Aaron takes win in NATC Opener
Geoff Aaron wins both days of season opener in Arizona. Keith Wineland 2nd overall!
SATURDAY
1. Geoff Aaron Gas Gas 9 12 1 22
2. Keith Wineland Gas Gas 16 10 3 1.5T 30.5
3. Cody Webb Sherco 17 11 9 37
4. Bruce LeRiche Sherco 15 13 12 40
5. Chris Florin Gas Gas 21 13 6 40
6. Brent LeRiche Montesa 26 12 11 50
7. Patrick Smage Sherco 28 23 15 66
SUNDAY
1. Geoff Aaron Gas Gas 2 6 0 8
2. Chris Florin Gas Gas 10 1 5 16
3. Bruce LeRiche Sherco 13 6 4 23
4. Keith Wineland Gas Gas 15 10 11 36
5. Cody Webb Sherco 12 13 14 39
6. Brent LeRiche Montesa 21 12 12 45
7. Patrick Smage Sherco 28 26 22 76 66
We haven't received an on site report from Arizona as yet, but from analysing the results it appears that Geoff Aaron avoided his usual slow starts to take two commanding wins, leading from the front and controlling the events on both days. Geoffs first loop on Saturday of just 9 points gave him a handy margin that he never relinquished. His second loop of 12 could have left him slightly vulnerable, but none of the other riders knocked out stellar second loops either. On lap 3 Geoff raised his level and went round the entire loop for a single point.

On Sunday, the riders were competition ready from the start. The more experienced campaigners all improved their scores and gapped the less experienced riders

The most noteable performance was Keith Wineland as the closest challenger to Geoff on Saturday. On observation, Keith was only 6 points behind Geoff at the end of the day, and 7 in front of 3rd placed Cody Webb. Perhaps this is the year Keith will find the consistency to match his brilliance.