Sunday, December 16, 2007

RPMX 8/12

Sal Calamita Henry Rojas
Bryan Wallace


The dog days of summer are upon us and motocross is in full swing at Raceway Park. The hot summer days make for a battle of the elements as well as a battle of man and machine. Gone are the days of loamy, moist track conditions; instead, they are replaced by hard-packed, dusty conditions. The Mickey Kessler-prepared track held up well despite the 90-degree temperatures, and in turn those in attendance were treated to excellent racing in all classes.
The first 125cc “Lites” Expert moto saw Fox/Dragon-backed Honda rider Adam Blessing get the early lead over the rest of the field. Hot on his heels were Ronnie Stewart, Mount Holly KTM rider Ryan Gainey, Suzuki-mounted Henry Rojas, and Goodfellow’s Honda rider Onorino Fascelli. Blessing continued to lead, but Dakota Kessler (437) was on a roll, eventually working his way past Fascelli and Gainey and into third. At moto’s end, it was Blessing with the victory, followed by Rojas and Fascelli, who got back around Gainey and Kessler for third.
In the second moto, Kessler grabbed the holeshot, followed by Stewart and Blessing. Honda-mounted Bryan Wallace was catching up to the lead trio, and he eventually started knocking on Blessing’s door. Stewart got by Kessler and tried to run away, but Kessler got back by and held on to the lead until the end, taking the victory. He was followed across the line by Stewart and Wallace.
Kessler’s 5-1 motos garnered the overall for the day, followed by Blessing (1-5) and Fascelli (3-4).
Blessing got the holeshot in the first 250cc “Motocross” Expert moto, followed by Kessler and Fascelli, with Kessler going by them all on the way up the staircase and into the lead. Just one lap in, Stewart worked his way past Blessing and set off to catch Kessler. Stewart then got by Kessler and set off to take the moto win. He was followed across the line by Rojas, who’d worked his way through a fast pack of Experts to take second. Kessler held on for third.
The second moto saw Stewart grab the early lead, followed by Rojas, Fascelli and Kessler. Stewart began to stretch out his lead, while Rojas and Fascelli began to scrap for position. Gainey was in fourth, watching the race in front of him unfold.
While out front, apparently cruising to his second moto win of the day, Stewart put his leg down wrong in a corner and had to pull off the track in extreme pain after injuring his ankle, and he could not continue. Rojas was handed the moto win, and the overall with his 2-1 motos. Fascelli’s 4-2 score netted him second overall, and Bryan Wallace’s 5-4 score gave him third overall.
Results
65 (7-9): 1. Justin Cooper (KTM); 2. Sean Knoll (KTM); 3. Vincent Murphy (Kaw); 4. Brian Engdahl (KTM); 5. Sean Gillies (Suz).
65 (10-11): 1. Michael Pettit (Suz); 2. Joseph Galbraith (KTM); 3. Keith Pierce (KTM); 4. Michael Hudacko (Kaw); 5. Brett Cox.
