SERIES
VOL. 52 ISSUE 8 FEBRUARY 24, 2015 P105
Briefly...
Paso Robles Polaris KTM's Mitch An-
derson found himself going well and
running in the top three of the FMF
250cc Pro class for much of the race,
but he was unable to complete the third
and final lap when his bike overheated
terminally.
Garrahan Off-road Training KTM's
Dante Oliveira led the A riders to the
checkered flag, the 200cc A winner
finishing 17th overall just over a minute
ahead of 250cc A winner Harry Os-
wald. Third A to the finish was Senior A
winner Cole Marshall, a former Honda
Baja racer.
Vaughn Wilk and his new Dicks Rac-
ing YZ250FX had a good run in the
Pro class, unofficially holding third for
a while. Ultimately, he finished sixth,
just 0.09 seconds behind fifth-place
Kale Elworthy after misjudging pit strat-
egy and then crashing just before the
checkered flag.
When asked to compare this race to
the hot, dusty ISDE in Argentina, Cody
Shafer pointed out, "The beauty of Ar-
gentina is you didn't have to race in the
dust! I only had to ride in the dust there
once. I've crashed hard so many times
in the dust, I'm so scared of it now."
The Pro payout was $2800 with Cory
Graffunder taking home half of that,
Travis Coy earning $600, Justin Bonita
$300, Alex Dorsey $200 and Kale El-
worthy $100. The FMF 250cc Pros
divvied up a $1200 purse with Joey Fi-
asconaro taking home $600, Michael
Aranda $300, Travis Epperson $200
and Steven Kirk III $100. In addition, the
Sunday morning race saw the top three
women overall split $225 courtesy of
TBT Racing; Sophia Oliveira claimed
$100 with Sharon Mowell getting $75
and Women B winner Brianna Vinson-
haler $50.
(Above Left)There's not a
Women Pro class—yet—but
TBT Racing kicked in cash for
the top three women overall in
Sunday morning's race: (From
left) Women B winner Brianna
Vinsonhaler, Women A winner
Sophia Oliveira and Women A
runner-up Sharon Mowell.
(Above) Bailey Rosbach (181W)
takes a moment for quiet
reflection before riding to fourth
in the 50cc class.
(Left) After trashing his bike the
week before at a local mudfest,
Joey Fiasconaro wasn't sure he'd
even be able to race at Picacho,
but some last-minute scrambling
by sponsors paid off with a win in
the FMF 250cc Pro class.
