Hoeft, Lipanovich Top 2-Stroke
World Championship
T
he sweet sounds of two-
strokes invaded Glen Helen
Raceway for the 15th annual
Wiseco 2-Stroke World Cham-
pionship Motocross, presented
by Fasthouse. This race always
brings out a plethora of cool
bikes, both new and old, with
just one rule—two-strokes only.
A variety of current and former
pros lined up to partake in the
cash purses that were up for
grabs, including Ryan Villopoto,
Carson Brown, Mike Alessi, Jus
-
tin Hoeft, Josh Mosiman, and
many more. In the end, Justin
Hoeft and Sean Lipanovich
walked away with big wins in the
Open Pro and 125 Pro divisions.
PASHA 125 PRO
The first Pasha 125 Pro moto
saw Lipanovich grab the all-
important holeshot over Luke
Kalaitzian. The two battled
wheel-to-wheel in the open-
ing laps while Josh Mosiman
worked his way forward from a
top-five start.
By the end of lap two, Mosi-
man had found his way into third
after getting around Alessi, and
then he set his sights on the two
leaders. After out-dragging Ka-
laitzian and Lipanovich in succes-
sion, Mosiman shot off the track
and dropped back to third. One
lap later, he was back in the mix
and put himself into the top spot.
Once in the lead, Mosiman ran
away with the rest of the moto,
marking it the third year in a row
he's taken the first-moto win.
KTM's Ryan Morais charged his
way up to second at the checkers,
dropping Lipanovich back to third.
Moto two saw the same front
runners, once again, as Li
-
panovich, Morais, and Mosiman
started first, second and third,
respectively. Mosiman mounted
another charge at the halfway
mark, but a rock managed to get
stuck in his rear sprocket and
brought the bike to a halt, forc
-
ing him out of the race.
With Mosiman now out,
Lipanovich and Morais made
WIND
IN THE
P62
Justin Hoeft won
the competitive
Open Pro class.
PHOTOS: WILL EMBREE
