Correia & Tompkins Take Tri-State Championships

2^nd Annual Tri-State Championship Race

By Jim Sanderson

CLIFFORD, PA, NOVEMBER 1, 2009

The promoters of Broome-Tioga, Hurricane Hills and Raceway Park have teamed up to bring about a new event that would determine a tri-state motocross champion. This event was by invitation only and all that was required was that racers finish in the top twenty of three very prestigious events; the New Jersey State Motocross Championship, the New York State Motocross Championship or the Pennsylvania State Motocross Championship. A $3000 guaranteed pro purse and special prizes for the top three of each class included custom hooded event sweatshirts, product contingencies from Bel-Ray and Factory Connection and tons of other prizes.  

Miguel Correia and Jacob Beaudoin battled for the holeshot and the lead as the two led the pack out of the second turn in the opening Junior Mini moto. Correia had secured the point position by the fourth turn of the opening lap. Beaudoin, Schae Thomas, Trevor Pritchard and Joseph Tait rounded out the top five. Thomas passed Beaudoin on the flat track section taking second. Beaudoin was displaced to third. Correia started lap three with a three second advantage. Pritchard and Justin Yedinak rounded out the top five. Just after starting lap four, Thomas made a mistake and Beaudoin re-took second. Thomas was displaced to third. Correia took the checkers 12-seconds ahead of Beaudoin. Thomas, Tait and Pritchard completed the top five.

Beaudoin, Pritchard, Danny Colachino, Correia and Thomas led the start of the final Junior Mini moto. Correia quickly diced his way to second by the start of lap two, then caught and passed Beaudoin to take the lead on the flat track section of the racecourse. Beaudoin was relegated to second. Thomas, Pritchard and Colachino rounded out the top five. Correia took the checkered flag with a nine second advantage. Beaudoin, Thomas, Pritchard and Tait followed.

Correia (1-1) topped the podium. Beaudoin (2-2) finished second and Thomas (3-3) third.

Thomas, Beaudoin, Correia and Kevin Tompkins led the start of the opening Mid Mini moto. Correia passed Beaudoin in the third turn and set off after Thomas and made the pass for the lead just prior to the start of lap two. Tompkins and Addison Emory diced past Thomas taking second and third. Thomas was relegated to fourth. Tompkins reeled Correia in and made the pass for the lead after two and a quarter laps. Correia was relegated to second. Tompkins quickly pulled a gap on Correia but then cross-rutted in the big sweeper by the start, handing the lead back to Correia. Emory inherited second and Thomas and third. Tompkins re-mounted fourth. Beaudoin held fifth. Tompkins worked his way back to second by the last lap and began closing on Correia but ran out of time. Correia took the checkers three and a half seconds ahead of Tompkins. Emory, Beaudoin and Thomas closed out the top five.

Correia, Thomas, Tompkins and Beaudoin led the start of the final Mid Mini moto. When the leaders cleared the third turn the top five running order was; Correia, Thomas, Tompkins, Emory and Beaudoin. Correia started lap two with a three second lead. Tompkins passed Thomas then set off after Correia and made the pass for the lead on lap three. Correia was relegated to second. Tompkins held on to take the win with a five second advantage. Correia, Thomas, Emory and Beaudoin rounded out the top five.

Tompkins (2-1) topped the podium. Correia (1-2) took second and Emory (3-4) third.       

 Jacob Beaudoin (524) and Miguel Correia (106) battle for the lead as they exit the 2^nd turn of the start of the opening Jr. Mini moto at the 2^nd annual Tri-State Championship race at Hurricane Hills on November 1^st in Clifford, Pennsylvania.

Miguel Correia (106) leads the pack on the opening lap of the first Jr. Mini moto with Jacob Beaudoin (524) and Trevor Pritchard (14) trailing at the Tri-State Championship at Hurricane Hills on November 1^st in Clifford, PA.

Joseph Tait (962) and Trevor Pritchard (14) battle for fourth place late in the 1^st Jr. Mini moto at the Tri-State Championship at Hurricane Hills in Clifford, Pennsylvania.

Jacob Beaudoin (524) Trevor Pritchard (14), Danny Colachino (177) and Schae Thomas (partially hidden behind Beaudoin) lead the start of the final Jr. Mini moto at the Tri-State Championship at Hurricane Hills on November 1^st.

Danny Colachino (177) and Joseph Tait (962) battle for fifth place late in the final Jr. Mini moto at the Tri-State Championship at the Hurricane Hills Sports Center on November 1^st in Clifford, Pennsylvania.

Schae Thomas (2t) and Miguel Correia (106) lead the start of the 1^st Mid Mini moto at the 2^nd annual Tri-State Championship at the Hurricane Hills Sports Center on November 1^st.

Addison Emory (191) and Kevin Tompkins (30) battle for second in the 1^st Mid Mini moto at the Tri-State Championship at Hurricane Hills on November 1^st in Clifford, PA.

Miguel Correia (106) and Schae Thomas (2t) lead the start of the final Mid Mini moto at the 2^nd annual Tri-State Championship at the Hurricane hills Sports Center in Clifford, Pennsylvania on November 1^st.