Dominic Desimone (190) has a win streak going in the 450 Pro class at “Saturday at the Glen.” He is in training for the Pala National on May 24. Photo: Debbi Tamietti
Sean Lipanovich (505) won the first moto of the 450 Pros, but ended up tied with Dominic Desimone with a 1-2 to a 2-1. Photo: Debbi Tamietti.
When the racers woke up on Saturday morning they were greeted by a rare sight—sunshine. It was cold, for SoCal, but it wasn’t cloudy or gloomy. It had rained at Glen Helen for three straight days, but had conveniently stopped on Friday so that the track crew could get all the racetracks prepped for a big weekend of racing. Glen Helen had scheduled three different races on Saturday and it made for a busy day for the track crew. But, the rain had been great for the dirt and the tracks were primo.Four-time 250 National Champion (1971-1974) Gary Jones (88), now 73 years old, is the only rider to have won the Over-30 World Vet Championship, Over-40 World Vet Championship, Over-50 World Vet Championship, Over-60 World Vet Championship and the Over-70 World Vet Championship. Thus, it’s not surprising that he won the Over-70 class at “Saturday at the Glen.” Photo: Debbi Tamietti.
MXA’s Debbi Tamietti is back in action with her camera, and got a little help from Jon Ortner and Jody Weisel to chronicle the day’s races.. The three largest classes of the day were the 250 Novices, Vet Novices and Pasha’s Adult-Only Mini class. The big winners on the day were Cash Flicker (250 Novice), Jonathan Augusta (Over-30 Novice) and Pasha Afshar (Adult-Only Mini class). As always the focus was on the premier Expert classes with Dominic Desimone (450 Expert), Paul Krause (Over-60 Expert), Alan Julien (Over-50 Expert) and Bob Rutten (Over 65 Experts).
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