MONSTER ENERGY MOTOCROSS ROUND 8

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

1^st #1 JR Cepeda Cycles Plus Kawasaki

2^nd #57 Kim Aiken Kawasaki

3^rd #75 Jeff Rios Autoworks Yamaha

4^th #3 Gary Camacho RPM Yamaha

5^th #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

1^st #75 Jeff Rios Autoworks Yamaha

2^nd #15 Matt Guzman Honda

3^rd #768 James Gallagher Kawasaki

250cc Motorcycle

1^st #1 JR Cepeda Cycles Plus Kawasaki

2^nd #57 Kim Aiken Kawasaki

3^rd #3 Gary Camacho RPM Yamaha

Over 40 Vet Motorcycle

1^st #57 Kim Aiken Kawasaki

2^nd #75 Jeff Rios Autoworks Yamaha

3^rd #100 Steve Turo Kawasaki

150cc Kids Minibike

1^st #111 Ethan Manibusan Honda

2^nd #12 Yuna Song Honda

3^rd #25 Ethan Turo Kawasaki

85cc Kids Minibike

1^st #11 Sasha Song Kawasaki

2^nd #1 Stoney Bucek Cycles Plus Kawasaki

3^rd #75 Owen Rios Autoworks Kawasaki

65cc Kids Minibike

1^st #2 Blaze Aiken Kawasaki

2^nd #50 Owen Turo Kawasaki

3^rd #76 Devin Encina Kawasaki

Open Atv

1^st #11 John Gilman Yamaha

2^nd #15 Albert Garlitt Kawasaki

Open Kids MiniAtv

1^st #7 Darian Chang Drx

2^nd #74 Damian Manibusan Drx

3^rd #6 Zion Manibusan Honda

Next up will be round 9 of the Monster Energy Guam Motocross Championships on Sunday June 15^th 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.