This past Sunday saw the start of the 2012 Guam motocross schedule out at the Guam International Raceway in Yigo. The first of twenty scheduled meets for 2012 was the first of two Warm Up Motocross events. The scheduled Warm Up’s are to allow both participants and organizers a chance to get themselves, the machines, and they’re teams prepared for the upcoming Monster Energy Guam Motocross Championships series which begins on February 19th.
At 2pm under ideal weather conditions the riders after a brief meeting hit the track which had recently been redesigned thanks to the support and efforts of Haw’n Rock Products, Bobcat Guam, and Smithbridge International. The design now includes bigger jumps and longer sweeping sections which connect big doubles that allow for closer bar banging action with top riders getting much more air time.
Open Atv class was up first and saw #9 Ramon Torres aboard a Suzuki Ltr450 thundering off the line to take an early lead over team Cycles Plus rider #1 Robert Bucek who was also aboard the a Suzuki Ltr450. Bucek chased Torres for the entire first of two heats with Torres taking the heat one win. Heat two was all Bucek as he took the lead right from the start and went on to take the heat two win and the overall for the day. Torres took second overall and had shown that he is a real threat for that class championship.
After the Open Atv class had hit the track it was time for the big two wheeled machines of the Open Motorcycle class to line up and do battle. #6 Anthony Ignacio on his Yamaha Yzf250 blasted off the line to take the lead in front of a host of contenders that included #1 Caleb Barretto aboard a Cycles Plus Honda, KTM mounted #31 Tim Wenden, along with many others. The lead was maintained well by Ignacio who after just a few laps had managed to start to pull away from the battle for second. Guam motocross champ Caleb Barretto was busy trying to stay ahead of New Zealand born Tim Wenden who was charging his way around the course and putting on a spectacular air show in his attempts to pass Barretto. Midway into the first heat Ignacio was way out in front and Wenden had muscled his orange KTM around Barretto for second. Ignacio took the heat one win with Wenden and Barretto taking second and third respectively.
Heat two once again had Ignacio on his Yamaha up front and pulling a lead over the rest of the field except for #31 Tim Wenden who was shadowing Ignacio’s rear fender in second. Meantime #926 Gary Camacho and #3 Jacob Einloth both aboard Yamaha Yzf250 machines were caught up in a great battle for third. On lap four Wenden went for the pass for the lead over a double jump but came up short and crashed into the tire barrier. Wendens crash allowed both Camacho and Einloth to swap the second place position several times. At the checkers it was once again the Yamaha #6 machine of Anthony Ignacio who with the heat wins earned him the overall victory. Einloth was able to secure second for the heat and for the overall with Camacho taking third overall. Wenden was able to remount to take fourth overall with #98 Marshal Vawter Jr taking fifth overall in his first race in the big bike class. Rounding out the top ten respectively was #1 Caleb Barretto, #612 Devin Castro, #5 Shawn Aguilo, and #53 Tom Tarnate.
The kids mini bike riders were the next to race and saw 85cc Yamaha rider #14 Andrew Ignacio out front all alone to easily sweep both heats to take the win. Taking second was 65cc KTM mounted #80 Branton Kerns with his brother Gavin on a Kawasaki 65 taking third. Fourth went to Kawasaki 110 rider #6 Stoney Bucek with Paul Castro taking a fifth in his very first race ever aboard a Kawasaki Klf140.
In the 65cc class #80 Branton Kerns was unstoppable as he took the win over Gavin Kerns and Stoney Bucek who took second and third respectively.
The last division to race were the Mine Kids Atv class where Drx90 mounted #29 AJ Windham took an early lead in heat one to eventually place third in the heat. Brother Marcus and Mason Manglona only had time to compete in the first of the two heats so they made the most of it by taking first and second respectively. #27 Marcus aboard an Apex90 and Mason #49 aboard an Apex70. In heat two AJ Windham secured second to earn first overall aboard his Drx90 with Drx mounted #30 Tanner Costa taking a heat two first and a second overall in his very first race. Marcus and Mason Manglona after only racing the first heat took third and fourth overall respectively.
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