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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.
