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Cipala Tops Freemansburg Hillclimb
A
MA Pro Hillclimb converged
on Freemansburg, Pennsyl-
vania, June 13, for its second
round of action. It was Logan
Cipala who rose to the occasion
and dominated in overall perfor-
mance of the day.
In the 450 class Jay Sallstrom
(Yamaha), set the fast time with
a 12.882-second run that would
take the number-one spot. Cipala
finished second place with a
13.086 run and John Koester,
who led in the first round of the
class, fell to third with his first run
time of 13.431.
The Twins class seemed more
challenged at Freemansburg,
with only half of the 10 competi-
tors completing the entire run.
Three-time AMA Champion
Cipala set the fast time in round
one on his Buell 1190R with an
11.230-second run followed by
Joel Falde, who came out in
the second round and posted a
13.962 run that landed him the
number-two podium position.
Falde's inspired run would push
Logan's brother Luke Cipala to
third-place finishing position.
Logan Cipala again shined
in the Premier class, finishing
second behind Phil Libhart on his
orange 1973 Triumph that com-
pleted an impressive 10.675-sec-
ond run. In the second round,
the younger Cipala improved his
time by over two seconds with a
11.462 but came up short of his
brother's time to collect third.
Current season points stand-
ings in the 450 class have Logan
Cipala leading with 47 points, fol-
lowed by Sallstrom with 42 points
and Koester at 38 points.
The Twins class is led by Lo-
gan Cipala with 45 points, Luke
Cipala with 42 points and Joel
Falde with 38 points.
The Premier class sees Libhart
in the lead at 41 points although
tied with Koester (41). Sallstrom
lurks just behind with 40 points.
The third round of the AMA
Pro Hillclimb season will run on
August 28, 2021 at High Fly MX
Park in Scottsburg, Indiana.
CN
450
1. Jay Sallstrom (Yam)
2. Logan Cipala (GG)
3. John Koester (Hon)
Twins
1. Logan Cipala (Bue)
2. Joel Falde (KTM)
3. Luke Cipala (Bue)
Premier
1. Phil Libhart (Tri)
2. Logan Cipala (Bue)
3. Luke Cipala (Bue)
Logan Cipala finished in the top three
in all the classes, which included a win
in the Twins class, at the AMA Hillclimb
in Freemansburg, Pennsylvania.
PHOTO: TAMARA BAILEY/TNA MEDIA
