, who all set lap times within the 26-second range. The top five riders to qualify in the AX Pro class were Sewell, Heath Harrison, Daneil Herrlein, Josh Osby, and Steven Mages. There were over twenty entries in each pro class, making for tight competition heading into the heats to secure spots on the twelve-man gate for the main event.
In the first heat of the AX Pro Lites class, Daniel Herrlein took the win to transfer into the main. Jared Lesher finished second behind Herrlein. John Murry Bar, Cody Vanbuskirk, and Josh Cartwright transferred to the main as well. Heat two winner was Orange Brigade rider, Josh Osby, with teammate Travis Sewell in second. Mitchell Harrison, Kyle Bitterman, and Travis Eck also transferred into the main. Zach Williams and Scott Zont secured the transfer spots from the LCQ.
In the AX Lites Pro main event, Mitchell Harrison, who had the third fastest lap in timed qualifying for the class, got an early lead with Sewell, Herrlein, Cartwright and Bitterman following. Sewell was able to pass Harrison to take over the lead. Harrison maintained second behind Sewell. Daniel Herrlein, Josh Cartwright, and Kyle Bitterman rounded out the top five in the main event.
In the first heat race of the AX Pro class, Josh Osby, Heath Harrison, Josh Cartwright, Travis Eck, and Cody Vanbuskirk secured spots in the main. In heat two, Travis Sewell, Steven Mages, Kyle Bitterman, Daniel Herrlein and Mitchell Harrison maintained top five transfer spots. John Murry Bar and Zach Williams fought for the two transfer spots from the AX Pro LCQ.
In the AX Pro main event, Heath Harrison jumped to an early lead. Josh Osby and Travis Sewell kept Harrison in sight with Steven Mages and Daniel Herrlein in the top five pack. Sewell was able to make the pass on Osby to move into second and finish behind Harrison. Top five in the class were Heath Harrison, Travis Sewell, Josh Osby, Daniel Herrlein, and Steven Mages.
In the finale event, the twenty-lap Clash for Cash race, Mitchell Harrison grabbed the holeshot from a stacked gate of top riders from both the AX Pro and AX Pro Lites class. Heath Harrison made the pass on Mitchell Harrison to take over the lead before the midway point of the race. Teammates Travis Sewell and Josh Osby battled in the second and third spots behind the 224 of Harrison. Daniel Herrlein, Steven Mages and Josh Cartwright battled for top five spots. Heath Harrison took the overall win to secure his third Clash for Cash win of the season, extending his winning streak and points lead.
AX Lites Pro Top Ten Overall
- Travis Sewell, KTM
- Mitchell Harrison, KAW
- Daniel Herrlein, HON
- Josh Cartwright, YAM
- Kyle Bitterman, HON
- Scott Zont, KTM
- Cody Vanbuskirk, KTM
- Travis Eck, KAW
- Jared Lesher, SUZ
- Zach Williams, HON
AX Pro Top Ten Overall
- Heath Harrison, KTM
- Travis Sewell, KTM
- Josh Osby, KTM
- Daniel Herrlein, HON
- Steven Mages, KAW
- Josh Cartwright, YAM
- Cody Vanbuskirk, KTM
- Mitchell Harrison, KAW
- Kyle Bitterman, HON
- Scott Zont, KTM
Clash For Cash Overall
- Heath Harrison, KTM
- Travis Sewell, KTM
- Josh Osby, KTM
- Daniel Herrlein, HON
- Steven Mages, KAW
- Josh Cartwright, YAM
- Jared Lesher, SUZ
- Cody Vanbuskirk, KTM
- Scott Zont, KTM
- Kyle Bitterman, HON
- Mitchell Harrison, KAW
- Travis Eck, KAW
For more information on the upcoming round in Memphis, Tenn. on December 13, 2014 please visit http://arenacrosstour.com
