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Cipala Tops South Hills Showdown Motoclimb T he South Hills Showdown took place at the Billings Mo- torcycle Club in Montana, April 29-May 1, and was round two of the AMA IRC Motoclimb Super Series, Presented by Monster Energy. The event shared the weekend and venue with the AMA U.S. Hard Enduro Series, so there was double the action and twice as many athletes as usual from both disciplines in at- tendance. It rained all day on Friday, mak- ing the hill a bit muddy, but the clear weather ended up making the traction nearly perfect. The day started off with 60 riders in the 450cc qualifier, with Austin Teyler taking the top spot by nearly 1.5 seconds. The hard en- duro prologue was staggered in between the MSS classes, which added a bunch of entertainment as the enduro athletes were find- ing ways to climb the steep hill on stock bikes. The Open class took place at dusk, with 32 riders holding it wide open on a faster hill. Logan Mead held the fast time for a bit on his KTM 1290, then got bumped by Tyler Cardwell on his KTM 1190. Logan Cipala, the 2021 MSS Champion, then laid down a smoking-fast 8.585-sec- ond run on his Buell HCR 1190, winning the class by nearly three- quarters of a second. In the 450 main, Cipala dominated the class yet again, as he pushed his way through the 32-rider bracket. Mead and Karson Lloyd rounded off the podium. Cipala walked away from Billings with a perfect 50-point weekend, winning both classes and extending his points lead going into the Big Hill Jam in Yon- calla, Oregon, June 25-26. Matt Musgrave Overall 1. Logan Cipala (50 points) 2. Logan Mead (42) 3. Tyler Cardwell (36) 4. Karson Lloyd (32) 5. Austin Teyler (30) IN THE WIND P68 The AMA Motoclimb Series joined up with the AMA Hard Enduro Series in Billings, Montana. PHOTO: RYAN DEL PONTE/THE REDLINE PROJECTS The Brawl was put on by local promoters Evan Ask and Casey VonOlnhousen in partnership with the BMC. The race format was one lap with a four-hour cutoff time over a 30-mile loop. More than 160 racers lined up with only 11 riders completing the lap before the cutoff. Traction was the theme of the event with a lot of rain prior to the event, a day of decent drying, and then progressively falling rain during race day, making the ben- tonite clay hills ultra-challenging for all riders out on the course. CN PRO 1. Trystan Hart (KTM) 2. Cooper Abbott (She) 3. Cory Graffunder (Hus) 4. Ryder LeBlond (Hus) 5. Keith Curtis (She) 6. Colton Haaker (Hus) 7. Daniel Lewis (Hus) 8. Spenser Wilton (GG) 9. Tim Apollo (Bet) 10. Branden Petrie (She)