With Tom Webb at "Last Man Standing"

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"Tuesday toolbox with Justin Williamson" GNCC Tuesday Toolbox 5/23/07

"Head to Head Interview with Rodney Smith" GNCC Cast Interview 5/3/07

"Knight Dominates Again" GNCC race report, Jason Weigandt, Hurricane Mills, TN 4/29/07

"Parts Unlimited OMA Series "Penn State XC" Dirt Bike, Alan Westerfield 9/22/06 (OMA, PA)

"A Battle To The Finish" Cycle News, Mark Kariya 9/19/06 (OMA, PA)

"Millville OMA National "Murdercross" Dirt Bike, Alan Westerfield 8/30/06 (OMA, MN)

"Mullins Masters Millville OMA" Cycle News, Mark Kariya 8/28/06 (OMA, MN)

"Mullins Gets His First" Cycle News, Mark Kariya 8/2/06 (OMA, MN)

"Hawk Tops Wisp GNCC" Cycle News, Mark Kariya 6/26/06 (GNCC, MD)

"Salminen Wins a GNCC Thriller in Kentucky" Cycle News, Mark Kariya 6/26/06 (GNCC, KY)

"Tuesday Toolbox with Justin Williamson" GNCC, Jason Weigandt 6/26/06 (GNCC, MD)

"The Parts Unlimited Wisp GNCC" Racer X, Davey Cooms6/26/06 (GNCC, MD)

"Hawk tops Wisp GNCC" CycleNews, Jason Weigandt 6/26/06 (GNCC, MD)

"JARRETT TAKES THE MOOSE RUN " Dirt Bike, Tom Webb 6/13/06 (OMA, IL)

"Jarrett Dominates Moose Run" Cycle News, Mark Kariya 6/5/06 (OMA, IL)

"Jarrett Again At Muddy OMA National" Cycle News, Mark Kariya 5/1/06 (OMA, IN)

"OMA's Wildcat 100: Jarrett Beats 'em Again" Dirt Bike, Tom Webb 4/5/06 (OMA, AR)

"Jarrett Dominates Arkansas OMA" Cycle News, Mark Kariya 4/3/06 (OMA, AR)

Magazine Articles

OMA Nationals, round 7 "Mullins Manhandles Millville OMA "

OMA Nationals, round 7 "Mullins Takes Millville OMA Win"

OMA round 5 "The Moose Run"--Meat On A Stick-Jarrett Dominates, but who are the Scrap Eaters?

"Mullins Finally Victorious At ITP Moonshine 100 OMA, Round 6 "

"Wisp GNCC: Justin Williamson's 3rd Place Finish"

OMA Nationals, round 6 "Mullins Magnificent In Missouri"

"Here Comes The Mud" The GNCC and OMA series: Getting down and dirty

Dirt Bike Magazine"Off-road Gone Wild! Graphic proof that life is good"

GNCC National, MD, round 9 "Hawk On The Rocks" Barry Hawk is still the king of the mountain at the Wisp GNCC

GNCC National, MD, round 9 "Hawk IsKking Of The Mountain"

OMA Nationals, round 5 "Jarretyt Waits, Wins"--Jarrett recrds second strait win at the Moose Run

GNCC National, KY, round 8 "Not So Easy" Salminen has to fight for another GNCC win

OMA Nationals, round 4, OH "Hawk Takes It" Barry Hawk puts the skids to Jarrett's streak in Ohio

GNCC National, MO, round 6 "Mudder In Missouri" Juha Salminen turns back challenges to take 6th win of the series

GNCC National, Seymour, MO "Mudder in Missouri" Juha Salminen turns back challenges to take sixth win of the series

OMA Nationals, round 3, In "Three's A Charm" It wasn't easy, but Jimmy Jarrett made it three in a row in Indiana

"Three's a Charm" It wasn't easy, but Jimmy Jarrett made it three in a row in Indiana

OMA Nationals, round 2 "Jarrett Vents" A first turn crash fuels Jimmy Jarrett to OMA win

OMA Nationals Decatur, AR.

The DP Brakes Wildcat 100 near Decatur, Arkansas, round two of the Parts Unlimited Off-road Motorcycle and ATV Nationals, showcased talent both new and old in nearly perfect conditions...

In fact, by the second lap, he was in front again, and he and Watts would battle back and forth between themselves for the lead, a battle that ended just before the white flag lap when Watts ran out of fuel due to sticking floats in his carb. That let Jarrett ride the last lap comfortably out front and take the win uncontested on his Andrews Cycles/Maxxis/Moose RM250, well clear of Williamsonracing.com/Ten Racing/Kenda YZ250-mounted Justin Williamson and first-time OMA racer Jason Thomas, visiting from Great Britain, with his Fun Mart Cycles/PAR Homes/UFO CR250R...

Justin Williamson didn't ride like he was getting over a case of strep throat; he would move into second two laps from the end.

Jarrett and Williamson going 1-2 seems like an old sight, but Thomas joining them is certainly new.
-Mark Kariya, Dirtrider.com, April 3 2006

OMA Nationals Decatur, AR.

Jimmy Jarrett thought he had the $1000 holeshot money in hand, as he headed to the first turn of the DP Brakes Wildcat 100 near Decatur, Arkansas, April 2, for round two of the Parts Unlimited Off-road Motorcycle and ATV Nationals...

Their battle appeared to promise a last-lap battle for the win, but when Jarrett took the white flag, Watts was nowhere to be seen. He'd run out of gas and ended up finally coming through in sixth place at the white flag.

Justin Williamson took over as runner-up but was nearly four minutes behind Jarrett on his Williamsonracing.com/Ten Racing/Kenda Yamaha YZ250. Visiting British racer Jason Thomas, on a Fun Mart Cycles/PAR Homes/UFO Honda CR250R, took third. Watts ended up fourth...
-Mark Kariya, Cyclenews.com, April 3 2006

Dirt Bike Magazine's "The Top 100"

#21. Justin Williamson: GNCC, OMA. Justin is a contender for the OMA title. He and his uncle have a semi privateer effort that produces consistent results.
-Dirt Bike Magazine, April 2006

GNCC Nationals Washington, GA.

Privateer Yamaha riders Nathean Kanney and Justin Williamson have had better days than the one they had at the General. Kanney set up 2 sets of… suspension for the Florida sand, and had a plan to borrow a set tuned for the woods in Georgia, but the plan fell through and Kanney was left riding a bike that was way off. He finished outside the top 20. Williamson broke the cases on his YZ but still soldered on to finish 32nd overall, even without oil in his gear box.
-Jason Weigandt, Cyclenews, March 29, 2006

"Last Man Standing" What do poison oak and Red Bull have in common?

FTR series, Palatka FL

This past weekend was very exciting for me. I raced my first Florida FTR race in over 2 years. I began my career in Florida, 7 years ago when I was 11 years old. The 3 years I spent racing the FTR events was a great way to start out. So I was truly looking forward to a excellent race with all the top Florida AA's; most of them are old friends. I've never beaten the state champ, Garrett Edmisten, at an FTR event. I beat Garrett at the National level, with all the different terrain that we race on. But in the Florida sand, he's one of the best.

Four years ago, Uncle Chris and I left Florida to follow the National racing circuits. We've been on the road ever since. Each year, we came home for Christmas and then again in March for the Florida GNCC. We seldom stayed very long, because we thought racing every weekend would be the best way to gain the knowledge and experience I needed to become a pro. The strategy seems to have worked well. But I always missed my Florida buddies and FTR racing.

I've worked my way up to GNCC National #12, in the Eastern USA. I'm proud to say, I'm the 2nd best off-road racer in the Midwest, behind Jimmy Jarrett. And finishing 4th at the Red Bull "Last Man Standing" was a great thrill, and the high-point of my career. But there will always be something special about racing in Florida. To me, it's home.

My YZs are over a year old now. Fortunately, they're still holding up great, and getting me through some serious practice sessions. Now that the Holidays are over, they're even starting to carry me through some tough races in the new year, because we're still working on our "Big" sponsorship deal. I keep feeling more and more comfortable on them, but Uncle Chris thinks it's because I'm improving so much.

Well, I won't really know how much I've improved until the first 3-hour GNCC "grind of a race", coming to Florida, in March. But Sunday's race was a great test, and a lot of fun. Multi-time State champ Garrett Edmisten got the hole-shot and pulled a small lead, while myself, another visiting GNCC Pro Ryan Rogers, and the very fast Australian Kirk Hutton, had an excellent 4-lap battle, not far behind Garrett.

The weather was great, and the course was perfect; seldom seen in this sport. It was marked well, had lots of fun sections, plenty of variety, and excellent demanding areas. It takes so much work to get every detail of a 10-mile race course perfect, you just seldom see it. But Cary Smith, trail boss of the Sun Coast Trail Blazers Motorcycle Club pulled it off. And I hear it's not the first time. I'm not just saying that because him and his son Pete are two of our oldest and best friends. I'm sure everyone that knows Cary agrees with me; he's a great guy, and he really knows racing.

