put into three different 125 Pro
classes by Pasha Ofshar, drew a
good number of participants for
the eighth-liter divisions. In the
Pasha 30+ 125 Pro class, Alessi
stormed to a 1-1 victory ahead of
his former KTM race boss Kurt
Nicoll. The 125 Pro title went to
Colton Aeck with his 3-1 score,
after first-moto winner Hoeft who
only mustered a 13th place in the
second moto.
In the Pasha 50+ 125 Pro
class, Nicoll and Doug Dubach
went 1-2 in the opening moto,
setting the stage for another
Nicoll/Dubach winner-take-all
showdown in the second moto.
However, neither was able to line
up in the second moto (Nicoll's
KTM let go just after the finish
of the 30+ Pro race), leaving
Pete Murray to collect the spoils
ahead of Kevin Barda and Jon
Ortner.
Jean Turner
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Zef Eisenberg Passes
H
igh-speed record rider Zef
Eisenberg was killed on Oc-
tober 1 at Elvington Airfiled in the
UK after the Porsche 911 Turbo
he was driving while attempting a
new record left the road at high
speed. It happened in an event
run by Straightliners UK.
"At 16.30, the car went out of
control at high speed at the end
of a run. Local police and ambu-
lance crews attended, however
the driver tragically died at the
scene," a release from event
organizers said.
Eisenberg held over 70 British,
World, UKTA, ACU and Guinness
speed records using bikes, cars,
and quads, and on surfaces as
varied as tarmac, sand and ice. In
May 2019, he received the Simms
Medal in honor of his outstanding
contribution to motoring innovation by the Royal
Automobile Club.
Eisenberg, a businessman responsible for the
creation of the health supplement firm Maxi-
muscle, took a world record in 2015 for reach-
ing speeds of 225 mph on a turbine-powered
motorcycle. CN
Land speed rider Zef
Eisenberg died while
attempting a new
speed record in a
four-wheel vehicle.
