Andrich Returns To Action
By Rupert X Pellett
Buckeye State Motocross Championship Series – Round 20
American Motosports MX Park
Broadway, OH
Sep 3

Being a former AMA pro Motocross and Supercross contender kind of sticks with you, even if you take a couple years off to raise a family, so when Steve Andrich, a former topnotch California motocross star signed up to race again here at Broadway, it didn’t surprise too many folks. Andrich, settling in Central Ohio some time back, was a regular at local motocross events, generally very competitive in the money classes – until he opted to work on family matters, but now, after a brief hiatus from the sport, Andrich is back racing and, apparently having fun doing it. Now, however, on a Suzuki, instead of his usual Yamaha mounts. On this day, he stayed away from the pro classes and relaxed into the elderly divisions, albeit the vet “A” classes, where he did a bit of winning, easily dusting off his skills and silencing the competition as he swept the 25 and 30 plus expert races. The pro classes were all about Shawn Johnson, of Fredericktown, as the fast lanky lad took his Hondas to the win and went home with the cash in both 125 and 250 pro.

125 Pro: 1. Shawn Johnson (Hon); 2. Tony Robinson (Suz); 3. Isaac Faine (Ktm); 4. Nick Hardacre (Kaw); 5. Tommy Cunningham (Hon),

125B: 1. Brock Bowman (Kaw); 2. Adam Lipinski (Kaw); 3. Logan Pfleiderer (Yam); 4. Shea Corzatt (Hon); 5. Justin Johnson (Ktm).

125C: 1. Andrew Lipinski (Kaw); 2. Rod Ardrey (Hon); 3. Zachary Schmelzer (Yam); 4. Anthony Calland (Yam); 5. Andrew Algire (Hon).

16-24: 1. Jared Grabiel (Hon); 2. Kyle Schmelzer (Yam); 3. Brett Gatrell (Hon); 4. Isaac Faine (Ktm); 5. Jared Stout (Yam).

25+A: 1. Steve Andrich (Suz); 2. Brenner Washel (Hon); 3. Mark Roop (Suz); 4. Randy Wight (Yam); 5. Willy Burton (Yam).

25+B/C: 1. Scott Marenburg (Hon); 2. David Leezer (Suz); 3. Matthew Feasel (Hon); 4. Jim Witteman (Hon); 5. Jeremy Ramsey (Suz).

250 Pro: 1. Shawn Johnson (Hon); 2. Jared Grabiel (Hon).

250B: 1. Matthew Cottrill (Yam); 2. Kyle Schmelzer (Yam); 3. Ryan Persinger (Yam); 4. Cody Smith (Yam); 5. Justin Michel (Hon).

250C: 1. Andrew Lipinski (Kaw); 2. Garrett Harris (Suz); 3. Aaron Hoover (Kaw); 4. Andrew Algire (Hon); 5. Danny Carter Jr (Yam).

30 + A: 1. Steve Andrich (Suz); 2. Mark Roop (Suz); 3. Willy Burton (Yam); 4. Kenny Thomas (Hon); 5. Brenner Washel (Hon).

30+ B/C: 1. Scott Marenburg (Hon); 2. David Leezer (Suz); 3. Ken Ward (Yam); 4. John Caupp (Yam); 5. Matthew Feasel (Hon).

40+: 1. Rick Custard (Hon); 2. Kenny Thomas (Hon); 3. Ken Ward (Yam); 4. Richard Spangler Jr (Kaw); 5. Dale Ringwald (Ktm).

50 +: 1. Chuck Hetrick (Yam).

65cc 7-11: 1. Levi Keller (Suz); 2. Kyler Wagner (Kaw); 3. Clayton Liston (Kaw); 4. Nicholas Story (Kaw); 5. Jesse Hauger (Ktm).

80cc 12-15: 1. David Blevins (Yam); 2. Quentin May (Suz); 3. Michael Young (Yam); 4. Andrew Stiltner (Yam); 5. Zach Humble (Suz).

80cc 7-11: 1. Levi Keller (Suz); 2. Gavin Chinn (Suz); 3. Dylan Voltz (Yam); 4. Clayton Liston (Kaw); 5. Drew Minton (Suz).

80cc Extra 7-11: 1. Gavin Chinn (Suz); 2. Drew Minton (Suz); 3. Dylan Voltz (Yam); 4. Clayton Liston (Kaw); 5. Tyler Seymour (Suz).

Four Stroke Bike: 1. Jared Grabiel (Hon); 2. Dustin Douglas (Suz); 3. Shea Corzatt (Hon); 4. Chris Manning (Hon); 5. Shawn Iles (Suz).

Girls 7-11: 1. Hannah Finley (Suz).

Micro 4-6: 1. Caden Florence (Ktm); 2. Spencer Brehm (Cob); 3. Nathan Kelly (Cob); 4. Chase Robinson (Ktm); 5. Colton Liston (Cob).

Micro 4-8: 1. Caden Florence (Ktm); 2. Luke Bullock (Cob); 3. Austin Sassen (Cob); 4. Tanner Huntsman (Cob); 5. Nathan Kelly (Ktm).

Micro 7-8: 1. Cameron Minton (Ktm); 2. Dalton May (Cob); 3. Nicholas Story (Cob); 4. Zach Zizzo (Ktm); 5. Garrett Coe (Cob).

Open B/C: 1. Matthew Cottrill (Yam); 2. Cody Adams (Hon); 3. Joe Wippel (Suz); 4. Kyle Saunders (Yam); 5. Michael Vance (Hon).

Pitbike: 1. Mike Russell (Yam); 2. Jeremy Ramsey (Suz); 3. Scott Vanantwerp (Hon); 4. Joshua Zeigler (Suz); 5. Matt Smith (Hon).