Pascal Dorseuil (7-5) of France.
This year's race had a strong
international flavor because of the
growing popularity of the World
Cup. This is a class that combines
countrymen of three different age
classes: 30+, 40+ and 50+. From
two motos each, all six scores
are combined to see which nation
claims the World Cup.
"In the Covid years, we made
a rule that said if a team only
had two riders from the same
country, they could recruit a
third rider from anywhere," said
Lori Wilson of Glen Helen. "This
will be the last year for that rule;
most of our teams were able
to have all three riders from the
same country."
Italy, in fact, had more than
enough for the World Cup of Na
-
tions and had to be divided into
two teams. Italy 1 consisted of
Disetti, Mirko Milani and Michele
Dal Bosco. Disetti was third in
the 30+ class, Milani was sixth in
40+ and Dal Bosco won the 50+
class, and that was enough to
win the World Cup. Brazil 2 was
second with Caio Lopes Fernan
-
dez, Fabricio Schincariol and
Richard Berois. The top U.S. team
was sixth with Chappy Fiene,
Mike Metzger and Steven Aguilar.
The big money payouts were
for the 125 riders. Tony "Pasha"
Panterra put $10,000 of his own
money into a purse divided up
between the 125cc 30+ Pros and
the 125cc 50+ Pros. Mike Alessi
took the 30+ class, while Doug
Dubach won the 50+ class.
Another big component of
the weekend was the presenta-
tion of the Edison Dye Lifetime
Achievement Award. This was a
creation of the late Tom White,
who felt it was important to
honor the movers and shakers
of our sport. This year, Keith
McCarty was presented with
the award in appreciation of his
years of service to Yamaha's
racing efforts in both motocross
and road racing.
Ron Lawson
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Justin McDonald won the overall
in the 40+ Pro division.
