VOLUME 56 ISSUE 28 JULY 16, 2019 P37
Cipala, Sipes Top Wisconsin Motoclimb
L
ogan Cipala won the
second round of the IRC
Motoclimb Super Series in
Bay City, Wisconsin, July
13-14, going against Red
Bull KTM's Ryan Sipes
and other top riders in the
series.
The Valley Springs MC
prepared a challenging
500-foot-long hill that had
technical rhythm and various
routes for each class. Cipala
ended up winning the Open
category, with a blazing fast
13.434-second run aboard
his Buell 1190R and placed
second against Sipes in the
450cc main.
Sipes, filming for Red Bull's
General Sipes web series,
started the day off strong by
winning the 450cc qualifier
with a 17.631-second run,
riding a KTM 450 SX-F with
Xtnded swingarm extensions.
After the top 32 qualifiers
were placed in the 450cc main
bracket, Sipes met Cipala in
the finals and barely edged
him out in the last 100 feet of
the hill. Harold Waddell and
Austin Teyler finished second
and third, respectively, in the
Open class, but struggled in
the 450cc class.
Cipala is the series points
leader going into round three
at the world famous Poags
Hole, in Dansville, NY, August
18.
Matt Musgrove
(Above) Logan Cipala (left) and Ryan Sipes (right) prepare to
battle in the 450cc Motoclimb main in Wisconsin. Sipes won
it. Cipala won the Open class. (Below) Cipala (right) defeated
Harold Waddell in the Open final. PHOTOS: MATT MUSGROVE
