IN
THE
WIND
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PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
JEAN
TURNER
lap of the day, but was unable
to challenge for the podium
places.
In the Pro Lites category,
Nicky Reimer took the Lites
Main victory ahead of Eric
Stump with Chris Cooper tak-
ing third place. Meanwhile in
the Amateur Nationals, Steven
Alkyer took the main event win
over Mike Surratt and Donnie
Bales.
Round two of the AMA Pro
Supermoto Championship is
at Road America, in conjunc-
tion with the fourth round of the
MotoAmerica series, on May
29-30.
T
he hills of Glen Helen once again came alive
with the ringing of two-strokes at the 2015
LA Sleeve 2-Stroke Motocross Championship.
Thanks to a generous $7000 purse put up by LA
Sleeve, the 250 Pro saw a total of 32 pros line
up. In the end, it was KTM's Mike Sleeter who
came away with the big victory. Colton Haaker pi-
loted his Husqvarna 300 to second overall ahead
of Yamaha-mounted Kellian Rusk.
Fasthouse racer Sean Collier was on his way
to defending his 2-Stroke title before a mechani-
cal issue took him out of the first moto. Collier's
1996 Kawasaki KX500 lost a shock bolt, but he
was able to repair the damage and return for the
second moto, which he dominated. In the end,
SLEETER TOPS 2-STROKE
MX CHAMPIONSHIP
his 32-1 score was only enough for 15th overall.
Lucas Oil/Rockstar Energy Husqvarna racer
Colton Haaker took second after recovering from
a bad start in the first moto (Haaker attempted to
perform a third-gear start). He recovered for a 3-2
finish for second on the day.
In the 125 Pro class, Johnny Jeldera took the
overall win with a perfect 1-1 score. Broc Shoe-
maker took second with a 2-2 over Dirt Rider
magazine's Kris Keefer who rounded out the
podium.
Jean Turner
Mike Sleeter rode his
KTM to the overall win
at the annual Glen
Helen 2-Stroke Moto-
cross Championship.
