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MONSTER ENERGY MOTOCROSS ROUND 8

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PRESS RELEASE – Guam International Raceway Motorcycle and Atv Corporation (GIRMAC)

2014 Monster Energy Guam Motocross Championships Round 8

The eighth of the fifteen round 2014 Monster Energy Guam Motocross Championships was held this past Sunday at the Guam International Raceway located in off rt 15 in Yigo. The motocross course was in excellent condition after some early morning rain making it perfect for what turned into a day of close bar to bar racing. Once the sun came back out  it was hot, hot, hot! Classes ranged from the kids minibike and mini atv classes to the full barreled ground rumbling big bores of the Open Motorcycle and atv classes. Racing kicked off at noon and wrapped up just after 4pm. The event was open free of charge to all those who wanted to enjoy watching a day of high flying motocross action.

High Lights Results

In the premier Open Motorcycle class two time reigning Guam motocross champion #1 JR Cepeda continued his dominance easily out classing the rest of the field to take the win. Cepeda has been perfect this season having taken the win at every round so far. Coming in a strong second was veteran rider and hard rock singer Kim Aiken aboard his #57 Kawasaki. Third place went to yet another veteran rider #75 Jeff Rios aboard his Autoworks supported Yamaha. Rounding out the top five were #3 Gary Camacho in fourth and #15 Matt Guzman in fifth.

Open Motorcycle

1st #1 JR Cepeda Cycles Plus Kawasaki

2nd #57 Kim Aiken Kawasaki

3rd #75 Jeff Rios Autoworks Yamaha

4th #3 Gary Camacho RPM Yamaha

5th #15 Matt Guzman Honda

In the Open Kids Minibike class 9 year old Sasha Song aboard his #11 Kawasaki quickly came from mediocre starts to take the lead getting past several riders to take the win. Finishing in second was reigning Guam Minibike champion #1 Stoney Bucek aboard the Cycle Plus Kawasaki with #12 Yuna Song on her Honda placing third. Rounding out the top five were #111 Ethan Manibusan in fourth with #75 Owen Rios in fifth. After taking the round 8 win young Sasha Song with 356 points extended his lead in the championship  over Stoney Bucek who has 342 points.

Top 3 results

450cc Motorcycle

1st #75 Jeff Rios Autoworks Yamaha

2nd #15 Matt Guzman Honda

3rd #768 James Gallagher Kawasaki

250cc Motorcycle

1st #1 JR Cepeda Cycles Plus Kawasaki

2nd #57 Kim Aiken Kawasaki

3rd #3 Gary Camacho RPM Yamaha

Over 40 Vet Motorcycle

1st #57 Kim Aiken Kawasaki

2nd #75 Jeff Rios Autoworks Yamaha

3rd #100 Steve Turo Kawasaki

150cc Kids Minibike

1st #111 Ethan Manibusan Honda

2nd #12 Yuna Song Honda

3rd #25 Ethan Turo Kawasaki

85cc Kids Minibike

1st #11 Sasha Song Kawasaki

2nd #1 Stoney Bucek Cycles Plus Kawasaki

3rd #75 Owen Rios Autoworks Kawasaki

65cc Kids Minibike

1st #2 Blaze Aiken Kawasaki

2nd #50 Owen Turo Kawasaki

3rd #76 Devin Encina Kawasaki

Open Atv

1st #11 John Gilman Yamaha

2nd #15 Albert Garlitt Kawasaki

Open Kids MiniAtv

1st #7 Darian Chang Drx

2nd #74 Damian Manibusan Drx

3rd #6 Zion Manibusan Honda

Next up will be round 9 of the Monster Energy Guam Motocross Championships on Sunday June 15th at the Guam International Raceway in Yigo. The ninth round of the championships will be open to the public to come out to watch free of charge. Gates open at 9am with racing set to start at noon. For more visit  HYPERLINK “http://www.AtvMotocrossGuam.com” www.AtvMotocrossGuam.com or call the Guam Racing Federations Public Information Officer at 727-5381.

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QUICK HITS

The Figo Islanders 40s women’s softball team took gold in the Senior Softball World Championship in Las Vegas. Figo came out of the loser’s bracket and beat the Arizona Belles 17-3 in the AA division championship game Sunday afternoon.
Other Guam teams that played in the 40s tournament were: Team SOTTA (women’s) and Bud Light Guam, Friars 671 and Sindalun Guahan (men’s).
Sindalu finished a respectable 4th out of 24 AAA division teams.
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In Guam’s first time competing in the FIBA Asia Cup, we draw China, Japan, and Mongolia in Group C. Competition begins in 2024. Guam also moves up the FIBA world rankings to #76.

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