MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES WRAPS UP SEASON

PRESS RELEASE – Round 10 of the 10 round 2022 Monster Energy Guam Motocross Championships was held this past Sunday at the Guam International Raceway in Yigo. Racing kicked off at 11:30 am with the schedule full of kid’s minibike and kids atv classes along with riders racing in the big bikes and atv classes. Weather was perfect but the course after an early morning torrential downpour was slick with near swamp like conditions that faced each of the championship hopefuls in this the final round of the 2022 Monster Energy Guam Motocross Championships. At least the sun was shining while the mud was flying.

Highlights and results

Once more the Open Motorcycle class saw #85 CyclesPlus Kawasaki rider Blaze Aiken and #1 Little Jon Aguon along with current points leader #7 JR Cepeda aboard a Yamaha up in front of the pack bar to bar battling for the lead position. Aiken took little time to pour on the throttle and send his Cycles Plus Kawasaki with himself flying into the lead and then quickly putting distance on the rest of the field. At the checkers of heat one of two Aiken had a commanding lead of nearly a half a lap as he crossed the finish to take first. In the second heat #1 defending champion Little Jon Aguon on the Cycles Plus Kawasaki grabbed the lead with #7 Yamaha mounted JR Cepeda and #31 Tim Wenden on a Ktm biting at his rear fender. Heat one winner #85 Blaze Aiken had gone down on the first lap and had to work his way back into contention from dead last. Aiken was once again sending it and by the last lap had moved his Kawasaki up into second to challenge the leader #31 Tim Wenden for the lead. Wenden took the heat win with Aiken second and Aguon third giving the Cycles Plus team rider Aiken first overall for the final round. Aguon was second overall with Cepeda third overall. The rest of the field finished as follows.

4^th #20 Zak Cruz 

5^th #49 Bong Radam

6^th #33 Tim Wenden

After ten of the ten rounds completed Yamaha pilot #7 JR Cepeda has clinched the Open Motorcycle class championship with 457 points over #1 Little Jon Aguon with 442 points. #85 Blaze Aiken finished in third in the championships with 432 points. The rest of the Open Motorcycle class top ten in the 2022 Monster Energy Guam Motocross Championship are as follows

4^th #23 Jordan Leon Guerrero 242 points 

5^th #921 Jason Monnin 212 points 

6^th #25 Larry Limtiaco 204 points 

7^th #49 Bong Radam 175 points 

8^th #11 Mike Limtiaco 172 points 

9^th #33 Tim Wenden 123 points 

10^th #98 Marshal Vawter 101 points

In the Open Atv class after ten rounds completed defending champion Cycles Plus team rider #4 Robert Bucek clinched the championship with 404 points over #2 Georgie Santos aboard a Kawasaki who took second in the championship with 359 points. Third in the championship points on his Yamaha is #88 Camilo Lorenzo with 346 points. The rest of the Open Atv class top ten for the 2022 Monster Energy Guam Motocross Championship are as follows

4^th #14 Pierre Banes 281 points 

5^th #27 James Lujan 200 poits

6^th #24 Alan Blaz 139 points 

7^th #17 Aaron Blaz 93 points 

8^th #11 John Gilman 93 points

9^th #64 George Santos 62 points 

10^th #75 Austin Fernandez 61 points

In the Schoolboy/girl class Ktm mounted Local Strains team rider #17 Isaiah Reyes took the win #8 Kanen Arceo taking second on a Kawasaki and #25 Lawrence Limtiaco in third aboard a Kawasaki. #27 Drake Garcia finished ourth on his Kawasaki.

After ten of ten rounds completed #10 Abraham Guerrero clinches the championship in the Schoolboy class with 444 points over #25 Lawrence Limtiaco in second with 390 points. Third in the championship points is #33 Mariana Wenden with 326 points. Rest of the top five in the schoolboy class are 

4^th #17 Isaiah Salas 227 points 

5^th #8 Kanen Arceo 131 points 

In the Open Minibike class #18 Jonathan Aguon aboard a Kawasaki had yet another bar banging battle with #31 Richard Wenden on his Rocky Mountain Precast supported Ktm. Aguon after battling it out with Wenden took the win with Wenden second and #7 Maddox Monnin finishing third. 

