Baker Wins
Virginia City GP
T
he Virginia City GP celebrated its 50th
anniversary, October 21, with nearly
1000 riders taking part. The 200-year-old
city was founded during the Comstock
Lode era in Nevada history, which only
lasted about 20 years, but fortunately
there's no end in sight for the Gran Prix.
This year it once again started on C
Street in the middle of town, with riders
lined up in waves of 10. When it was all
over, GasGas-mounted JT Baker claimed first
place in the Open Pro class, winning Saturday's
four-hour race by four minutes over Yamaha rider
Justin Bonita.
Nick Stover (KTM) was third.
Brody Honea looked like he had the race well in
hand on the last lap, but he tangled with a lapped
rider and ended up on the DNF list.
On Sunday, one of the biggest storms in the
area's recent history dumped four inches of rain on
the three-hour Novice race. Andrea Keefe survived
it to claim the Open Novice win. Only five riders
completed five laps on Sunday.
Ron Lawson
IN
THE
WIND
P48
OVERALL
Saturday
1. JT Baker (GG)
2. Justin Bonita (Yam)
3. Nick Stover (KTM)
4. Irving Powers (KTM)
5. Daron Rahlves (KTM)
The Virginia City
Grand Prix recently
celebrated its 50th
running of the historic
race.
PHOTOS: RON LAWSON
JT Baker was the winner
of Saturday's premier
race, which included
Pros and Experts.
