WIND
Koester topped the Xtreme class
while Nick Drummer won in Pro
Sport.
With his 14.748 E.T., Drummer
was the first Pro Sporter to cross
the finish line at the top of the hill;
Josh Kobel ended up second
with Devin Sweitzer third.
Phil Libhart took the early lead
with a time of 11.592 seconds
in the Xtreme class with Nuzzolilli his closest rival at just over
12 seconds. It all changed after
halftime when Koester blazed
up the hill in 9.973 seconds and
bumped Libhart down a spot.
Shane Green then stopped the
clock at 11.182 seconds, moving
into second. Anthony DeHart followed with an 11.428-second ride
Vinny Nuzzolilli
took the Unlimited
class win on the
Freemansburg Hill
in Pennsylvania.
for third, pushing Libhart off the
podium.
Round one winner Jay Sallstrom set the pace in the Unlimited class with his 10.966-second
run, but 2012 champion Nuzzolilli
STONER HONORED
T
Casey Stoner was
honored with the
Member of the
Order of Australia
on Monday.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE
wo-time World Champion Casey Stoner was in
the news on Monday, June 10 for receiving his
Member of the Order of Australia during the Queen's
Birthday accolades that were handed out.
Stoner was given the award for his "significant
service to motorcycle racing."
screamed over the top with the
first, and only, sub-10-second
ride at 9.931. And he was not
to be beaten. Sallstrom finished
second with Green third.
Jeff Whitehead
FRANKEN-HAND
I
t was a tough week
for a few of the top
off-roaders, including
FAR Husqvarna's Andrew DeLong.
DeLong suffered a
broken hand prior to
last week's John Penton GNCC in Ohio and
needed surgery to put
it all back together.
DeLong also fol- Andrew DeLong shows off
lows the National En- his latest work.
duro Championship,
but he still showed up
It's not yet known
to support his Husky exactly how long he'll
teammates at the be laid up, but by the
Loose Moose Enduro looks of things, it won't
in Michigan.
be anytime soon.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHAN MOORE
IN
THE
PHOTOGRAPHY BY JEFF WHITEHEAD
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