VOL. 53 ISSUE 41 OCTOBER 18, 2016 P25
OX MOTORSPORTS TOPS 24 HOURS OF
GLEN HELEN
T
he John Burr Cycle 24 Hour
Endurance race at Glen
Helen, October 15-16, capped
off the facility's 2016 Endurance
race series. A total of 39 teams
enjoyed a nine-mile course
combining the national track,
part of the truck track, sand
washes and a whole lot of single
track. With cool temperatures,
a little rain and dense fog, many
consider 2016 to be one of the
best courses and weather in
recent 24-Hour history. The Ox
Motorsports team rolled through
the scoring chute victorious after
24-hours of changing weather.
It wasn't exactly easy for win-
ners Colton Udall, Mark Samu-
els, Daymon Stokie and Justin
Jones; they were down nearly 12
minutes to the John Burr Cycle
Fasthouse team nearing the
halfway point of the race. Then
stator issues struck the John
Burr team, causing them to lose
a lot of time and relinquish the
lead. The Zip-Ty team was able
to grab the lead from the John
Burr Cycles team for a few laps
early in the race, but light issues
and stator problems after the
sun went down robbed them of
precious time as well, eventually
knocking them out of conten-
tion and back to a fourth-place
finish. Sheer speed isn't always
the winning recipe for a 24-hour
race; it takes consistency, pres-
ervation of the bike and a lack
of mechanical issues, proven by
the Ox Motorsports team.
The Precision Concepts team
of Thomas Harris, Clay Hen-
geveld, Travis Damon, Michael
Del Fante, Justin Seeds and
Alex Morgan took the Open
Expert win and fourth overall
aboard a Honda 450.
In the 125-250 Expert/
Intermediate class, the team
of Trevor Hunter, Preston
Campbell, Jarett Megla, Willy
Simons, Chance Fullerton and
Nick Baehr kept their Yamaha
YZ250FX pinned for the win and
an impressive second overall.
Cycle News spruced up the
Honda CRF450X we used at the
10-Hour race and had some fun
in the Business class, finishing
second and 18th overall.
The standout team drawing
applause every lap was the Zip-
Ty Racing team aboard a KX65.
The team of Preston Boespflug,
Jett Leasing, Brennen Watson,
Reese Monte, Tristtun Alvarez
and Dustyn Davis (son of Ty Da-
vis) completed 36 laps, finishing
31st overall, keeping the little KX
moving the entire time. This was
the first time a team on a 65 has
ever competed in the 24 Hours
of Glen Helen.
"It was cool to watch. None
of the kids complained and they
had a great time. These kids are
never going to forget this experi-
ence. The youngest kid was
seven and the oldest was 12,"
said Ty Davis.
Adam Booth
The Ox Motorsports Team—(L-R)
Mark Samuels, Daymon Stokie,
Colton Udall and Justin Jones—
celebrate their victory at the 24
Hours of Glen Helen.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
ADAM
BOOTH