At one point in the race, I lost concentration, hit a stump, and went over the bars. My front end was nice and crooked, but I caught back up to Ryan and Kirk. When Kirk gased up for the last lap, he didn't have enough energy to catch us, so Ryan and I pushed hard to catch Garrett; we were on a mission, and we were flying. We finally caught him. But it was too late. The checkered flag shut us down. After 5 laps, Ryan and I finished 2nd and 3rd, just a few seconds behind Garrett. That 6th lap would've been so cool.

The whole weekend was so much fun. Partly because I got to see so many of my old racing friends. Also because,on Saturday, I got a chance to help present the Peewee awards. Afterwards, a nice group of people came by, and we all had a very interesting and enjoyable group conversation. It was great to meet a lot of new people and autograph my posters for the kids.

We had so much fun that we decided to stick around and do the next harescramble in 2 weeks. I'm looking forward to meeting even more great Florida racing folks. And hopefully we can schedule a time and place to do a "Justin And Friends" free coaching session for the kids and the beginners. I'm sure some of my buddies would love to help out. It'll be fun. And I'm looking forward to seeing you all again.

I want to thank FTR, the Sun Coast Trail Blazers, and all the wonderful racing folks that gave me such a warm "welcome home." I also want to thank David at Racedaypix for getting such great shots of us all. Also, thanks to Doug Harvey's excellent work, my bikes are working better than ever; Doug sure knows dirt bikes.
--Justin Williamson, FTR Magazine, Febuary 2006

Dirt Bike Magazine's "Red Bull Last Man Standing"

TORO series, Pittsburg, TX

Prairie Creek, a private ranch owned by the Crouch family in Pittsburg, Texas, played host to Texas Off-road Racing Organization’s fourth round of action. It was TORO’s first trip to this property and the Crouch’s rolled out the red carpet with holeshot t-shirts, awards for all the pee-wee racers, and national pro Justin Williamson on hand to spend time with the kids, sign autographs, give riding tips and answer questions. The program is called “Justin and Friends” and the kids loved EVERY minute of it...
--Jennifer Webb, Cycle News, 1/25/06

GNCC series, Pro profile

12. Justin Williamson

Sanford, Florida
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Birth Date: April 11, 1987
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Mechanic: Uncle Chris

Dedication. That's the best word to describe Justin Williamson and his family's success in off-road racing. He officially hails from Florida, but for the last few years the teenager has been living in a motorhome, traveling with his family from race to race. His progress has been impressive, moving from the four-stroke A class, to the 250 A class, and then to the pro class. Consistency allowed J-Will to land #12 overall in the series, proving he truly belongs in the elite ranks. Williamson tries to present the full package, not only riding well on the track but conducting himself in a very professional manner. Check out his website at williamsonracing.com.
--GNCC Pro Profile

GNCC series, Quick Fill #3

Welcome to another rousing round of Quick Fill. And it probably won’t be quick. Again.

The holidays are long gone and we’re about six weeks away from racing season. Most of the news around this time of the year revolves around riders getting their new equipment set up. Of course, there’s always the occasional “guy who just got the bike” down in Florida, but when it comes to the excitement of new equipment, how can you wait all the way until March?

Some people are already down in Florida. Justin Williamson, GNCC bike #12, hails from the Sunshine State, but since he’s on the road all of the time (and I mean all of the time) he rarely even rides there. But Justin has been running some hare scrambles down there lately. And speaking of Justin, we've heard from one source at one company who says he''l be riding his brand of motorcycle in 2006. And and what’s more, JW will have some solid factory and dealer support. I’ll let Justin spring the surprise on everyone on who the manufacturer is.

By the way JW12 has an awesome website up and running - williamsonracing.com ...
--Jason Weigandt, GNCC Report, 1/19/06

TORO series, Pittsburg, TX

Prairie Creek, a private ranch owned by the Crouch family in Pittsburg, Texas, played host to Texas Off-road Racing Organization’s fourth round of action. It was TORO’s first trip to this property and the Crouch’s rolled out the red carpet with holeshot t-shirts, awards for all the pee-wee racers, and national pro Justin Williamson on hand to spend time with the kids, sign autographs, give riding tips and answer questions. The program is called “Justin and Friends” and the kids loved EVERY minute of it...
--Jennifer Webb, Toro series website Race Report, 12/18/05

Red Bull "Last Man Standing", Bulcher TX

The 1 hour Nationally televised special presentation of the Red Bull "Last Man Standing" event, held in Bulcher, TX, has been aired on the following dates Dec. 11 and Dec. 13. Justin Williamson, one of the stars of the race coverage, ran in the 3rd overall position most of the event; eventually finishing 4th. The coverage included several action sequences, and interviews with Justin. It airs again on Jan. 6 and Jan. 8, 2006.
--Red Bull, Speed Channel, 12/11/05

AMA National Harescramble series, Round 10, Eagleswood, NJ

 My Own Race...

Justin Williamson, who is battling for the OMA championship, had a good start, but faded a little bit. He was able to get a second wind and pull off a fifth-overall finish. "I had a good start, but I started slowly dropping back," Williamson said. " I started to tighten up after a few laps. I started to feel better and I started to move up again. Pat Garrahan and I had a good battle out there for a few laps."
--Ray Gundy, Cycle News Magazine, 11/2/05

OMA National, Round 10, Stillwater, OK

 Jimmy and Justin Put on a Show at OMA Finale

Though he had the series title already wrapped up and had nothing to prove, Jimmy Jarrett fought back everything that a tenacious Justin Williamson threw at him for the entire race at the Wiseco Cooperland Grand Prix, the 10th and final round of the 2004-2005 Parts Unlimited Off-road Motorcycle and ATV Nationals. Held at Cooperland Raceway in Stillwater, Oklahoma, the 10-lap, two-plus-hour race saw Australian Matt Fish claim third place in his first Pro race after wrapping up the Open A series championship at the previous round.

Jarrett got the best jump off the start and headed out of the first turn on the Cooperland motocross track in front, followed by Fish, Williamson and the rest of the field. As they hit the woods, he maintained his advantage, saying, "I got a good start and it was dusty and I knew if I just stayed in front of them, they weren't going to pass me; it was pretty tight. I just kept a good pace going; when I could go fast, I went fast and when I didn't have to, I just kind of slowed down and bided my time."

Williamsonracing.com YZ250-mounted Williamson said, "I was right on him trying to make passes, trying to press him, but nothing happened. It was a good, fair race so I really enjoyed it. I had a real good time racing; I'm sure it was an excellent show for the crowd."
Naturally, Fish noticed a quicker pace,…"Definitely the pace was different today in the Pro class. Usually in the A class I just rode my race and today I was forced to ride a little bit out of my comfort zone for those first few laps."...

With nothing to prove, Shane Watts seemed to be on a trail ride, finishing a distant fourth… Dave Neumeister came in fifth.
--Mark Kariya, DirtRider.com 12/4/05

OMA National, Round 10, Stillwater, OK

Jimmy Jarrett finishes off his championship-winning season with another victory at Cooperland
The two-time OMA champ might have made his fourth win of the year at the Cooperland Grand Prix sound as though it was a fairly routine feat, but it was anything but that, as he had to work harder for this win than he had for any other all year. That's because he was pushed from flag to flag by eventual second-place finisher Justin Williamson, the winner of the previous OMA round and the runner-up finisher in the final series points standings.
Jarrett put his RM250 in front after the uphill start, and he intended on staying there. Fish, Williamson and the rest of the field settled in behind him, but things would eventually change.
"I got by Matt-I think on the second lap-and caught up to Jimmy pretty easy," Williamson said. I just stayed right there with him for pretty much the rest of the race."
At one point, Williamson tried passing Jarrett over a log but got stuck and lost valuable seconds on the leader, as well as a position to Fish. But Williamson didn't give up.
"I kept cranking," Williamson said." I caught up to those guys and got by Matt, I think when he was gassing. Going on to the last lap, I had to stop for goggles and Jimmy pulled away a little bit, but I reeled him back in pretty quick. I was right on him trying to make passes, trying to press him, but nothing happened.
"I really wanted to press to get another win-two in a row," Williamson said, "but Jimmy was riding good, and I couldn't get around him. There's not too much room to pass out there with his kind of speed.
Dust also played a role in the race.
"I couldn't see," Williamson said. "I was just pretty much going on feeling my tires, and I had to stay real loose on the bike, because I'd hit a rock and it'd throw my bike one way, and I've got to correct as quick as possible without hitting a tree or something. I'd sort of watch [Jarrett] and see what he was hitting and stuff.
As they exited the motocross track and hit the grass track for the last time, Williamson was right on Jarrett's fender, but Jarrett kept his cool.
"Justin's not a dirty rider," Jarrett said, "so I know he's not going to take us both out and see who gets up first; so as long as I kept my line and kept on going and didn't make any mistakes, I knew I had it.

Briefly...

