MOTOCROSS MONSTER ENERGY ROUND 3

Press Release – Guam International Raceway Motorcycle and Atv Corporation (GIRMAC)

2015 Monster Energy Fiesta Series Rd3

Guam History and Chamorro Heritage Day Motocross 2

This past Sunday, Guam’s motocross racers were once again tearing up the dirt in the gorgeous southern village of Umatac. For the second Sunday in a row Guam’s motocross racers and fans have been participating in this year’s Guam History and Chamorro Heritage Day festivities just across the road from the Umatac Mayors office and this year’s carnival concessions. The motocross course was built alongside the Umatac Bridge where normally a carabao is often seen grazing and cooling off in the mud.

Fans were once again treated to tight bar banging racing as the action kicked off at just after lunch and lasted all afternoon. With cool breezes and clear skies it was a perfect day to spend down in Umatac. At the end of the day shortly after the motocross awards were presented by Mayor Johnny Quinata and his staff many of the racers and supporters cooled off to another beautiful Umatac Bay sunset and to Guam’s famous island hospitality.

65cc podium 1st Deven Encina, 2nd Casey Gallagher, 3rd Gavin Whitt. (courtesy photo)

High Lights and results

In the Open Motorcycle class #1 JR Cepeda aboard the Cycles Plus Kawasaki took the win but not before being pressured and challenged at times by Honda mounted #711 Nic Yasuhiro. For the entire 20 lap main event the two riders of Cepeda and Yasuhiro led the rest of a field of seventeen open class riders in route to a first and second place finish respectively. Taking third was #57 Kim Aiken on his Metal Gods adorned Kawasaki with #75 Jeff Rios on an Autoworks supported Yamaha in fourth and with #100 Steve Turo on his Kawasaki rounding out the top five. The rest of the field finished as follows.

6^th #89 Bobby Benson Honda

7^th #4 Nolan Minor Yamaha

8^th #318 Rudy King Yamaha

9^th #5 Shawn Aguilo Kawasaki

10^th #19 Zachary Chang Honda

11^th #83 Ceasar Whitt Kawasaki

12^th #8 Peter Aguon Kawasaki

13^th #11 Brady Kruize Suzuki

14^th #768 James Gallagher Yamaha

15^th #38 Jesse Pangelinan Kawasaki

16^th #28 Brad Gomez Kawasaki

17^th #332 Zadrian Tallada Yamaha

In the Open Atv class #1 Robert Bucek aboard the Cycles Plus Suzuki was able to fend off the very fast #83 of Daniel Champion on his Suzuki to take the win. Champion took a strong second with #11 John Gilman on his Yamaha in third, Kawasaki mounted #15 Albert Garlit in fourth, and with Honda mounted #5 Jason Faculu rounding out the top five.

In the Kids Open Minibike class #88 Ry’niko Camacho on his Yamaha once again swept his heats to take the win. Taking second was Cycles Plus Kawasaki rider Stoney Bucek followed by a very fast #75 Owen Rios on the Autoworks supported Kawasaki. #12 Yuna Song placed fourth on her Honda with younger brother Sasha Song taking fifth also aboard a Honda. Rounding out the rest of Sundays Open Minibike field were

#76 Deven Encina in route to the 65cc win. (courtesy photo)

6^th #94 Jessthan Pano Kawasaki

7^th #5 Jordan Leon Guerrero Kawasaki

8^th #111 Blaze Aiken Honda

9^th #34 Caleb Encina Kawasaki

The action was wild in the 65cc Kids Minibike class as #76 Deven Encina and #31 Robert Encina battled it out for the lead early on. The two young guns were cause for much excitement as they raced around the Umatac course. Unfortunately midway into a ten lap heat #31 Robert Encina hit the ground hard and was forced to retire slightly bruised. This left Deven Encina an easy road to the victory with #4 Damian Manibusan taking second and Casey Gallagher placing third and with the rest of the field finishing as follows

4^th #25 Lawrence Limtiaco Kawasaki

5^th #20 Gavin Whitt Kawasaki

6^th #7 Averi Gallagher Kawasaki

7^th #11 Ana Aguon Suzuki

More results

50cc Minibike

1^st #31 Richard Wenden Yamaha

2^nd #M Mariana Wenden Yamaha

Kids Mini Atv

1^st #4 Valance Minor Yamaha

2^nd #06 Wyett Santos Drx

3^rd #18 Tashaun Sablan Yamaha

4^th #6 Zion Manibusan Honda

150cc Minibike

1^st #12 Yuna Song Honda

2^nd #1 Sasha Song Honda

3^rd #111 Blaze Aiken Honda

85cc Minibike

1^st #8 Ryniko Camacho Yamaha

2^nd #2 Stoney Bucek Kawasaki

3^rd #75 Owen Rios Kawasaki

4^th #94 Jessthan Pano Kawasaki

5^th #5 Jordan Leon Guerrero Kawasaki

6^th #34 Caleb Encina Kawasaki

450cc Motorcycle

1^st #711 Nic Yasuhiro Honda

2^nd #75 Jeff Rios Yamaha

3^rd #5 Shawn Aguilo Kawasaki

4^th #19 Zachary Chang Honda

5^th #768 James Gallagher Yamaha

6^th #38 Jesse Pangelinan Kawasaki

7^th #332 Zadrian Tallada Yamaha

250cc Motorcycle

1^st #1 JR Cepeda Kawasaki

2^nd #8 Kim Aiken Kawasaki

3^rd #100 Steve Turo Kawasaki

4^th #89 Bobby Benson Honda

5^th #4 Nolan Minor Yamaha

6^th #318 Rudy King Yamaha

7^th #83 Ceasar Whitt Kawasaki

8^th #8 Peter Aguon Kawasaki

9^th #11 Brady Kruize Suzuki

10^th #28 Brad Gomez Kawasaki

Vet Over 40 Motorcycle

1^st #57 Kim Aiken Kawasaki

2^nd #75 Jeff Rios Yamaha

3^rd #100 Steve Turo Kawasaki

4^th #83 Ceasar Whitt Kawasaki

5^th #8 Peter Aguon Kawasaki

6^th #768 James Gallagher Yamaha

7^th #38 Jesse Pangelinan Kawasaki

Up next for Guam’s motocross racers and fans will be the kick off of the Monster Energy 2015 Guam Motocross Championships this coming Sunday March 15^th at the Guam International Raceway in Yigo. Special thanks to all that made this year’s Guam History and Chamorro Heritage Day Motocross events such a success- Rocky Mountain Precast, Encina Trucking, Jeff Rios, track builder Kim “the Rocker” Aiken, Gene Morrison, DPW, Umatac Mayor Johnny Quinata and the staff for their support in preparing the race course!

Also thank you to all the people of Umatac and to all the 2015 Fiesta Motocross sponsors- Monster Energy, Cycles Plus Kawasaki, Guam Home Center, Phillips and Sons, Pacific Trucking Guam, Flamingo, TPI, Cycles Plus Honda, Smithbridge and Haw’n Rock Products, and to all the GIRMAC volunteers.

50cc kids enjoying the hard earned Guam History and Chamorro Heritage Day Motocross trophies. (courtesy photo)