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2014 Monster Energy Guam Motocross Championships Round 2

Round 2 of the fifteen round 2014 Monster Energy Guam Motocross Championships was held this past Sunday February 23^rd out at the Guam International Raceway. Under clear skies and on a jump infested course racers of all ages on machines of all sizes participated in respective classes. Racing kicked off at 1:30 that afternoon with the Over 40 Motorcycle Vet class and had wrapped up just around half past five with the Open Motorcycle class. Between the two was a host of atv and minibike class racing. The event was free to come out and watch with a pretty healthy crowd of fans and supporters on hand taking advantage and enjoying a great day of action packed full of motocross racing.

Top Results

In the Over 40 Motorcycle Vet class #420 Kim Aiken aboard his Kawasaki took an early lead and never went challenged to take that class win. Taking second was #100 Steve Turo on a Kawasaki and placing third was #75 Jeff Rios.

In the Open Kids Mini Bike class #8 Ry’niko Camacho aboard his RPM Yamaha supported Yamaha shot up front and soon found himself in a heated battle with reigning and defending class champion #1 Stoney Bucek aboard the Cycles Plus Kawasaki. The two leaders swapped the lead several times with #11 Sasha Song, #88 Ethan Camacho, #12 Yuna Song, and #111 Ethan Manibusan hot on their heels and all fighting for the third place position. At the checkers it was the #8 Yamaha of Ry’niko Camacho taking the win once again as he did in round 1. #1 Bucek took second with #11 Sasha Song placing third. Sasha Song has been an unexpected surprise being only 9 years old having proved regardless of his young age that determination, parental support, and practice builds a top rider.

The rest of the Kids Open Mini Bike field finished respectively as follows 4^th #88 Ethan Camacho Yam, 5^th #12 Yuna Song Hon, 6^th #111 Ethan Manibusan Hon, 7^th #25 Ethan Turo Kaw, 8^th #75 Owen Rios Kaw, 9^th #21 Franklin Perez Kaw, 10^th #50 Owen Turo Kaw, 11^th #34 Calib Naputi Kaw, 12^th #76 Devin Encina Kaw, 13^th #23 Jordan Leon Guerrero Kaw, 14^th #31 Robert Encina Kaw, 15^th #5 Jesse Leon Guerrero Kaw, and 16^th #2 Baze Aiken Kaw dnr+10=10pts.

In the Kids Open Mini Atv class #10 Tori Clark took her Apex 90 to the win with #6 Zion Chang taking second and #7 Darian Chang in third with #74 Damian Manibusan finishing fourth.

In the Open Atv class #59 Brian Castro aboard a Yamaha took the lead early with a full field of hard charging riders hot on his rear fender. Midway through the round the #5 Honda of Marcus Guerrero jr. with #1 Robert Bucek aboard the Cycles Plus Suzuki took over the lead. Guerrero and Bucek put on a great fight for first with Bucek eventually pulling away. At the checkers it was the #1 of Bucek in first, the #59 of Brian Castro in second and the #99 Yamaha of Ray Aromin placing third overall for round 2. The rest of the Open Atv field finished as follows 4^th #9 Pete Castro Yam, 5^th #11 John Gilman Yam, 6^th #4 Ray Merfalin Yam, 7^th #5 Marcus Guerrero Hon, 8^th #66 Jeric Johnson Yam, and in 9^th #55 John Johnson Kaw.

Ethan Camacho soars over one of the many jumps Sunday during Minibike round 2 Monster Energy Guam Motocross Championship action. (courtesy photo)

In the Open Motorcycle class #1 JR Cepeda and #59 Caleb Barretto both aboard Cycles Plus Kawasaki machines jumped out to the lead and into a ferocious fight for the lead. Eventually the reigning and two time defending champion JR Cepeda took his #1 Cycles Plus Kawasaki to a distant lead leaving #98 Marshal Vawter jr. aboard a Yamaha to also slip by Barretto to take second. Barretto held on for a third with the rest of the field finishing as follows 4^th #33 Jake Jones Hon, 5^th #3 Gary Camacho Yam, 6^th #75 Jeff Rios Kaw, 7^th #100 Steven Turo Kaw, 8^th #19 Zachary Chang Hon, 9^th #47 Deven Manibusan Kaw, and taking 10^th #420 Kim Aiken Kaw.

Up next Guam motocross enthusiasts and fans will be headed for two Sundays, March 2^nd and 9^th, of motocross racing southern island style. The Umatac Discovery day Motocross event has now entered into its fifth decade of being an annual pilgrimage for motocross racers and fans and this year once again everyone is invited free to come out to the souther village of Umatac to watch and enjoy a day of celebration and racing. Races kick off at noon and will go on all afternoon on oth dates. For more information contact GIRMAC at track@guam.net or visit www.AtvMotocrossGuam.com or FaceBook Atv/MC Motocross Guam

In other class results

450cc Motorcycle

1^st #59 Caleb Barretto Kaw 25+25=50pts

2^nd #19 Zachary Chang Hon 22+22=44pts

250cc Motorcycle

1^st #1 JR Cepeda Kaw 25+25=50pts

2^nd #98 Marshal Vawter jr. Yam 22+22=44pts

3^rd #33 Jake Jones Hon 20+20=40pts

4^th #3 Gary Camacho Yam 16+18=34pts

5^th #75 Jeff Rios Kaw 15+15=30pts

6^th #100 Steven Turo Kaw 13+16=29pts

7^th #47 Deven Manibusan Kaw 14+14=28pts

8^th #420 Kim Aiken Kaw 18+dnr=18pts

150cc Kids Minibike

1^st #12 Yuna Song Hon 25+25=50pts

2^nd #111 Ethan Manibusan Hon 22+22=44pts

3^rd #25 Ethan Turo Kaw 20+20=40pts

85cc Kids Minibike

1^st #8 Ry’niko Camacho Yam 25+25=50pts

2^nd #1 Stoney Bucek Kaw 22+22=44pts

3^rd #11 Sasha Song Kaw 20+20=40pts

4^th #88 Ethan Camacho Yam 18+18=36pts

5^th #75 Owen Rios Kaw 16+16=32pts

6^th #21 Franklin Perez Kaw 14+15=29pts

7^th #34 Calib Naputi Kaw 15+14=29pts

65cc Kids Minibike

1^st #50 Owen Turo Kaw 25+25=50pts

2^nd #76 Devin Encina Kaw 20+20=40pts

3^rd#31 Robert Encina Kaw 22+16=38pts

4^th #23 Jordan Leon Guerrero Kaw 18+18=36pts

5^th #5 Jesse Leon Guerrero Kaw 16+15=31pts

6^th #2 Blaze Aiken Kaw dnr+22=22pts