 Justin Williamson was happy with how he improved over the course of the season. "I know I've got the speed to easily beat him [Jimmy Jarrett] now," Williamson said. "I've really worked hard. This year, I've really gained some speed, definitely. Each race I get better and better. It just came to a huge slam this last race. I was just feeling like I was on top of one of the clouds out there, just cruising around. I'm definetly disappointed that I didn't get the win, but I really pressed hard and got second. The series went real good for me. Next year, I'm planning to come out and really slam it hard and take the championship."
--Mark Kariya, Cycle News Magazine, 12/7/05

OMA National, Round 10, Stillwater, OK

Despite having already clinched the Parts Unlimited Off-Road Motorcycle and ATV Nationals Series Championship, Jimmy Jarrett rode like the title was on the line at the final race of the 10-round 2004-2005 series at Cooperland Raceway in Stillwater, Oklahoma, yesterday.
The Wiseco Cooperland Grand Prix saw Jarrett... get out in front early but never have any room for error, as Justin Williamson hounded him for nearly the entire distance on his Williamsonracing.com Yamaha YZ250. By the time the checkered flag came out, less than a second separated the two after 10 laps and more than two hours of racing.
Matt Fish ended up third...in his first Pro race after wrapping up the Open A Series class championship at round nine.
"I got a good start and it was dusty, and I knew if I just stayed in front of them, they weren't going to pass me," Jarrett said.
Williamson said, "I was right on him trying to make passes, trying to press him, but nothing happened. It was a good, fair race, so I really enjoyed it. I had a real good time racing. I'm sure it was an excellent show for the crowd."
"Definitely the pace was different today in the Pro class," said Fish of his first Pro race. "Usually in the A class, I just ride my race, and today I was forced to ride a little bit out of my comfort zone for those first few laps."
Shane Watts finished fourth to claim third in final series points behind Jarrett and Williamson.
Dave Neumeister rounded out the top five.
--Mark Kariya, Cycle News Magazine 11/30/05

OMA National, Round 6, "Moonshine 100", Memphis, MO

Justin Williamson, one of OMA's new stars, uses excellent technique with a strong cornering style that mirrors a moto-oriented mode. He looks well ahead, and drops into the rut with his inside leg high doles out enough clutch to keep the rear wheel churning, but not spinning. Head forward and body balanced, he can negotiate the turn at speed.
--Tom Webb, Dirt Bike Magazine, December '05

OMA National, Round 7, "Spring Creek GP", Millville, MN

Justin Williamson had big issues in Millville when his normally trusty YZ puked a lung just prior to the start of the event. He borrowed a CR 250 and bounced his way to a second overall for the day. Not bad considering that he'd never ridden the machine before.
--Tom Webb, Dirt Bike Magazine December 5

OMA National, Round 10, Stillwater, OK

Despite having already clinched the Parts Unlimited Off-Road Motorcycle and ATV Nationals Series Championship, Jimmy Jarrett rode like the title was on the line at the final race of the 10-round 2004-2005 series at Cooperland Raceway in Stillwater, Oklahoma, yesterday.
The Wiseco Cooperland Grand Prix saw Jarrett... get out in front early but never have any room for error, as Justin Williamson hounded him for nearly the entire distance on his Williamsonracing.com Yamaha YZ250. By the time the checkered flag came out, less than a second separated the two after 10 laps and more than two hours of racing.
Matt Fish ended up third...in his first Pro race after wrapping up the Open A Series class championship at round nine.
"I got a good start and it was dusty, and I knew if I just stayed in front of them, they weren't going to pass me," Jarrett said.
Williamson said, "I was right on him trying to make passes, trying to press him, but nothing happened. It was a good, fair race, so I really enjoyed it. I had a real good time racing. I'm sure it was an excellent show for the crowd."
"Definitely the pace was different today in the Pro class," said Fish of his first Pro race. "Usually in the A class, I just ride my race, and today I was forced to ride a little bit out of my comfort zone for those first few laps."
Shane Watts finished fourth to claim third in final series points behind Jarrett and Williamson.
Dave Neumeister rounded out the top five.
--Mark Kariya, CycleNews.com 11/21/05

Red Bull "Last Man Standing", Bulcher, TX

GNCC in the Off-Season: Red Bull Last Man Standing and Maxxis Endurocross

What are some of the top GNCC bike pros doing with their off-season? Racing in a couple of cool one-off events.

Last weekend witnessed the first-annual Red Bull Last Man Standing, a race in Texas that promised every kind of terrain imaginable incorporated into a giant, 40-mile loop. The race would go on for hours and carry the racers through darkness. It was a good first effort from the Red Bull folks from what we heard. U.K. superman David Knight won the event (he's just on fire right now) after an early battle with GNCC's own Mike Lafferty. Junior Lafferty crashed and broke his lights, though, which dropped him out of contention. Knight held on to win, but our own Nathan Kanney rode brilliantly to claim second overall…

Lafferty recovered for third and another GNCC pro, Justin Williamson, rode his heart out for fourth. Congrats to all of our boys.
--GNCC Website News, November, 2005

 
Chuck Sun and I at "Enduro In The Park"

 
Radio Interview at the "River Front Grand Prix"

Red Bull "Last Man Standing", Bulcher, TX

Reigning World Enduro and ISDE Champion David Knight laid claim to the title of Last Man Standing at the inaugural Red Bull Last Man Standing extreme off-road race held near the Oklahoma-Texas border near Bulcher, Texas, November 12-13.

The KTM-mounted Knight conquered all stages of the 140-mile race, finishing over 10 minutes ahead of GNCC-regular Nathan Kanney, while seven-time AMA National Enduro Champion Michael Lafferty finished third after recovering from a spectacular crash during the night segment...

Yamaha-mounted Justin Williamson ran well during the morning stage and sat in third overall at the break. However, the Floridian derailed a chain in the night segment and wound up in fourth, just ahead of KTM-mounted Billy Russell

--Shan Moore, Cycle News, 11/23/05

Red Bull "Last Man Standing", Bulcher, TX

Reigning World Enduro and ISDE Champion David Knight laid claim to the title of Last Man Standing at the inaugural Red Bull Last Man Standing extreme off-road race held near the Oklahoma-Texas border near Bulcher, Texas, November 12-13.

The KTM-mounted Knight conquered all stages of the 140-mile race, finishing over 10 minutes ahead of GNCC-regular Nathan Kanney, while seven-time AMA National Enduro Champion Michael Lafferty finished third after recovering from a spectacular crash during the night segment.
Knight quickly took control of the race after each start and was pushed early on by Lafferty. However, a crash during the night segment sent the factory KTM rider back to the pits to repair a broken headlight. Unable to make the repair, Lafferty rejoined the race in fifth position, using only his small helmet light and worked his way back to third at the finish.

Yamaha-mounted Justin Williamson ran well during the morning stage and sat in third overall at the break, however, the Floridian derailed a chain in the night segment and wound up in fourth, just ahead of KTM-mounted Billy Russell.
--Shan Moore, CycleNews.com, 11/14/05

OMA National, Round 9, "The Race", Morrison, IL

Williamson, The Man At The Race-Justin Williamson comes on strong for second OMA win

Justin Williamson started the 2004-2005 Parts Unlimited Off-Road Motorcycle and ATV Nationals as one of the top contenders, though the young man had no series wins to his credit. As the series progressed, though, so did Williamson. While he once found it difficult to run at the front of the pack, he now expects it of himself, and at round nine-The Race, presented by Pirelli-the WilliamsonRacing.com YZ 250 racer stayed in the lead for most of the 70 miles and took his second series victory.

Making it even more memorable was that he out-dueled defending series champ and current points leader Jimmy Jarrett to do it. Jarrett ended up crashing within sight of the finish but picked himself up off the peat to salvage second place…

Williamson completed the race in two hours 41 minutes and eight seconds, while Jarrett fished in 2;42;03 Round eight winner Shane Watts came through the pack and limped in for third with a time of 2:45:22…

Williamson said: "Every once in a while we'd come out in the fields and Jimmy, I think was able to go a little faster than I was. He'd banzai across them and I'd sort of slow down and look over the knoll; I wanted to make sure there was no fence or anything or a ditch-you never know around here. Once I got in the woods, I noticed I could pull a little lead on him, so when we'd get back out in the fields, I'd have enough distance to where he could only catch instead of being able to pass me."

But Jarrett got a brake a few miles from the finish when Williamson got hung up in a deep rut on a climb in the woods and had to pull his bike out.

"I knew if I just stayed ahead of him until we got to the dusty section, it'd be okay," Jarrett said.

Instead it was Williamson taking a better line around a couple of logs and squirting back into the lead, which he held for the remaining few miles.

"From there on, I just tried to put the hammer down, pin it, and spit a lot of dust and try to pull a lead," Williamson said. "He Stayed close to me all the way to the motocross track, and I guess he had some kind of spill or bobble there, which allowed me to cruise in comfortably.