After ten of the ten rounds completed #31 Richard Wenden clinches the championship in the Kids Open Minibike class with 485 points over #18 Jon Boy Aguon with 455 points. Third in the championship points is #23 Jonaye Cruz with 310 points. Rest of the top five in the Open Minibike class are

4^th #7 Maddox Monnin 266 pointts

5^th #8 Arceo Kanen 258 points 

In other class results

Open Novice Motorcycle class saw Local Strains team rider #8 Kanen Arceo taking the win over#17 Isaiah Salas. Third went to#203 Jacob Kendall. The rest of the field finished as follows

4^th #14 Brandon Ross

5^th #530 Wesley Lane

6^th #25 Lawrence Limtiaco

7^th #38 Derek Larue 

8^th #22 Mourice Jones

9^th #27 Drake Garcia

10^th #13 Breean Larance

After ten of ten rounds completed #20 Zak Cruz has clinched the championship in the Open Novice class with 431 points there by clinching the Novice championship numerically over #25 Lawrence Limtiaco with 388 points in second. Third in the championship points is #96 Jude Sandlin with 285 points. The rest of the Open Novice class top ten in the 2022 Monster Energy Guam Motocross Championship are as follows

4^th #33 Mariana Wenden 247 points 

5^th #530 Wesley Lane 232 points

6^th #17 Isaiah Salas 226 points

7^th #111 Derek Merkley 189 points

8^th #13 Breean Larance 188 points

9^th #69 Derrik Larance 144 points 

10^th #8 Kanen Arceo 131 points 

Womens Open Novice

1^st #33 Mariana Wenden on a Ktm clinches the championship over #13 Breean Larnce aboard a Kawasaki.

450cc Motorcycle class round ten results

1^st #1 Little John Aguon

2^nd #7 JR Cepeda 

3^rd  #49 Bong Radam

450cc final 2022 Championship top five results after ten of ten rounds

1^st #7 JR Cepeda 477 points

2^nd #1 Little John Aguon 464 points

3^rd #921 Jason Monnin 256 points

4^th #49 Bong Radam 213 points 

5^th #11 Mike Limtiaco 198 points 

250cc Motorcycle class round ten results

1^st #85 Blaze Aiken 

2^nd #20 Zak Cruz

3^rd #33 Tim Wenden

250cc final 2022 Championship top five results after ten of ten rounds

1^st #85 Blaze Aiken 497 points

2^nd #23 Jordan Leon Guerrero 334 points

3^rd #25 Larry Limtiaco 288 points 

4^th #33 Tim Wenden 135 points 

5^th #27 Marvin Pangelinan 70 points  

Over 40 Vet Motorcycle class round ten results

1^st #31 Tim Wenden 

2^nd #49 Bong Radam

Over 40 Open Vet final 2022 Championship top five results after ten of ten rounds

1^st #25 Larry Limtiaco 151 points 

2^nd #33 Tim Wenden 150 points 

3^rd #49 Bong Radam 123 points 

4^th #11 Mike Limtiaco 116 points 

5^th #75 Jeff Rios 62 points

150cc Kids Minibike final 2022 Championship results after ten of ten rounds

1^st #23 Jonaye Cruz 422pts

2^nd #24 Isaiah Salas 47pts

85cc Kids Minibike class round ten results

1^st #31 Richard Wenden

2^nd #18 Jonathan Aguon 

3^rd #7 Maddox Monnin

85cc Kids Minibike class final 2022 Championship top five results after ten of ten rounds

