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TIRE NEWS |
| 12/9/2008 |
Dunlop racers win top honors at 2008 Mini Os Winter Olympics |
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Buffalo, NY: At the final amateur national event on the 2008 amateur racing calendar, the Mini Os Winter Olympics competition held in Gainesville, Florida on November 24-29, Team Dunlop and Dunlop competitors continued their season-long domination, winning a combined total of 57 titles. Over the six days of competition Dunlop racers won 29 Supercross and 28 Motocross titles, 18 Dunlop racers were crowned Olympiad Champions and 4 riders were awarded prestigious Olympiad awards.
Dunlop competitor Les Smith was awarded the Dunlop Silver Tire Award for scoring the highest Olympiad points, and Jordan Smith won the Fox Bronze Boot Award for top scoring in the youth divisions. The Ironman Award is given to the rider who demonstrates exceptional strength on and off the track and Dunlop pilot Malcolm Stewart took honors. Andy Pizzitola rounded out the awards, winning the Platinum Pipe Award for being the overall top scorer from all divisions in both Supercross and Motocross.
24 overall Olympiad Champion crowns were awarded and Dunlop racers made up three quarters of those champions. Andy Pizzitola and Jason Anderson successfully received two crowns and fellow Dunlop competitors Austin Politelli, Barry Carsten, Brandon Mays, Chase Sexton, Cody Robbins, Earl May, Jessica Patterson, Jordan Smith, Justin Barcia, Kyle Regal, Les Smith, Thom Covington, Zach Bell were crowned overall champions.
Team Dunlop member Matt Bisceglia successfully dominated the SX 85 (12-13) Modified class winning his first title for 2008 and continued his stance on the podium finishing second in the MX 85 (12-13) Modified class, and third in both Super Mini (12-16) and 85 (12-13) Stock classes.
Team Dunlop members who also finished on the podium were; Connor Pearson finishing third in SX 85 (9-11) Modified and MX 85 (9-11) Stock, Justin Bogle placed third in MX Youth (12-16) Stock, Jordan Bailey took second in SX 51 (7-8) Stock. Eli Tomac continued showcasing his talents placing second in both MX 250 B Stock and SX 250 B Modified classes, and third in MX Schoolboy (14-16) and SX Schoolboy (14-16) events. Joey Savatgy finished just shy of the top step in both MX Youth (12-16) Stock and Youth (12-16) Modified taking second, and placed third in MX Youth (12-16) Stock and Youth (12-16) Modified. Max Anstie placed second in SX Youth (12-16) Stock and 250 B Stock classes, and Jarek Balkovic went on to take second in the SX 85 (9-11) Modified class.
Dunlop Tires congratulates every Dunlop competitor who took to the tracks at amateur national competitions around the country in 2008. Dunlop wishes every Team Dunlop member and Dunlop competitor a safe and festive break from competition, and looks forward to continuing its support of racers via Dunlops trackside support program in 2009.
Team Dunlop National rider Overall Title
Matt Bisceglia Yamaha: 85 (12-13) Modified
Dunlop Olympiad Awards
Les Smith Dunlop Silver Tire Award
Jordan Smith Fox Bronze Boot Award
Malcolm Stewart Ironman Award
Andy Pizzitola Platinum Pipe Award
Dunlop Olympiad Champions
Andy Pizzitola Open C, 250 C
Austin Politelli 85 (14-15)
Barry Carsten Plus 40
Brandon Mays Youth (12-16)
Chase Sexton Girls (7-8)
Cody Robbins Open B
Earl May Plus 45
Jason Anderson Schoolboy (14-16), 250 B
Jessica Patterson Woman (12+)
Jordan Smith - 65 (10-11)
Justin Barcia 250 A/Pro Am
Kyle Regal Four Stroke
Les Smith Open A/Pro Am
Thom Covington 85 (9-11)
Zach Bell Supermini, 85 (12-13)
Dunlop Titles - Overall Titles (alphabetically with moto finishes)
Supercross
Austin Politelli Suzuki: 85 (14-15) Stock, 85 (14-15) Modified
AJ Catanzaro Kawasaki: Open B Modified
Andrew Pierce - Kawasaki: 85 (9-11) Stock
Andy Pizzitola Kawasaki: 250 C Stock, 250 C Modified, Open C Stock
Barry Carsten Suzuki: Plus 25, Plus 40
Brandon Mays Honda: Youth (12-16) Stock, Youth (12-16) Modified
Chase Sexton Cob: 51 (7-8) Stock
Christian Craig Yamaha: Open A/ Prom-Am Modified, Fourstroke
Cody Robbins Kawasaki: Open B Stock
Earl May Kawasaki: Plus 45
Jason Anderson KTM: 250 B Stock, 250 B Modifed, KTM: Schoolboy (14-16)
Jessica Patterson Honda: Women (12+)
Jordon Smith Suzuki: 65 (10-11) Stock
Justin Barcia Honda: 250 A/Pro-Am Stock, 250 A/Pro-Am Modified
Robert Stiers KTM: 65 (10-11) Modified
Thomas Covington Kawasaki: 85 (9-11) Modified
Terren O'Dell Suzuki: Open A Pro-Am Stock
Zachary Bell Kawasaki: 85 (12-13) Stock, Super Mini (12-16)
Motocross:
Andy Pizzitola Kawasaki: 250 C Stock, Open C Modified
Austin Politelli Suzuki: 85 (14-15) Stock, 85 (14-15) Modified
Barry Carsten Suzuki: Plus 40
Brandon Mays Honda: Youth (12-16) Stock, Youth (12-16) Modified
Bogen Cochran Kawasaki: 250 C Modified, Open C Stock
Chase Sexton Cob: 51 (7-8)
Christina Older Suzuki: Girls (9-15)
Earl May Kawasaki: Plus 45
Jacob Hayes Kawasaki: Super Mini (12-16)
Jason Anderson KTM: Schoolboy (14-16)
Jessica Patterson Honda: Women (12+)
Jordon Smith Suzuki: 65 (10-11) Modified
Justin Barcia Honda: 250 A/ Pro-Am Stock
Kyle Regal Suzuki: Fourstroke
Les Smith Honda: Open A Pro-Am Modified
Malcolm Stewart Kawasaki: 250 B Stock, 250 B Modified, Open B Stock, Open
B Modified
Travis Baker Yamaha: 250 A/ Pro-Am Modified
Thomas Covington Kawasaki: 85 (9-11) Stock, 85 (9-11) Modified
Zachary Bell Kawasaki: 85 (12-13) Stock, 85 (12-13) Modified
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