In the Pro Open class, MSS
athletes showed the crowd what
these custom-built machines
are capable of. The machines
ranged from a Yamaha XS800
fueled by nitro-methane to
KTM V-twins and more. Logan
Mead put down a fast pass on
his first run, stopping the clock
at 15.684 seconds aboard his
KTM 1290. This time held until
Wolfson figured out the tricky
turns on the course and clocked
a 15.548-second pass on his
Suzuki GSX-R750, winning the
Open class. Payton Reimers
had an impressive ride aboard
his Kawasaki 1428, finishing in
third.
The final class of the day was
Verticross, which was the first
time many of the fans saw two
riders race up the hill together.
There were some tight battles
in the top-16 bracket, including
a photo finish between Alex
-
ander and Ryan Wyatt, but it
came down to Reimers on his
Stark Varg and Wolfson on his
CRF450R in the finals.
The AMA Motoclimb Super
Series is currently the only
AMA Championship that allows
electric motorcycles to compete
against gas-powered bikes,
which has made things interest
-
ing this season. These bikes
were first allowed in 2018 when
Alta Motors was involved with
the series, but the MSS has seen
several Vargs compete in the
Pro Stock and Pro Mod classes.
The competition has actually
been very close most of the sea
-
son against some of the faster
450s, with the Vargs winning a
couple races, but being bested
by the gas bikes the majority of
the time. It was Wolfson, though,
who took the lead at the start
and ended up winning the Verti-
cross class on his gas-powered
machine.
Wolfson ended up with a per-
fect 40 points to win the event
overall, and also walked away
with the Pro Stock, Pro Open,
Verticross, and Overall MSS
Championships for the 2024
season. Payton Reimers won the
Pro Mod MSS Championship.
The 2024 AMA Motoclimb Super
Series saw a lot of great racing
and stopped at some awesome
venues, crowning two new
champions as Logan Cipala's
multi-year reign ends after a
mid-season injury. The final stop
at the Purgatory Ski Resort with
the Four Corners Motorcycle
Rally was well-received by the
racers, as they hope to see it
again in the future. There is no
official 2025 schedule yet, but
plans are being made to poten
-
tially add another round or two
next season.
Matt Musgrove
OVERALL
1. Jon Wolfson (40)
2. Payton Reimers (35)
3. Logan Mead (33)
4. Tristan Alexander (32)
5. Ryan Wyatt (27)
WIND
IN THE
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Tristan Alexander had
a good weekend, which
included winning the
Pro Modified class.
