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A total of 176 motos on Saturday was one moto off from the total Mike Fields postulated in his Friday night post on Vintage. Saturday’s racing was solid, and the competition was strong in most classes. Seems a lot of people are still getting used to how what we used to understand as pro is now somewhere in-between (lots of head scratching on how, for example, Corben Sharrah can win Jr. Men and get second in A Pro at the same time. Forget how massive an accomplishment that it, in and of itself). With 27 riders in AA/Elite Men, GHP colors were flying out front all day as Randy Stumpfhauser rock & rolled his #1 plate to the lead. In the main, it was Randy with the win, followed by Jared Graves and Sam Willoughby (both of whom raised the dander of the UCI commissaire by no-showing the Elite Men podium). In Elite women, the Jr. Women class didn’t make, so the ladies were combined in to one 11-rider class on Saturday. There, it was Dom Daniels pretty much unchallenged all day, with Alise Post and Ashley Verhagen in for place and show, respectively. Arielle Martin made her return to the National scene in her Intense uniform (though not the final, final version, which currently in a UPS truck somewhere in the Oklahoma hinterland).

Kind of a sketchy day for BMXNEWS technologically. First, had all three camera batteries run down to zero, as the pro mains were in the gate. Thus, no main photos today (but got some great stuff from first round, so did not sweat it too bad). Then, had a scare for a few hours as the official BMXNEWS iPhone went missing. We had images of a friendly custodian at the Lazy E strolling out of the local pawn shop counting their newfound riches, after discovering it on one of the bleachers. But, not the case. It was strictly a case of a too-old camera bag’s lining swallowing it whole.

Watch for more from Guthrie on MONDAY, as we make the overnight drive back to HQ. Meanwhile, check out the Saturday photo gallery!