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PHOTO BY GREG FERENSTEIN
STTARS/3 Broth_IKTM SUpErmoto SEries
Round 5: Hol'54i Thief MIle
Proud Dad Claims Father's Day Victories
By
GREG FERENSTEIN
ROSAMOND, CA, JUNE 19
ound fM! of the 3 Brothers KTM Super-
o
I'moto Series fell on Father's Day. which
suits the family-oriented STTARS Series perfectly. The Mini-Mota class. for bikes I SOcc or
less, has always been popular with kids and
adults alike, but new for 200S is the Mini Junior
cI.... which gives racers 10 and younger a class
of their own. Fathers. sons, daughters and even
the occasional mom line the grids of the
monthly races. which made scheduling a race
on Father's Day a natural.
Ever since Leonardo "Pucho" Bagnis first
swung a leg over the all new and signifKalldy
improved 200S Husqvamas, he's been a force
to be reckoned with. The 4SOcc cI... is usually
hotly contested, but Bagnis made it look like a
walk in the park as he handily took the win
over Two Brothers Raclng's Steve Drew. With
the 450cc race handled, Pucho retired the bike
to the GP Motorcycles transporter, as he'd be
needing his mighty Husqvarna SMRS 10 for the
Open class later In the day.
Moto icon Micky Dymond. on his AIIAccess KTM. took the Open-class heat-race
win, and he looked likely to do the same in the
main event, riding smoothly out front. with
Ilagnis trailing In second place. At. the halfway
point, Dymond got a little "whiskey-throttle"
coming off the dirt berm and slid sideways
approaching the double lump. Dymond got the
bike corrected and aimed back down the
track. but thai: one small miscue was all it took
for Bagnis to squeeze by and claim the lead.
They would finish out the race in that order.
with Bagnis collecting a big chunk of the Open
Expert IOO-percent payback, as well as a
generous contingency offered by Husqvama.
Meanwhile. Joker Machine rider Justin Ross
was quickly regaining ground after falling earlier
in the race. Near the end of the final lap, Ross
caught up to his off-track friend Cameron
Welsh in the same dirt berm that had done
Dymond in. Ross' KTM and Welsh's Yamaha
came together right in the middle of the berm,
and Welsh was forced over the top and off the
!rack. Ross sprinted to the flag to claim third
piace, while Welsh. who was now off the track
in the rocks and weeds, kept the power on
while shooting up a dirt embankment and
launching spectacularly into the air. Welsh
landed on the asphalt and rolled over the finish
line holding on to the fourth spot. ahead of
Drew. CRSllO-mounted Rick Pearce celebrated
Grandpa's Day with a sixth-place finish.
Mike Deloach entered the Intermediate
race as the points leader, but a bizarre accident
saw his Honda become locked onto the side of
Chris Borgman's Yamaha over the tabletop
jump. As Deloach jumped to his feet. he was
shocked to see his bike leaving him behind as
Borgman continued racing down the track,
piloting two bikes at once! By the time Deloach
caught up to and remounted his bike. he was
dead last in 21th place, but he charged back to
finish 15th.
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RuuLnI JUNI 19,2005 (ROUND
5)
CrasHdup and tire spinning,
Leonardo Bagnls used sklll and
body English to control his
Husqvarna SMR51 0 _
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where dirt Iransitions to pavement
at raund five of the mARSI
3 8rothen/KTM Supennoto Series.
HINIIR: I. ChristiIn I1,.-aYO (Han); 2. Ryan Coapeo(Hon); J. Joe I\obe