Watts never seemed to get a break in the race…

Brian Garrahan, who'd been third on the first lap, settled for fourth place…fishing in 2:57:56, while fifth overall went to Matt Fish.
--Mark Kariya, Cycle News Magazine, 11/16/05

OMA National, Round 9, "The Race", Morrison, IL

Williamson the Winner at Morrison OMA

Justin Williamson showed poise and confidence at The Race, round 10 of the Parts Unlimited Off-Road Motorcycle And ATV Nationals, presented by Pirelli, in Fenton, Illinois, on October 30. Williamson, aboard the WilliamsonRacing.com Yamaha YZ250, ran in front for most of the 70-mile event, but he couldn't shake Jimmy Jarrett…

Jarrett, the defending champ, thought he had it won when he passed Williamson a few miles from the finish. Williamson, however, found a faster line around a log section and repassed Jarrett. As they entered the motocross track for the final few hundred yards, Jarrett lost his bearings in the dark peat dust, overjumped a small jump, and cartwheeled off the track, tweaking his wrist and sealing his runner up finish.

Shane Watts came from behind to finish third… After running as high as third, Brian Garrahan claimed forth… Alan Westerfield finished fifth.

Williamson's win leaves him still a few points short of Jarrett with one round remaining, and the unofficial results has him tied for second with Watts.
--Mark Kariya, Cycle News Magazine 11/9/05,

OMA National, Round 9, "The Race", Morrison, IL

 Williamson the Winner of The Race in Illinois OMA

After picking up his first triumph in the Parts Unlimited Off-road Motorcycle and ATV Nationals earlier in the season, Justin Williamson was anxious to make it two, and that happened at The Race in Fenton, Illinois, round nine of the series, presented by Pirelli. He quickly worked his way into the lead after an early race tangle and sped away from the pack on his Williamsonracing.com YZ250, towing along defending series champ and current points leader Jimmy Jarrett. Despite a few passes here and there, Jarrett couldn't make anything stick, and he had to settle for the runner-up spot... Shane Watts claimed third.

"I was out in front pretty much most of the time, [but] every once in a while we'd come out in the fields, and Jimmy, I think, was able to go a little faster than I was," Williamson said. "Every once in a while he'd get by me there, then I'd get back by him sometimes in the woods. Once I got in the woods, I noticed I could pull just a tiny little lead on him so when we got back out into the fields I'd have enough distance to where he could only catch me instead of being able to pass me."

Jarrett got out in front a few miles from the finish, but Williamson had a better line around a log to retake the lead. As they headed toward the motocross track that marked the end of the race, Jarrett related, "It was dusty, I was trying to chase down Justin, and I got confused on what part of the track I was on. I thought I had to go over a double, and it wasn't a double-it was a single into a banked turn-and I kind of launched myself over the corner… Jarrett putted the few hundred yards to the finish and was 55 seconds back of Williamson's winning time of two hours, 41 minutes and eight seconds.

For Watts, the winner of the previous round, The Race turned out to be filled with a lot more drama, though he was able to keep things going and claim a distant third, just over three minutes behind Jarrett. Unofficially, when throwaways are taken into account, Watts and Williamson are tied for second in points, according to Williamson's calculations; that should make for determined racing at the final round in Oklahoma.

Brian Garrahan was another minute and a half back...

The Williamsons wanted to make sure to acknowledge the help the Snows provided.

--Mark Kariya, DirtRider.com 10/31/05,

OMA National, Round 9, "The Race", Morrison, IL

Justin Williamson showed poise and confidence at The Race, round 10 of the Parts Unlimited Off-road Motorcycle and ATV Nationals, presented by Pirelli, in Fenton, Illinois, October 30. Williamson, aboard the Williamsonracing.com Yamaha YZ250, ran in front for most of the 70-mile event, but he couldn't shake Jimmy Jarrett...

Jarrett, the defending champ, thought he had it won when he passed Williamson a few miles from the finish. Williamson, however, found a faster line around a log section and re-passed Jarrett. As they entered the motocross track for the final few hundred yards, Jarrett lost his bearings in the dark peat dust, over-jumped a small jump and cartwheeled off the track, tweaking his wrist and sealing his runner-up finish.

Shane Watts came from behind to finish third. He was unable to mount a serious charge for much of the last half of the race after hitting something...

After running as high as third, Brian Garrahan claimed fourth... Kawasaki rider Alan Westerfield finished fifth...

Williamson's win leaves him still a few points short of Jarrett with one round remaining, and the unofficial results have him tied for second with Watts.
--Mark Kariya, CycleNews.com10/31/05,

OMA National, Round 8, "Coyote Cross Country", Waukon, IA

...At the eighth round of the Parts Unlimited Off-Road Motorcycle and ATV Nationals, the former GNCC champ [Shane Watts] collected his first win of the year...Defending series champ and previous-round winner Jimmy Jarrett edged round-6 winner Justin Williamson for the runner up spot...

The start of the five-lap race saw Jarrett get the jump out of the first turn...fallowed by Brian Garrahan, Watts, Chris Bach, and Williamson...Garrahan wasted little time getting to the front of the pack. He held the point after the first lap, but Josh McLevy, Watts, Williamson, Jarrett, Cole Calkins, and Bach were right behind him...

Shortly afterwards, though, Watts broke out and took command...Jimmy held onto second for a couple laps..."Justin caught me and I kind of let him go...When we started the third lap, my shoulder was pretty much toast. I pretty much gave up; I was going to let him go."

" I just tried to push hard, but {Jarrett} stayed right on me," Williamson said. " On the last lap, I knew it was time to go to really get away from Jimmy, so I pushed it hard and I pulled maybe 10, 15 seconds on Jimmy. About 2 miles in to the last lap; I slid out on these three big, old roots. As I did that, I was getting up and got my bike started and was just about to take off when Jimmy cruised right on bye me."

" From there on I was really pushing Jimmy hard to get him to make a mistake, but he didn't do it and he never let me by," Williamson said. " That was a lot of roost, following Jimmy that last lap!"
Jimmy had a plan once he got ahead of Williamson.

"The track's pretty tight; it's hard to pass, " Jarrett said. " I thought, 'Well, I'll give it one last shot, ' So I went pretty slow in the tight stuff because I knew he couldn't get by me.' Once I got in the open, I pinned it, and he couldn't get around me, So, Luckily, that's how it ended."

Justin Williamson got on the podium, but his ride didn't go by without at least one close call. " On the second lap, I think McLevey got by me," Williamson said. He and some other guy pulled a little lead over me and Chris Bach. It was sort of a fast fire road. Somehow, McLevey went down and was pointed backwards on the course. I came around, and just as I was going to pass him, Josh pulled his rear end around and hit me. I went right off the edge of the cliff there. I'm sitting there, spinning and pushing. Finally, I got going and reeled those guys in."
--Mark Kariya, Cycle News 10/19/05,

OMA National, Round 8, "Coyote Cross Country", Waukon, IA

Rumors of Shane Watts' career winding down are obviously premature and quite incorrect, judging by the way he rode in Waukon, Iowa, for the Coyote Cross-Country presented by Motion Pro, round eight of the Parts Unlimited Off-road Motorcycle and ATV Nationals... his first OMA win of the season. Although the conditions were perfect, many felt the Waukon ("rock-on") course was the longest and most technically demanding to date.

Defending series champ and round seven winner Jimmy Jarrett gave it a go at the front after pulling the holeshot on his Andrews Cycles/Kenda/Moose-sponsored RM250, but he simply couldn't ride effectively, hampered by the shoulder he separated at the ISDE in Slovakia two weeks before. Still, he managed to fight for second with young Justin Williamson until the Williamsonracing.com YZ250 racer got by and began to pull away. At that point Jarrett let him go, figuring he'd salvage third and still maintain his series points lead.

But Jarrett then found himself with a gift: "About three turns later I came around a corner and he was upside-down so I was able to get around him. The track's pretty tight and it's hard to pass so I thought, 'Well, I'll give it one last shot,' so I just kind of went pretty slow in the tight stuff because I knew he couldn't get by me. Once we got in the open I pinned it and he couldn't get around me so, luckily, that's how it ended."

Like the Jarrett-Williamson battle, Brian Garrahan had his hands full with Chris Bach in a fight for fourth. In the end, it was Garrahan prevailing by a bike-length...
--Mark Kariya, DirtRider.com 10/3/05, Dirt Rider Article

OMA National, Round 8, "Coyote Cross Country", Waukon, IA

Shane Watts finally ended long and frustrating winless dry spell by adding his name to the list of winners in the Parts Unlimited Off-Road Motorcycle and ATV Nationals, yesterday, topping round eight, the Coyote Cross Country, presented by Motion Pro, in Waukin, Iowa...

Round seven winner Jarrett and round six winner Justin Williamson, who are 1-2 in series points, ended up battling back and forth for the runner-up spot.

