by Dave Delgado
Guam - The 2012 Monster Energy Motocross Championship gets under
way next weekend Sunday February 19 at the racetrack in Yigo. Fans can expect
some fast high paced action with riders moving up looking to get out to a good
start and pick up some points in the first race of the season.
Bob Bucek told
KUAM Sports, "Most of the boys have been coming out and they ran the
Monsoon Series, which was held late last year to keep themselves from getting
too rusty. Then they came out to the warm up races that were held. Caleb
Barreto is coming out and he is going to defend his title last 2 weeks and they
have been showing a lot of improvement. Especially the guys that raced in the
85cc class last year, we have a whole class of riders that moved up to the big
bikes and they are going to be true contenders. They have really kicked it up a
notch and the level of racing has progressed and it's going to be non-stop
action. We will have canopies out there so just bring your own chairs and soft
drinks for right now and enjoy the day."
Riders are
asked to attend the mandatory meeting on race day at 12:00 in the afternoon;
registration will run from 11:00 to 12:00 with practice runs taking place from
9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Gates for the event open at 9:00 am with racing scheduled
for 1:00 pm.
Bucek added,
"We have a mega track built out there and we will be improving on it all
the way up until Smoking Wheels and further. It's a 12 round series so look
forward to racers like Anthony Ignacio and JR Cepeda they are the young guns
that have moved up. They have been putting in a lot of practice and have done a
lot of these Monsoon Races along with the warm ups. They have been out there
doing it. Caleb Barreto is also coming out, he is the champion of champions
meaning he swept both series last year in the open motorcycle class.
"A host
of other riders we are expecting to be coming out, there should be 15 to 20
riders on the line in the open motorcycle class. The open ATV Class will have a
bunch of riders we will also have the mini bike class out there not to mention
our mini atv class which is very popular and very large. It's a 2 moto format,
20 minutes plus 1 lap, 2 motos per class for the big guys and for the kids
class it will be 15 minutes plus lap, 2 motos. We start at 1:00 pm it will be a
lot of fun and we hope you can be there."
