their own complications when
they needed to replace a clutch.
The Ox Motorsports team ran
steady through the night—their
key to dominating the competi-
tion by a full two laps by the 10
a.m. checkered flag. The JBC
Yamaha team of Ryan Reina,
Jeff Loop, Ryan Surratt and
Sean Lipanovich earned second
place ahead of the team of Bell,
Justin Seeds, Justin Morgan and
Ryan Abbatoye.
JCR Honda recovered as well
as they could to finish fourth
Pro, although fourth overall went
to Open Expert winners Mitch
Anderson, Beau Barron, Michael
DelFante, Ty Renshaw and Noah
Kepple riding a Charles Jirsa-
prepped Husqvarna.
The 250 Expert class saw
some fierce competition, as
well. Young riders Clay Hen-
geveld and Preston Campbell
went toe-to-toe (sons of former
Baja 1000 teammates Steve
Hengeveld and Johnny Camp-
bell). "These kids grew up
together so it's fun to have them
all here racing with each other,"
said Steve Hengeveld, who was
content to sit back and watch his
teenage son do the racing for a
change.
In the end, young Hengeveld's
Precision Concepts Honda team
edged out Campbell and their
DRT Yamaha squad, but both
were bested by the 250 Ex-
pert class-winning team of Max
Parker. Impressively, all three
teams finished inside the top
10 in seventh, eighth and ninth
overall.
The Kurt Caselli Foundation
fielded a team for the 24 Hour
with the main purpose of con-
ducting a research study on
head acceleration (see In The
Wind). The team, which included
riders such as Ivan Ramierz,
Eric Yorba and Skyler Howes,
topped the Business class and
also carded 10th overall.
Jean Turner
VOL. 52 ISSUE 41 OCTOBER 13, 2015 P17
(Above) JBC Yamaha team of Ryan
Reina, Jeff Loop, Ryan Surratt and
Sean Lipanovich took second overall.
(Below) After a nightlong battle,
Robby Bell's Precision Concepts
team had to settle for third overall.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
JEAN
TURNER