85 (7-11): 1. Justin Cooper (Yam); 2. Robert Piazza (Kaw); 3. Jacob Hartranft (Yam); 4. Tyler J. Betsch (Suz); 5. Luke Palonicola (Kaw).
85 (12-13): 1. Jesse Pierce (Suz); 2. Jake Scott (Yam); 3. Brad Roth (Suz); 4. Michael Schalkoff (Suz); 5. Adam Scicchitano (Pit).
85 (14-15): 1. Allan Schaffer III (Suz); 2. Dan Geiger (Suz); 3. Francis Tattoli (Kaw); 4. Justin Garzone (Suz); 5. Andrew Bartle (Yam).
JR MINI (9-13): 1. Robert Piazza (Kaw); 2. Jake Scott (Yam); 3. Jacob Hartranft (Yam); 4. Luke Palonicola (Kaw); 5. Matthew Gahrmann (Kaw).
S/MINI (12-15): 1. Jesse Pierce (Suz); 2. Brad Roth (Suz); 3. Michael Schalkoff (Suz); 4. Dirk Masaro (Suz); 5. Britt Feulner (Hon).
125 NOV: 1. Michael Sowa (Suz); 2. Billy Allen Jr. (Suz); 3. J.T. Milne (Hon); 4. A.J. Kurdo (Hon); 5. Tyler Killeen (Hon).
125 AM: 1. Nicholas McPhee (Suz); 2. Sal Calamita (Hon); 3. Larry McVay (Yam); 4. Jon Reber (Suz); 5. Michael Voorhees (Hon).
125 EX: 1. Dakota Kessler (Suz); 2. Adam Blessing (Hon); 3. Onorino Fascelli (Hon); 4. Ronnie Stewart (Suz); 5. Ryan Gainey (KTM).
250 NOV: 1. Michael Sowa (Suz); 2. Alex Stavola (Suz); 3. Andrew Flood (Yam); 4. Jan-Michael Blakley; 5. Alex Lytwyn (Hon).
250 AM: 1. Nicholas McPhee (Suz); 2. James R. Henshaw (Hon); 3. Arthur Stryker (Hon); 4. Jeffrey Yeomans Jr. (Suz); 5. Larry McVay (Yam).
250 EX: 1. Henry Rojas (Suz); 2. Onorino Fascelli (Hon); 3. Bryan Wallace (Hon); 4. Brian Smith (Hon); 5. Dakota Kessler (Suz).
OPEN 4-STRK: 1. Frank Lettieri (Suz); 2. Sal Calamita (Hon); 3. Henry Rojas (Suz); 4. Michael Sowa (Suz); 5. Michael Voorhees (Hon).
WMN: 1. Nikki Stewart (Yam); 2. Virginia Roma (Hon); 3. Rachel Engdahl (Suz); 4. Jennifer Singleton (Yam); 5. Melinda Giberson (Yam).
SCHBY (12-15) 2-STRK: 1. Sal Calamita (Hon); 2. Larry McVay (Yam); 3. Ed Molfetta (Yam); 4. Billy Eaton (Suz); 5. Brad Wainwright (Yam).
CLGBY (16-24): 1. Greg Lurch (Yam); 2. Evan Forosisky (Kaw); 3. Ash Gaskill (Hon); 4. William Francisco (Yam); 5. Joseph Chmielewski (Yam).
25+ AM: 1. Jonathan Bronne (Hon); 2. Ed Graham (Suz); 3. Ed Allen (KTM); 4. Michael Chadwick (Yam); 5. John Ward (Hon).
25+ EX: 1. Onorino Fascelli (Hon); 2. James McIlvaine (Hon); 3. Jerry Seip (Hon); 4. Brian Smith (Hon); 5. Jeff Roma (Hon).
30+ NOV: 1. Jose Romero (Kaw); 2. Lawrence McVay (Yam); 3. Glenn Sutton (Hon); 4. Edward P. Lokerson (Suz); 5. Chuck Schellhardt (KTM).
30+ AM: 1. Daniel Jones (Hon); 2. Ed Graham (Suz); 3. Russ Myers (Hon); 4. John Ward (Hon); 5. Mike Biondo (Hon).
30+ EX: 1. Jerry Seip (Hon); 2. James McIlvaine (Hon); 3. Brian Smith (Hon); 4. Robert Quinn (Yam); 5. Chris Prenderville (Suz).
40+ AM: 1. Russ Myers (Hon); 2. Doug Kitchell (Hon); 3. Spencer W. Hess (Hon); 4. Stanley Poulsen (Hon); 5. John Sitar (Yam).
40+ EX: 1. James McIlvaine (Hon); 2. Jerry Seip (Hon); 3. Rich Jarvis (Yam); 4. Ken Bordzuk (Hon); 5. Andrew Ujhelyi (Hon).

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