Jarrett found it difficult to ride due to pain and weakness in the shoulder he separated two weeks before at the ISDE in Slovakia, and he conceded second to Williamson until he came around a corner and found the Williamsonracing.com YZ250 racer picking himself up from a crash. Jarrett sped by and fended off Williamson's attack for the rest of the lap to secure second place...
--Mark Kariya, CycleNews.com 10/3/05, Cycle News Article

OMA National, Round 7, "Spring Creek GP", Millville, MN

Jimmy Jarrett... had a plan for round 7 of the Parts Unlimited Off-road motorcycle and ATV National series at Spring Creek MX park: "I wanted to get away early," he said.
Series rival Justin Williamson, who went into the Spring Creek round just 2 points behind leader Jarrett in the series standings, ended up second on a bike that he was forced to borrow. When both his race bikes failed just before the start.
By finishing ahead of Williamson, Jarrett managed to stretch out his lead in the standings to 7 points. KTM mounted Shane Watts put in another steady and speedy performance to round out the podium finishers. He finished just 1 second behind Williamson.
Williamson found himself near the back of the pack aboard the unfamiliar 2004 CR 250R. He normally rides a WilliamsonRacing.com Yamaha YZ 250. While getting ready for the start, he discovered a leaking head gasket. He and his mechanic/uncle, Chris Williamson, replaced it, but the bike didn't run right, so they went to the backup bike, which they found to be unraceable.
Faced with the prospect of not racing, Williamson said, "I have a good friend Chuck Garetson, and he offered to loan me his bike. We had to change it to fit it to me a little bit, but once we got out there I started getting used to it a little bit. I just kept on cranking out there. It was real nice in the tight stuff. I could really gain some time. I felt good on the motocross track, except the whoops-- the suspension was a little soft through the whoops there."
As they completed the first lap, with Jarrett leading Watts by 24 seconds, Williamson had worked his way up to 3rd place, 39 seconds back of Watts, with Garrahan another 5 seconds behind and Calkins in 5th.
The order did a little shuffling on the next 2 laps, with Williamson sneaking past Watts , who seemed to be content to shadow him...
"I pretty much rode with Shane [Watts] the whole day, " Williamson said. " He was just following me the whole time. I crashed a couple times, and he'd wait for me to get up."
" I couldn't run the same pace as what Jimmy was doing," Watts said, " I'm just not fit enough for that, so I just settled into my own pace and pretty much figured Justin [Williamson] would catch me... I thought, 'well, I'll just jump in behind him.' That picked my pace up a little bit, seeing as how I could spot off him--didn't have to use as much energy--and I just sat there the remainder of the race."
Despite the front brake lever perch falling off on the final lap, Williamson held off a charging Watts at the finish.
--Mark Kariya, Cycle News 9/14/05, Cycle News Article

OMA National, Round 7, "Spring Creek GP", Millville MN,

Defending series champion Jimmy Jarrett pulled off a wire-to-wire win on August 28 at Spring Creek MX Park in Millville, Minnesota, to claim his third victory in the Parts Unlimited OMA Off-road Motorcycle and ATV Nationals.
Coming on the heels of a disappointing DNF at round six, Jarrett’s win at round seven, presented by Smith Sport Optics, was just the thing he needed to strengthen what had been an uncomfortably close lead in series points to round six winner Justin Williamson. Going into the race, Andrews Cycles/Kenda/Moose RM250-mounted Jarrett held a slim two-point lead over WilliamsonRacing.com YZ250 racer Williamson, 122-120. At the end of the day, Jarrett’s victory added five more points to that lead, with Williamson having to settle for runner-up points. The spread is now 152-145, unofficially.
After eight laps of the course under nearly perfect conditions, Jarrett had 50 seconds on Williamson, 2:33:08 to 2:33:58.
But Williamson was grateful the damage was that limited. Just before the start, he discovered that his race bike’s engine was about to fail despite replacing the head gasket so he jumped on his practice/backup bike, only to find out it too was about to grenade. With time running out, he accepted the offer of a 2004 Honda CR250R that A-class racer Chuck Garetson had sitting in reserve. A frantic amount of work ensued by Williamson and several friends as well as rivals, and he made it to the starting line in time to practice one start on the bike he’d never ridden before.
"Second place is good," Williamson said. "I wanted to stay on the podium the whole year. I’m sure with my bike I could’ve done a little better out there, but you never know."
Despite the front brake lever falling off on the final lap, Williamson managed to hold off Shane Watts, who ended up a close third...
--Mark Kariya, Dirt Rider.com 8/29/05, Dirt Rider Article

OMA National, Round 7, "Spring Creek GP", Millville MN,

Jimmy Jarrett clinched another OMA Nationals win this weekend in Millville, MN for the Spring Creek GP. Coming in a close second was Justin Williamson and third Shane Watts. The two and a half hour race concluded Sunday afternoon after a well-rounded field of competitors raced on the challenging OMA Nationals course. A congratulation goes to Jimmy Jarrett for his win along with Justin and Shane.
--OMAnationals.com 8/29/05, Cycle News Article

OMA National, Round 7, "Spring Creek GP", Millville MN,

Jimmy Jarrett rebounded from a disappointing DNF at the previous race to win the seventh round of the Parts Unlimited Off-road Motorcycle and ATV Nationals yesterday at Spring Creek MX Park in Millville, Minnesota...
Round six winner Justin Williamson managed to rebound from problems to finish a strong second. Just before the start, his bike broke and was forced to borrow a bike, a 2004 Honda CR250R. Williamson had little time to install his handlebar, numbers and backgrounds before the race started. Despite having not ridden the machine before, he got a good start, diced with KTMhutt.com/Fun Mart Cycles/Moose KTM 200 EXC-mounted Shane Watts and ended up in second place.
Watts settled for third, though he made a run at Williamson in the final couple miles that found him just off Williamson's rear tire at the finish. Brian Garrahan, on the Rentone.com/NorCal Motorsports/Moose Suzuki RM250, broke away in the final three laps for a solitary fourth place, leaving Cole Calkins fifth on his Throttlehead.com/Kenda/Moose Kawasaki KX250F in his first race back since breaking a wrist in March.
Jarrett leads the series in points with 152. Williamson is second with 145. .
--Mark Kariya, CycleNews.com 8/29/05, Cycle News Article

AMA National Hare Scramble, Round 8,Tremont, PA

Barry Hawk scored the overall win at the eighth round of the AMA National Hare Scrambles Series, at Rausch Creek Motosports, in Tremont, Pennsylvania, on August 14...
Lafferty got back on his bike and worked his way up to second overall.
KTM's Nathan Kanney finished on the podium in third. Fourth place went to Yamaha rider Justin Williamson, followed by Kawasaki's Chuck Woodford.
-Ray Gundy, Cycle News Mag. 8/24/05,

AMA National Hare Scramble, Round 8,Tremont, PA

Am Pro Yamaha's Barry Hawk collected his second consecutive win in the National Hare Scrambles Series despite not having things go his way off the start, as his well-known never-say-die approach to racing once again paid off...
But Hawk had a little help along the way when early leader Josh McLevy crashed and Mike Lafferty stopped to check on his condition. Before that, Lafferty was slowed by a derailed chain...
Lafferty went on to finish second... Yamaha- mounted Kanney ended up finishing third...
Taking fourth was another Yamaha rider, Justin Williamson.
"I had a good race. I got off the start with Nate and followed him in the woods for the last lap," Williamson said. "I tried to follow Mike and Nate. It got dusty, and I was able to fall back with Josh, then he passed me, and then I rode with Barry for a while and learned a lot from him. I stayed with him for a lap and got lost in the woods, and it took me 30 seconds to find the track again, and Rich [Lafferty] passed me. I passed him back and then stayed focused and rode smart, and I pushed it a little on the last lap, because I felt like Chuck [Woodford] was getting close."
Fifth ended up going to a conservative Woodford.
Rich Lafferty finished out the race in sixth after staying in the top five for most of the race.
--Ray Gundy, Cycle News Mag. 8/24/05

AMA National Hare Scramble, Round 8,Tremont, PA

Barry Hawk scored the overall win at the eighth round of the AMA National Hare Scrambles Series, at Rausch Creek Motosports, in Tremont, Pennsylvania, on August 14...
Lafferty got back on his bike and worked his way up to second overall.
KTM's Nathan Kanney finished on the podium in third. Fourth place went to Yamaha rider Justin Williamson, followed by Kawasaki's Chuck Woodford.
-Ray Gundy, Cyclenews.com 8/15/05,

OMA National, Round 6, "Moonshine 100", Memphis, MO

Justin Williamson, one of OMA's new stars, uses excellent technique with a strong cornering style that mirrors a moto-oriented mode. He looks well ahead, and drops into the rut with his inside leg high doles out enough clutch to keep the rear wheel churning, but not spinning. Head forward and body balanced, he can negotiate the turn at speed.
--Tom Webb, Dirt Bike Magazine, December '05

OMA National, Round 6, "Moonshine 100", Memphis, MO

Williamson Nabs His First

After two consecutive victories in the Parts Unlimited Off-road Motorcycle and ATV Nationals, defending champ Jimmy Jarrett was hoping to ride the wave a little longer and perhaps stretch out his lead in the OMA Series... But it was young Justin Williamson who stole the show in Missouri, coming away with his first OMA win.

Williamson took the lead on the first lap and rode off to an uncontested win on his WilliamsonRacing.com YZ250.

