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Sipes Top Hawaii Supercross
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loha Stadium hosted the first
supercross event in Hawaii
in several years, and the event
attracted some Monster Energy
AMA Supercross regulars. The
event was pulled together in just
seven weeks, so it was a huge
task to get the riders, bikes and
track build organized. That task
was carried out by Eric Peron-
nard, the sports organizer and
Darryl Atkins, the marketing
director.
The race used a three-moto
format, and Ryan Sipes domi-
nated the overall standings by
winning all three motos. Sipes
surprised a large group of regu-
lar 450SX racers, including Jus-
tin Brayton, who finished second
overall with 3-2-2 moto scores.
Tyler Bowers rounded out the
podium with 4-5-4 moto results.
AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer
John DeSoto, the "Flyin' Ha-
waiian," part of the group that
helped make the 2019 Super-
cross in Hawaii happen. DeSoto
was a top motocross racer in the
late 1960s and early 1970s. He
raced U.S. Nationals and also
some GPs and represented the
U.S. at the Motocross des Na-
tions in 1973.
There was a "DeSoto Cup"
Motocross des Nations-style
race for riders from the various
Hawaiian Islands, and the home
team of Oahu took the top spot.
In fact, the top three riders—Don-
ovan Canionero, Garret Lee and
Bodhi Wong—were all represent-
ing Oahu. CN
Pro
1. Ryan Sipes (KTM) 1-1-1
2. Justin Brayton (Hon) 3-2-2
3. Tyler Bowers (Kaw) 4-5-4
4. Mike Alessi (Hon) 7-4-3
5. Austin Politelli 2-3-12
6. Ben LaMay 6-9-6
7. Josh Hill 8-8-7
8. Alex Ray 11-6-8
9. Jimmy Decotis 5-13-11
10. Kyle Chisholm 13-7-5
DeSoto Cup
1. Donovan Canionero 1-1-1
2. Garret Lee 7-4-2
3. Bodhi Wong 5-9-3
(L-R) Justin
Brayton, Ryan
Sipes and Tyler
Bowers made
up the podium
at the Hawaii
Supercross in
Aloha Stadium.
