and on the last lap he came to a
stop, running out of gas. Ran-
danella won, followed by Tyler
Stepek and Dakota Kessler. The
second moto was nearly the
same as Randanella, and Carroll
again ran up front, but this time, a
mechanical took Carroll out of the
race. Randanella won the moto
and overall. He was followed over
the line in moto two by Josh Clark
and Aidan Dickens. Clark would
take the second spot on the
podium for second overall, but a
consistent James Harrington with
5-7 moto scores would claim the
final step on the podium.
In the 250 A class, Kawasaki
rider Jack Rogers put on a show
for the fans, overcoming pres
-
sure from Gage Stine and Sebas-
tian Balbuena to claim the over-
all victory with 1-2 moto scores.
Behind him, in the first moto,
were the hard-charging Stine and
Balbuena. The second moto saw
Rogers again out front, but Bal
-
buena would get around him this
time. Rogers settled into sec-
ond, knowing he had the overall
in hand as long as he finished
ahead of Stine. The moto ended
with Balbuena out front, followed
by Rogers and Aidan Dickens.
Rogers stood on the top step,
followed by Balbuena in second
and Stine's (2-7) scores for third.
In a nod to the tradition of this
race, Dakota Kessler competed
on a bike older than anyone on
the starting line, including him
-
self. The 1989 Kawasaki KX250
with number 61 on the plate was
a tribute to the 1989 season
when his dad, Mickey Kessler,
competed on the national series
on the same bike model.
Between the Pro motos, the
crowd was treated to a series
of special intermission races,
which have long been a part of
the Race of Champions week
-
end. In 2024, the prestigious
Ironman Classic, sponsored by
Motorcycle Mall of Monmouth,
went to Jonathan Getz after
early leader Canyon Richards ran
into a lapped rider. Other winners
included Forrest McPherson in
the 65cc Kessler Cup, sponsored
by Montgomeryville Cycle Cen
-
ter, Michael Gurda Jr in the 85cc
Top Gun Mini Cycle Shootout,
sponsored by Crossroad Power
-
sports, Reed Brown in the Fast
50s and Osvaldo Neto in the
125cc All-Stars moto.
CN
250 A (Top 5)
1. Jack Rogers (Kaw)
2. Sebastian Balbuena (Yam)
3. Gage Stine (Yam)
4. Cory Carsten (Suz)
5. Taylor Beckwith (KTM)
Open A (Top 5)
1. Ricci Randanella (Kaw)
2. Josh Clark (Yam)
3. James Harrington (Yam)
4. Travis Randanella (KTM)
5. Sebastian Balbuena (Yam)
VOLUME ISSUE OCTOBER , P39
Ricci Randanella
emerged with
the Open A
Championship.
