VOLUME 62 ISSUE 30 JULY 29, 2025 P29
Mini Cup Qualifier Sonoma Hailed a Success
T
he Mission MotoAmerica
Mini Cup Qualifier at Sonoma
Raceway in Northern California
took place over the July 19-20
weekend and was considered
a success. Organized by cur
-
rent MotoAmerica racers Tyler
O'Hara
and Hawk Mazzotta
along with the Sierra Nevada
Mini Moto Club, the race fea-
tured 135 entries across nine
different classes, from
beginner
Stacyc electric bikes to pro-level
450cc Supermoto.
The event's premier class was
the Ohvale GP190 category, with
two riders pulling ahead of the
chase pack as the elbow-drag
-
ging Anthony Lupo Jr and Dexter
Daytona
Salaverria exchanged
blows in two very close races.
Salaverria gave it his all, but
Lupo Jr was too strong, securing
both race wins and the overall
weekend victory. Ethan Pan
finished third.
In all, 16 riders qualified for
the 2025 Mission Mini Cup
National Final to be held at Road
America in Elkhart Lake, Wiscon
-
sin, on August 8-10.
Tyler
O'Hara, Mission Mo-
toAmerica Mini Cup promoter,
said, "It
was a hugely successful
event. The GP190 class had some
great racing between Dexter Day-
tona Salaverria and Anthony Lupo
Jr.
Those kids were flying and
should do well in the national final
in a few weeks' time.
"On Saturday, our new Racer
School had 15 entries, and we
had five-time MotoAmerica
Superbike Champion Cameron
Beaubier come out to show his
support to the next generation
coming through.
"We also had some great
support from former MotoGP
racer and current Ohvale USA
importer, John Hopkins, who
supplied Ohvale race machines
for the Arrive and Race program,
with riders from as far east as
Virginia using the initiative to
compete.
"I'm really pleased with how
the event turned out, and to see
grassroots racing is alive and
healthy in Northern California."
Click the link for more infor
-
mation on the Mission Mo-
toAmerica Mini Cup.
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Ohvale GP190 (Top 3)
1. Anthony Lupo Jr
2. Dexter Daytona Salaverria
3. Yi-wei Pan
Anthony Lupo Jr leads Dexter Daytona
Salaverria in the GP190 category.
PHOTO: OXYMORON PHOTOGRAPHY
