Even if it was just a minibike race, it was great to see that
#2 out at the front of the pack again.
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Friday night before the Supercross Finals in Las Vegas, the Orleans
Hotel and Casino hosted the first-ever Parts Unlimited MiniMoto SX
Nationals. The event, which drew almost 350 entries, featured ten
race classes: Stock 50, 50 Mod Amateur, Mid-Size Mod Amateur, Clutch
Mod Amateur, 50 Mod Pro, Mid-Size Mod Pro, Clutch Mod Pro, Xtreme
Non Pro, a Women’s class and the MiniMoto des Champions race.
Among the many racing notables who came
out to join in the fun were Jeremy McGrath, Jeff Emig, Guy Cooper,
Trevor Vines, Kenny Bartram, Denny Stephenson and many more. The night
was a big success and everyone had a blast! Here are some of the highlights
from this wacky, but very entertaining evening!
This was supposed to be just for fun, but these guys look pretty
dang serious to me! |
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Tommy Hofmaster
(#581) goes to battle with Jeremy McGrath in the 50 Mod Pro
race. |
Parts Unlimited’s
resident MiniMoto guru Rob Buydos got in on the action at the
Orleans Arena. |
On the podium
for the 50 Mod Pro race, winner Tommy Hofmaster (center) celebrates
with McGrath (left) and Cooper, who finished second and third,
respectively. |
Supercross announcer Jamie Little came out to play in the Women’s
class. She was running out front for most of the race, but had
a minor altercation with a hay bale and ended up finishing second.
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During one of the intermissions, there was some mini-freestyling
going on. |
It was nice to see that someone dressed up for the occasion! |
The moto-monkey
craze is sweeping the nation! These two were later identified
as French moto-journalists. Go figure.
Guy Cooper
catches some air during one of the night’s events.
2004
Parts Unlimited MiniMoto SX National Results
XTREME CLASS 50 MOD PRO MID-SIZED MOD PRO
1) Levi Humphry 1) Tommy Hofmaster 1) Jeremy McGrath
2) Derek Akiona 2) Jeremy McGrath 2) Mike Northrup
3) Kurt Furomoto 3) Guy Cooper 3) David Pingree
CLUTCH MOD PRO WOMEN’S CLASS STOCK 50
1) Jeremy McGrath 1) Delaney Rond 1) Bryan Piccirelli
2) Brad Hagseth 2) Jamie Little 2) Josh Camden
3) Jeff Stanton 3) Brittany White 3) Duane Brown
50 MOD CLUTCH MOD MID-SIZED MOD
AMATEUR AMATEUR AMATEUR
1) Justin Anderson 1) Casey Stancil 1) Mike Collier
2) Ben Hunkins 2) Larry Kuebler 2) Josh Camden
3) Joel Murphy 3) Phil Tinstman 3) Dennis Humphry
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