1^st #31 Richard Wenden 485 points

2^nd #18 Jonathan Aguon 455 points

3^rd #7 Maddox Monnin 292 points  

4^th #8 Arceo Kanen 260 points 

5^th #33 Mariana Wenden 74 points

Womens Minibike final 2022 Championship results after ten of ten rounds

1^st #23 Jonaye Cruz 422pts 

2^nd #22 Nicole Dela R eyes

3^rd #33 Mariana Wenden 91pts

65cc Kids Minibike class round ten results

1^st #38 Travin Blaz 

2^nd #2 Alize Mondia 

3^rd #24 Daniel Glen Jr. Salas 

4^th  #3 Talen Diaz San Nicolas 

5^th #21 Christopher Leon Guerrero 

6^th #4 Landon Grey 

7^th #28 Julian Lane

8^th #60 Ej Larance

65cc Kids Minibike class final 2022 Championship top ten results after ten of ten rounds

1^st #2 Alize Mondia 480 points 

2^nd #24 Daniel Glen Jr. Salas 393 points

3^rd #3 Talen Diaz San Nicolas 37 1 points 

4^th #38 Travin Blaz 340 points 

5^th #11 Leo Limtiaco 259 points 

6^th #4 Landon Grey 254 points 

7^th #28 Julian Lane 253 points 

8^th #21 Christopher Leon Guerrero 246 points 

9^th #50 EJ Larance 220 points

10^th #33 Aaron Palacios 150 points

50cc Kids Minibike round ten results

1^st #1 Jeriah Guzman #108 Cannen Brooks 

2^nd #16 Kiko Grey #3 Cason Brooks

3^rd #6 Owen Harris

4^th #100 Kyan Mayo

5^th #30 Ryder Salas

6^th #119 Mace Monnin

50cc Kids Minibike class final 2022 Championship top ten results after ten of ten rounds

1^st #108 Cannen Brooks 455 points 

2^nd #1 Jeriah Guzman 418 points

3^rd #3 Cason Brooks 393 points

4^th #100 Kyan Mayo 319 points

5^th #16 Kiko Grey 288 points 

6^th #24 Rogen Nauta 197 points

7^th #119 Mace Monnin 184 points 

8^th #6 Owen Harris 64 points

9^th #30 Ryder Salas 58 points

10^th #100 Troy Larance 29 points

Kids Mini Atv round ten results

1^st #50 Troy Larance

2^nd #18 Austin Quinata 

3^rd #40 Taiden Blaz

4^th Aria Zapatos

Kids Mini Atv class final 2022 Championship top five results after ten of ten rounds

1^st #18 Austin Quinata 427 points 

2^nd #60 Troy Larance 332 points

3^rd #40 Taiden Blaz 187 points

4^th #7 Gaven Lorenzo 141 points

5^th #6 Aria Zapatos 20 points

Kids Mini Atv Intro round ten results

1^st #4 Kyan Mayo 

2^nd #2 Ava Zapatos 

3^rd #19 Jude Zapatos

4^th #1 Ashton Blaz 

5^th #21 Raven Salas 

6^th #24 Rogen Nauta 

7^th #11 Alana Quinata

8^th #17 Samantha Ross

Kids Intro Mini Atv class final 2022 Championship top ten results after ten of ten rounds

1^st #24 Rogen Nauta 438 points 

2^nd #4 Kyan Mayo 400 points 

3^rd #88 Giancarlo Lorenzo 305 points

4^th #2 Ava Zapatos 286 points

5^th #39 Tayliana Blaz 217 points 

6^th #38 Brooklyn LaRue 199 points 

7^th #11 Alana Quinata 195 points

8^th #19 Jude Zapatos 188 points

9^th #6 Aria Zapatos 185 points    

10^th #20 Auhriene Santos 160 points

Up next on 2022 GIRMAC motocross schedule will be the Turkeycross 2022 which is an off-island event being organized by the Marianas Racing Association on Guams sister island of Saipan who have sent an open invitation to all GIRMAC members. A large team of GIRMAC motocross racers from the wide range of all its motocross classes are confirmed to be participating. The Turkeycross is a two day race event and will be taking place on the Saturday November 26^th and Sunday November 27^th at Cowtown Motocross Track on Saipan. Those interested in getting involved or are looking for more information can visit www.GIRMAC.Teamapp.com or contact Robert Bucek at 671-727-5381 on Guam and or Saipan contact via whatsapp MRA Charles Cepeda at 670-483-6435