(Photos by Terry Martin)
With such a heightened end of the year party atmosphere, Bonneli Park in San Dimas provided the perfect stage for the night's hottest moves. The racing took place on a modified version of the choice Cal State XC course. A first time event, the 24 Hours Of Los Angeles has already earned a classic reputation.
TOP 10 FOUR MAN TEAMS
1. Alex Hulett, Trevor Downing, Austin Carroll, Chris Barton...Junior...26 laps...23:49:38
2. Mark Henry, Curt Thrasher, Scott McKay, Mark Anisse...Super Old...24...23:21:25
3. Dale Raymond, Jim Gabriel, Danny Medlin, Steve Heise...Super Old...24...23:38:27
4. Mike Henderson, Travis Tubbs, Shelly Peppi-Nani, Steve Kwait...Coed...24...23:39:01
5. Sam Eienes, Mark Ray, Noah Holcomb, Jay Castleberry...Beginner-Sport...23...22:57:58
6. Terri Wahlberg, Gordon Gracia, Steve Finn, Jeff Johnson...Coed...23...23:27:49
7. Skip Koenig, John Swanstrom, Dave Romero, Don Berghoff...Super Old...23...23:35:53
8. Michael Schmidt, Michael Lemus, Martin Ventura, Ed Kocina...Vet...22...23:06:09
9. Ben Bjerke-Kroll, Paul Curtain, Stacey Jensen, Quinn Walker...Coed...20...22:55:09
10. Kevin Reid, Phil Ford, David Reid, Jason Collin...Vet...20 laps...23:15:48
TOP 2 MAN TEAMS
1. Robert Herber, Ben Bradshaw...24 laps...22:17:05
2. Carlos Fernandez, Marcus Wallmeyer...22...22:58:45
3. Steve Fox, Rudy Delgado...19...22:41:28
4. Barry You, Brent Feller...17...23:01:28
5. Adam Hart, Art Escamilla...17...23:07:45
6. Perrin Perez, Trent Miller...13... 23:17:36
7. Zack Helvey, Jason Helvey...12...23:23:09
8. Zack Beatty, Paul Bringetto...10 laps...23:11:37
TOP 10 SOLO RIDERS
1. Thaddeus Reichley...Open...19 laps...23:13:56
2. Dejay Birtch...Sng Spd...14...14:45:39
3. Andrew Christian...35-44...14...22:16:18
4. Jake Kirkpatrick...Sng Spd...13...22:42:46
5. Todd Hayden...26-34...11...21:22:28
6. Victor Robles...25-...10...23:05:28
7. Bobby Bondurant...45+...10...23:23:59
8. Raymond Sewing...35-44...9...10:33:39
9. Marq Prince...35-44...8...11:01:20
10. Kevin Godley...35-44...6 laps...8:30:19
PHOTOS
* #11-Kevin Godley placed fourth in the 35-44 solo class.
* Finally, a SoCal race with wet dirt!
* #18-Just 13 more laps through Puddingstone Lake tribal land!
* #42-Paul Curtain rode with Ben Bjerke-Kroll, Stacey Jensen and Quinn Walker to earn the third fastest Coed time.
* #18 Pit-The team of Alex Hulett, Trevor Downing, Austin Carroll and Chris Barton steadily reeled off under one hour laps. Alex rides for Bear Valley Bikes and is the Cal State Super D Champion. Trevor is Ritchey-Nova sponsored and the Cal State Junior Expert Champion. Austin is the Vision Quest Junior Champion and is sponsored by Devo-Balance. Chris rides for Bicycles of Ojai and is a top contender in the junior expert class.
* Twenty-four hour races are won just us much by staying on top of where your team sits as by riding fast on the course.
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