"I felt really good out there," the Florida teenager said. " There were a lot of ruts from last year's course, but I felt comfortable in the ruts. Once I was out front, it was really nice because it was dust-free, and I can see everything and go at my own pace. I just kept her cranking." At the end of five laps on the approximatly 10-mile coarse of mixed challenges, Williamson's lead was nearly three minutes over runner-up Shane Watts. Suzuki rider Brian Garrahan made a late-race charge and ended up completing the race in third.

Jarrett proved the cagiest off the short start... Chris Robertson slotted him self into second on his KX 250, with Williamson third.

"About halfway through [the first lap] in the grass track, [Jarrett and Robertson] both went wide and blew past a corner, and I got by both of them there," Williamson said. " Once I got in the tight woods, Jimmy was behind me, and I just started to push as hard as I could to pull away from him. I guess it kind of worked. I pulled away and just kept cruising."

After the first lap, Williamson had almost thirty seconds on Jarrett, and that would be the closest they would get for the rest of the day. Jarrett later broke a footpeg... When he cooked his rear brake, he retired for good.

Robertson would also DNF... And that left KTM rider Shane Watts to have sole control of second place... He held it there to the finish.

After, first-time OMA winner Justin Williamson acknowledged the lessons he's learned on the track from his rivals. " I've really got to hand it to Shane [Watts] and Jimmy [Jarrett] and those guys. They've really taught me a lot," he said. " That's where a lot of the credit goes. My uncle [and mechanic, Chris Williamson], he does an excellent job. I have a lot of guys helping me out in the pits and stuff, which I've got to thank everybody there."
--Mark Kariya, Cycle News Mag. 8/24/05,

OMA National, Round 6, "Moonshine 100", Memphis, MO

Justin Williamson Wins Missouri OMA

Concentrating on racing this year is starting to pay off for Justin Williamson, as the young man from Florida picked up his first Pro-class win at the Moonshine 100, presented by ITP, round six of the Parts Unlimited Off-road Motorcycle and ATV Nationals.
Held outside of the small town of Memphis, Missouri on a warm, sunny day, Williamson got off the line well on his Yamaha and tucked in behind defending series champ Jimmy Jarrett and rookie pro Chris Robertson. Both of them ran into mechanical problems early on, leaving Williamson in front, alone and pulling away.
"I just kept thinking, 'push as hard as possible.' I wanted to get as big a lead and cushion as possible, because I knew somebody was going to try to make a push to get me," Williamson said.
Shane Watts quickly worked his way into runner-up slot on his KTM 200 EXC, but he was unable to cut into Williamson's lead...
Though Garrahan felt a bit off the pace in the tight stuff, he successfully reeled in Bach to claim the final spot on the podium. Bach was quite satisfied with his fourth, and series newcomer Dustin Gibson rounded out the top five on his new KTM 250 SXF.
-Mark Kariya, Cyclenews Mag. 8/17/05,

OMA National, Round 6, "Moonshine 100", Memphis, MO

Williamson Whips'em in Memphis

Justin Williamson was destined to win sooner or later, and it finally happened at the Moonshine 100 presented by ITP, round six of the Parts Unlimited Off-road Motorcycle and ATV Nationals.
On the first lap of the race a few miles outside of Memphis, Missouri, RM250 rider Jimmy Jarrett jumped into the lead, intent on extending his series win streak to three, followed by Chris Robertson on a KX250 and YZ250-mounted Williamson...
Williamson had gotten by both on the fast grass track portion of the course on the last part of the lap, he said. "Once I got into the tight woods, Jimmy was behind me, and I just tried to push as hard as I could to pull away from him. I guess it kind of worked."
Indeed it did, as no one managed to get close enough to even see him due to his winning margin of nearly three minutes.
New father Shane Watts worked his way into second place fairly early on his 200EXC and spent much of the two-plus-hour race riding a comfortable quick pace...
Chris Bach... was unable to fend off RM250- mounted Brian Garrahan... Still, Bach wasn't disappointed with his result... Dustin Gibson and his new 250 SXF visited the series for the first time and finished fifth.
-Mark Kariya, DirtRider.com 8/8/05, Dirt Rider Article

OMA National, Round 6, "Moonshine 100", Memphis, MO

Justin Williamson Wins Missouri OMA

Concentrating on racing this year is starting to pay off for Justin Williamson, as the young man from Florida picked up his first Pro-class win at the Moonshine 100, presented by ITP, round six of the Parts Unlimited Off-road Motorcycle and ATV Nationals.
Held outside of the small town of Memphis, Missouri on a warm, sunny day, Williamson got off the line well on his Yamaha and tucked in behind defending series champ Jimmy Jarrett and rookie pro Chris Robertson. Both of them ran into mechanical problems early on, leaving Williamson in front, alone and pulling away.
"I just kept thinking, 'push as hard as possible.' I wanted to get as big a lead and cushion as possible, because I knew somebody was going to try to make a push to get me," Williamson said.
Shane Watts quickly worked his way into runner-up slot on his KTM 200 EXC, but he was unable to cut into Williamson's lead...
Though Garrahan felt a bit off the pace in the tight stuff, he successfully reeled in Bach to claim the final spot on the podium. Bach was quite satisfied with his fourth, and series newcomer Dustin Gibson rounded out the top five on his new KTM 250 SXF.
-Mark Kariya, Cyclenews.com 8/8/05, Cycle News Article

AMA National Hare Scramble, Round 6,Bloomingdale, MI

Team Am pro Yamaha's Jason Raine's... Luck has appeared to change for the better... He clearly had momentum on his side coming to Michigan... Chuck Woodford grabbed the hole shot... With raines and KTM rider Mike Lafferty hot on his tail... Lafferty made a costly mistake, resulting in a DNF on the day... Raines was able to put together two extremely fast laps... Taking the win for the second year in a row... Although he held on for second, Woodford was clearly disappointed... Completing the podium was the KTM- factory supported Robbie Jenks... The race for fourth came down to the wire, with Yamaha-mounted Justin Williamson taking the position, followed closely by Suzuki rider Brian Garrahan. Williamson rode a consistent race, following the guidancing of his Uncle Chris Williamson, who serves as his mechanic. "I have always encouraged Justin to ride smart and keep a steady pace," his uncle said. Justin's smart riding resulted in a well-earned fourth, with Garrahan finishing only three seconds back in fifth.
--Mark Spore, Cycle News Magazine, 8/10/05, p.44

OMA National, Round 4, "The Moose Run", Morrison, IL

Since 1994, United Off-road Racing promoter Bill Gusse has been creating diabolical courses through the side of Morrison Illinois, for what is billed as the toughest race in America…Justin Williamson, who finished fourth in the pro class, relates. "I lead for about four or five minutes before Shane (Watts) passed me, and we pulled away from Jimmy (Jarrett) until the first big water crossing. None of the pros wanted to go through it. I had a few friends on the other side, so I jumped in and watered my bike out. They came across and pulled me out, then helped me get the bike started. Aside from the deep river crossings, Williamson added, "When you least expect it there's a log… There are logs everywhere; really big logs. You'd be going strait down a hill and there'd be a log angled sideways. I don't know how we did some of those logs…just pin it and launch the bike I guess."

Bottom Line? I've got a critically wounded Husky in the garage, the fastest Canadian amateur off-road rider gimping around, and these guys just call it "an enjoyable ride." We enjoyed it to, but on a different level than guys like Burleson, Jarrett, Watts, Garrahan, and Williamson. We're human.
- Dan Parris, Trail Rider Mag., October '05

OMA National, Round 4, "The Moose Run", Morrison, IL

Justin Williamson is one of the up-and-comers in the OMA series, and he had issues with the water crossings all day. Still, he hung with the lead pack until the two-and -a-half hour point and tallied a fourth overall for his efforts.
- Tom Webb, Dirt bike Mag., Sept. '05

OMA National, Round 4, "The Moose Run", Morrison, IL

Dubbed America's toughest off-road race, the 11th running of the "Moose Run" in Morrison IL, was held on Jun 5th, and the 3 hour race came down to an exciting finish involving 3 riders. But it was just one rider, Suzuki- mounted Jimmy Jarret, who stood on the top step of the podium when all was said and done... Watts ended up finishing second, while Garrahan finished 3rd. The three riders finished well ahead of the 4th place finisher, Justin Williamson.
-Cycle news 6/15/05

GNCC National, Round 6,"Loretta Lynn's", Hurricane Mills, TN

After ten-time World Enduro Champion Juha Salminen won the previous round of the Suzuki Grand National Cross Country Series by grabbing the holeshot and pulling away, the top contenders were just wishing Juha would get a bad start at the Suzuki Loretta Lynn's GNCC. But be careful what you wish for. Juha didn't just get a bad start. He crashed in the first turn and got up in dead last. But by the end of the first 13-mile lap, he had charged all the way from last to first to take the lead, one of the most phenomenal feats ever seen at a GNCC. Then he pulled away to another huge win...Kawasaki team green's P.A. took seventh, Justin Williamson rode a great race for eighth, ninth went to Stephen Edmondson, and Fun Mart's Nathan Kanney took tenth overall.

