Alexander Wins Brick Mine MotoClimb
T
he fourth and penultimate
round of the 2024 AMA
CFMoto MotoClimb Super Series
(MSS) took place at the Express
Pros Brick Mine near Walhalla,
North Dakota, on July 5 and
featured new faces and names
on the podiums in the Pro Stock,
Pro Open and Pro Modified
classes.
Heavy rains and thunder-
storms during the week leading
up to the event yielded near-ideal
hill conditions with plenty of
traction compared to the dry,
loose soil of years past. This
allowed the Eagle Ridge Mo-
torcycle Club to make exciting
layouts for all three classes on
the 750-foot-long hill that chal-
lenged the riders and engaged
spectators.
The Pro Mod class started the
day with a technical hill featuring
two near-vertical walls that chal-
lenged even the top contenders.
Only five of the 26 racers crested
the hill. Multi-time MSS cham-
pion Logan Cipala took the win
aboard his Mueller Motorsports
GasGas MC550F with a time of
20.637 seconds.
For the Pro Open class, a
fast line was flagged to allow
the high-horsepower machines
to show their true potential.
The added moisture in the soil
allowed more options for rear-
tire choices, with many racers
choosing to use a knobby mo
-
tocross tire instead of special-
ized hillclimb tires, which have
large paddles or added metal for
more traction. Logan Cipala put
down a smooth ride of 17.476
seconds in the first round on his
factory-backed Buell 1190 HCR.
Tristan Alexander came close,
with a 17.879-second ride in the
second round on his twin-cylin
-
der KTM 1190. Payton Reimers
rounded out the podium with a
time of 18.728 seconds, riding
his 1428cc inline four-cylinder
WIND
IN THE
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Tristan Alexander was
the overall winner at the
Brick Mine MotoClimb
in North Dakota.
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