--Cycle News Magazine, 5/11/05, p.8

GNCC National, Round 6,"Loretta Lynn's", Hurricane Mills, TN

Juha Salminen recorded his 4th victory of the year with another strong ride at Lorett Lynn's . It was a career day for 18- year-old Justin Williamson, who cruised near the top-10 for most of the race, before passing a few downed riders on the last lap. " I turned 18 a few weeks ago-- maybe I just needed to become a man to start doing well at these races, " Williamson said. " I've been training really hard lately, and my last lap was actually my fastest lap."
- Jason Weigandt, Cycle News, 5/18/05

GNCC National, Round 6,"Loretta Lynn's", Hurricane Mills, TN

At last week's Steel City GNCC, Juha Salminen holeshot the start and ran away with the lead, unchallenged, finishing nearly three minutes ahead of second place." I wanted to show how fast I could go," he said casually on the podium. Well, if Steel Creek wasn't enough of a demonstration, Salminen put on an even more impressive display at Loretta Lynn's, starting dead last after a first turn crash and still winning by a landslide. Suzuki's Glenn Kearny finished second, landing on the podium for the third time in a row, followed by Throttlehead Kawasaki rider Steve Hatch who took his first podium of the season... Justin Williamson rode a great race for eighth...
- Dirt Rider Magazine Website News, 1/5/05

GNCC National, Round 6,"Loretta Lynn's", Hurricane Mills, TN

After ten-time World Enduro Champion Juha Salminen won the previous round of the Suzuki Grand National Cross Country Series by grabbing the holeshot and pulling away, the top contenders were just wishing Juha would get a bad start at the Suzuki Loretta Lynn's GNCC. But be careful what you wish for. Juha didn't just get a bad start. He crashed in the first turn and got up in dead last. But by the end of the first 13-mile lap, he had charged all the way from last to first to take the lead, one of the most phenomenal feats ever seen at a GNCC. Then he pulled away to another huge win... Justin Williamson rode a great race for eighth...
- Jason Weigandt, GNCC Website News, 5/5/05

OMA National, Round 1, "Wild Cat 100", Decatur, AR

Josh McLevy picked up his first-ever and long-overdue Pro win at the second round of the Parts Unlimited Off-Road Motorcycle and ATV Nationals in Decatur, Arkansas, on April 10... KTM-mounted Shane Watts worked his way up from a slow start to finish second, while Suzuki rider Brian Garrahan finished third. Fourth place went to KTM-mounted Nathen Kanney, while fifth went to Yamaha rider Justin Williamson.
- Mark Kariya, Cycle News Mag., 4/20/05

OMA National, Round 1, "Wild Cat 100", Decatur, AR

... It marked McLevy's very first victory after several years as a pro racer. Shane Watts closed in fast after a mediocer start... Early leader Brian Garrahan rounded out the podium... Nate Kanney was able to keep pace and finished a somewhat dissapointed 4th... After hitting the first turn in 3rd, series # 3 Justin Williamson spent the rest of the race out in the lead pack on his Maxxis/ Morgantown Yamaha/ Thor YZ 250, and did most of his battling with Chris Robertson. "I had no falls, no stalls, and that's the way I wanted the day to go," Williamson said.
- Mark Kariya, Cycle News Mag., 4/27/05

OMA National, Round 1, "Wild Cat 100", Decatur, AR

The '05 OMA kickoff round sported a strong Pro line up, a slew of new sponsors, equipment and, of coarse, a hole lot of Gusse grueler trails. Suzuki rider and current OMA number uno Jimmy Jarrett... looked strong on his new Suzuki ride, but suffered a mechanical failure early on. Team Throttlehead's Josh Mclevy... came through the pack and stomped everyone into submission. Shane Watts... talied a second after a late race fisticuffs with Garrahan and Kanney. Yamaha- mounted Justin Williamson put in a great ride for 5th overall. In his words,"things were smooth with no falls and no stalls."
- Tom Webb, Dirt bike Mag., July 2005

OMA National, Round 2,"Wild Cat 100", Decatur, AR

The competition was tight with high profile racers such as last years champion Jimmy Jarrett, the well recognized Shane Watts and strong contenders Brian Garrahan, Nathen Kanney, and Josh McLevy to name a few... As the checker flag flew, McLevy crossed the line first, prooving his preparation and strategy was the best. A hard driven Watts finished a well earned second while Garrahan took home a respectful third. Kanney came in fourth... Rounding out the top five was Justin Williamson.
-Cole Calkins, Dirt Bike Website, 4/20/05

OMA National, Round 2, "Wild Cat 100" , Decatur, AR

Before round two of the 2004-2005 Parts Unlimited Off-road Motorcycle and ATV Nationals, Josh McLevy had exactly no wins on his resume despite being known as one of the speediest riders around—and one who'd suffered a number of injuries that probably prevented him from showing his full potential.
But after round two of the series,... McLevy finally had that long-sought first victory, and it felt sweet. "That's the first time I've ever won anything!" he yelled after getting the checkered flag
Garrahan had his hands full most of the day. After losing the lead to McLevy, he tangled with KTMHutt.com/Fun Mart Cycle team riders Nathan Kanney and Shane Watts. The three banged bars in the closing miles, and when Kanney and Garrahan went down, Watts went on to take the runner-up spot on his 200 E/XC, closing to finish just four seconds behind McLevy.
Garrahan would emerge from his battle with Kanney to complete the podium, Kanney picking himself up off the ground to claim fourth; YZ250-mounted Justin Williamson rounded out the top five.
- Mark Kariya, Dirt Rider Website, 4/11/05

OMA National, Round 2, "Wild Cat 100" , Decatur, AR

Josh McLevy picked up his first-ever and long overdue Pro win at the second round of the Parts Unlimited Off-Road Motorcycle and ATV Nationals in Dacatur, Arkansas, yesterday. "That's the first time I've ever won anything!" he said. The Throttlehead.com/Kenda/Moose Kawasaki KX250-mounted rider took the lead just before the halfway point of the two-hour race and went on to win. KTM-mounted Shane Watts worked his way up from a slow start to finish second, while Suzuki rider Brian Garrahan finished third. Fourth place went to KTM-mounted Nathan Kanney, while fifth went to Yamaha rider Justin Williamson. Defending champ Jimmy Jarrett suffered mechanical problems after nabbing the holeshot and was unable to finish the race. - Mark Kariya, Cycle News Website, 4/11/05
-Parts Unlimited Website

EnduroCross, 1st in USA, invitation only; Justin Williamson- youngest competitor invited- 17, Las Vegas NV

Pro - Motion Motorsports has announced the list of riders to compete in the Maxxis Endurocross. The current list of confirmed riders includes: Geoff Aaron, Destry Abbott, Miki Ahola, Bobby Bonds, Kurt Caselli, Cole Calkins, Ty Davis, Homero Diaz, Paul Edmondson, Anders Erikson, Brian Garrahan, Patrick Garrahan, Guy Giroux, Sebastien Guillaume, Steve Hengeveld, Ryan Hughes, Jimmy Jarrett, Nathen Kanney, David Knight, Paul Krause, Jimmy Lewis, Robert Naughton, Bartosz Oblucki, David Pearson, Russ Pearson, Guy Perrett, Thierry Klutz, Juha Salminen, Lance Smail, Elmer Symons, Kellon Walch, Justin Williamson, Nathen Woods, and Chuck Woodford.

The Maxxis Endurocross will take place on November 27, 2004, inside the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. Endurocross is the first Indoor Off-Road race of its kind in America and is an AMA sanctioned event. Completely indoors, spectator and television friendly, with track obsticals to rival the most diffucult conditions mother nature has to offer. Riders from across the United States, Canada, Italy, France, England and South Africa will be participating.
- GNCC website news, 11/16/04 Cycle News Article

OMA National, final round , Andarko, OK

Yamaha rider Jimmy Jarrett wrapped up the first Parts Unlimited OMA National title after finishing a conservative 3rd place at the series final... Fellow Yamaha rider Nathen Kanney... ended up finishing 7th on the day and second in the series. Taking the win in OK was Kawasaki's team green Cole Calkins. Tony Joiner finished out the race in second, followed by Jarrett and Yamaha rider Justin Williamson, who ended up 3rd in the series.
-Cycle News, 11/17/04

OMA National, Round 7, "The Race" , Morrison, IL

Jarrett's win, his first in the eight round series, extended his points lead over Kanney, with just one race left in the inaugural off-road series. Rounding out the top five were Yamaha riders Adam McKillip and Justin Williamson, and KTM rider Matt Fish, respectivly. "Im not sure what happened," Williamson said. "For most of the first lap we all seemed to be bunched together. Nobody wanted to take the lead and all of a sudden, Jarrett, Kanney and McKillip were gone, leaving myself , (Matt) Fish, (Charlie) Deutscher and (Chuck) Garretson in our own group. the four of us mixed it up a little, but eventually Fish and I were running by ourselves."

"The race was very exciting, " fourth - place finisher Williamson said. " It's a lot like the 'Moose Run', with very technical sections tied together with a bunch of open fields that were mostly white- knuckle stuff. The first lap was more like a trail ride with friends. Every body took turns leading. The second lap was when the race started and you just couldn't afford to make any mistakes."
-Steve Berkner, Cycle News 10/24/04

OMA National, Round 7 The Race , Morrison, IL

This Year Privateer, Justin Williamson has been competing in three series, OMA Nationals, GNCC, and AMA National Hare Scrambles series. His take on comparison of these three series is: there is no comparison. OMA tracks are like nothing else he rides, with the technicality of the single-track, fresh cut tracks making the OMA Nationals more exciting, and making him ride with a different style than the other series he competes in. This is Justin's first year racing a Gusse designed track, and he is impressed with the tracks that are constructed throughout the series. With a laid-back atmosphere that requires no intense stress for him, it brings him back to the days when racing was fun, and not all work. The less stress has been increasing his ability to drive him to be in the lead pack of the top racers running the series, soaking up the ink covering the Nationals, and giving Justin his time to shine. Not only has he been enjoying himself with the series, he has also learned things from the series, for instance, there definitely is a technique in log crossing, in which he has accomplished. With Gusse turning up a log on every turn, large, medium, and small, this is a must and he has it dialed in. Well, don't let Gusse here you say that Justin, it'll be our secret.

Yesterday, Justin trekked the 14- mile loop that the motorcycles and atv's ran on Saturday, which is a section of the 50- mile loop for today. "The difference in the track from the 'Moose Run' is amazing. It's like we're not even in the same state! With the open fields and pastures all fresh and fast, I geared up the bike, so the top speed is faster."

Thanks Dad, Maxxis, Maxima, Carbone Lorraine, Fastway, WER, SDG and all my sponsor's for all the support. Got to get on the starting line, We're Going RACING!"

Watch Justin on our "live race wire" today beginning at 11:00 a.m., with reports from the race throughout the track; a map of the track is posted under the live race wire page of our website.
- Darcy Gusse, OMA National website (unitedoffroadracing.com), 10/31/04

AMA National Hare Scrambles, Round 10, Crab Orchard, IL

FMF Suzuki's Doug Blackwell closed out the 2004 AMA National Hare Scrambles season with a win at the 10th and final round in Crab Orchard, IL, October 17th. Woodford and McLevy settled into 2nd and 3rd places, respectively, and cruised, unchallenged, to the finish, while Kawasaki rider Cole Calkins finished 4th. Fifth place went to Justin Williamson.
- Shan Moore, CycleNews.com, 10/18/04 Cycle News Article

OMA Nationals, Round 3, Morrison, IL

Some out-of-staters have tagged this event as the world's toughest off-road race. An eleven- mile circuit is punctuated by more tight trail, log crossings, steep off- camber and lip sucking blind ruts than most of the national Enduros can put together in a whole year. The start was topped by Cole Calkins and Jarrett. In tow came Woodford (6), Watts (8), Williamson (9), Smith (94), and Burleson (8x). Most of America's top racers steer clear of the Moose Run after one trip. Dick Burleson, a man with decent off-road credentials and a frequenter of the event, calls it one of the ultimate tests.
- Tom Webb, Dirt Bike Magazine, September 2004

OMA National, Round 6, Memphis, MO

"Justin Williamson was credited with second place. " This is exactly what I've been working for all year," he said. " Our goal this season was to make the podium, and each race we've gotten a little closer." Williamson finished fourth in the last two OMA rounds and is currently in fourth overall in the series. I had a lot of fun out there, battling with Tony Joiner and Charlie Deutscher," the 17 year old Williamson said. "In the woods, we'd go back and forth, and in the open sections, you'd just try to hold on to the position you left the woods in. Right from the start we all had problems with over heating. I stopped, cleaned my radiators and added antifreeze three times."
-Steve Berkner, Cycle News, 9/22/04

OMA National, Round 5, Millville, MN

"Justin Williamson finished just off the podium for the second race in a row. The 17 year old said, "I'm real happy to finish right behind this group of riders.' For the first three laps, Williamson rode just off Scott Summers' pace before he stopped for gas and Kanney and Summers broke away."
-Steve Berkner, Cycle News, 9/8/04

Blackwell Has Cable Creek Wired, Round 6 AWRCS , Toronto, OH

"Suzuki jockey Doug Blackwell took charge of the sixth AWRCS round -- the Cable Creek Classic in Toronto, Ohio. It wasn't an easy ride for Blackwell, though, with Justin Williamson and J.T. Bennett hot on his trail all day.'It was a great track,' agreed Maxxis/ Maxima/ Moose man Williamson, who wound up second overall. 'Chuck put on a real good one this week."
- Gretchen Orton, Cycle News, 7/04

3rd Annual Race Fest at the Timberline Ski Resort in WV

"Fox Sports did a pre race interview with the top pros, which included Doug Blackwell, Chuck Woodford and Justin Williamson. As expected, after the race they stood on the podium in that order. The television interview aired on Fox Sports in August."
- Fox Sports Television, August 2004

OMA National, Round 4, Waukon, IA

"Yamaha rider Justin Williamson rode in third for the first half of the race before getting passed by a hard-charging Calkins. 'I actually felt strong all day,' Williamson said. "I've been working real hard on finishing on the podium and thought today was going to be the day. But then Calkins caught me and he was just to much."
- Steve Berkner, Cycle News, 8/18/04

AWRCS, Ohio

"TMC PRO-STATS Transponder American Woods Racing Championship Series, .... Thanks to the great AA race put on by GNCC racer Doug Blackwell, Justin Williamson and JT Bennet!"
- TMC PRO-STATS Transponder Scoring Web Site, 6/21/04

Moto-X-Country, Mount Morris, PA

The first-ever Moto-X-Country race went into the record books with a familiar name atop the pro class.... Ohio pro Jimmy Jarret, a former GNCC amateur champion, held off the charge of (Barry) Hawk in the 25+ class. Hawk suffered a bad start but moved into the lead when Jarret fell in the woods. Then Hawk slipped on the grass track, giving the lead and the win back to Jarret. They rematched in the pro class. Florida up-and-comer Justin Williamson grabbed the holeshot,..." Pro class results:1st -Barry Hawk, 2nd -Jimmy Jarrett, 3rd -Randy Hawkins, 4th -Justin Williamson.
- GNCC News Website, 6/2/04

May 22/23 AWRCS "JUSTIN WILLIAMSON WINS IN FRONT OF A HARD CHARGING J.T.BENNET" -Oakland, MD

If you did not attend round 4 this past weekend, you missed a spectacular event,held in the mountains just outside Deep Creek Lake, MD.... The terrain varied from wide open grass fields into lush green forest undercover which was everything from as fast as you dared, to tight, technical rock gardens (or boulders, they ranged in size from gas tanks to motorhomes). Here's a note: Justin Williamson, from Sanford FL, won the AA Mototcycle Race Sunday, we posed him these 2 questions at the checkered flag. How was the track, and would you want to see the race shortened? His answer: The facility was the best of everything, fast sections, with a bunch of tight technical terrain .... the longer the better."
- IMX Online, 5/26/04

OMA National, Round 2 at Thunder Valley, E. Rochester, OH

"Sixth overall ended up going to Yamaha rider Justin Williamson, who poked his front wheel up there with the leaders for a bit. 'For the first couple of laps, I was right up the,' Williamson said. 'At one point, I was actually right behind Jarret. Eventually, I fell of the leaders' pace and settled into a race with Daryl Conner. It was a battle all day. Neither one of us could shake one another. First I'd get stuck, and he'd get by, and then he'd take a muddy route, and I'd find a dry line and pass him back. It went back and fourth like that all day."
- Steve Berkner, Cycle News, 5/12/04

OMA National, Round 1 at Wildcat Ranch, Decatur, AR

"Shane Watts hopes that a new cross-country series and 100 win will change his luck around.... 'After I crashed, I battled with Nate (Kanney), (Kerry) Green and Joiner' Jimmy Jarrett said. Sixteen year- old Justin Williamson had a good day, as he paced himself with Green for most of the day, finishing seventh. Williamson said, 'I got a bad start and slowly made my way up form there. Green and I went back and forth. I'd pass him , and he'd pass me back. On the last lap he got me when I got stuck on a log. I just ran out of time.'"
- Steve Berkner, Cycle News, 3/31/04

Georgia Cross Country Series - WILLIAMSON WICKS IT UP!

Round five of the eight-race Georgia Cross Country Series moved back to the High Point course in Perry, Georgia. Another rainy night in Georgia would make for a slippery run. About two hours before the 10 a.m. start, the clouds moved out, and clear blue skies took over, with temperatures reaching the low 70s - perfect! Another talented group of A riders left the line with Suzuki rider Aaron Lindsay showing the way. Robert Blalock and Bryan Browning refused to let the Suzuki rider get away, while 2003 Four-Stroke A National Champion Justin Williamson held up to fourth. Williamson, who recently s