BUCKEYE, AZ

Robbie Salinas (122, left) made the trek from Cathedral City, California, to Buckeye, Arizona, and took the top prize in the 250 Junior class at round two of the CMC Cactus State MX Series, presented by The Pit Enterprises, Amsoil and Dishman Motorsports at Arizona Cycle Park. Included in the race schedule was the first round of the Old School MX Series. Vintage and Post-Vintage motorcycles raced on a separate track, made especially for machinery of those eras.

Salinas absconded with the top spot at the start of the first moto and by the end of the first lap had opened up a two-second lead over the next three riders - Kyle Trudeau (493, left), James Singer and Joshua Henley. The lead grew another second as Salinas started the third lap. Henley kept the pressure on Singer through the first half of the course. Then, as the two entered the "Sand Pit" section, Henley got underneath Singer; the two brushed shoulders, disrupting Singer's momentum, and he went down.

Salinas went down just before the finish line, which allowed Trudeau to get around for first, followed by Henley. Then, on the white-flag lap, Henley fell, turning over second to Salinas.

Trudeau rode a mistake-free race and won the moto by 10 seconds over his closest pursuer, Salinas. Henley took third, followed by Brian Dukes, Brandon Deatherage and Bri Henry.

Salinas once again was leading the pack in the second moto, with Trudeau in second. Third was Henry, in her first race in the Junior Division (and she also took top honors in the Women's class). Meanwhile, Matt Moon pursued in fourth.

Lap two saw Moon move by Henry, while Singer was in front of Henley for fifth. Salinas and Trudeau pulled away from the rest of the pack. Singer passed Henry after the tabletop jump just before the sand section. Then Henley went by Henry on the succeeding lap. Trudeau laid his bike down on the last lap and dropped back to fifth. Salinas took first at the checkered flag, followed by Moon, Singer, Henley, Trudeau and Henry.

Results

P/W BEG: 1. Tommy Ashworth (KTM).

65 BEG: 1. Taylor Maxon (Suzuki).

65 (0-8): 1. Trevor Lewis (KTM).

85 BEG: 1. Aaron Aros (Honda).

85 (7-11): 1. Dakota Mikkelsen (Suzuki); 2. Stephen Kazmierczak (Honda); 3. Garrett Zoulek (Yamaha).

85 (12-13): 1. Nicholas Bernabe (Yamaha); 2. Nick Waters (Yamaha); 3. Theo Rosemond (Kawasaki).

85 (14-16): 1. David King (Honda); 2. Mike Villegas (Suzuki).

85 OPEN: 1. David King (Honda); 2. Mike Villegas (Suzuki); 3. Nick Bernabe (Yamaha).

S/MINI: 1. Stephen Ellis (Suzuki); 2. Kirk Raleigh (Suzuki); 3. Nick Waters (Yamaha).

150F: 1. David King (Honda); 2. Alex Otero (Honda); 3. Austin Vallery (Honda).

125/250F SCHBY (12-16): 1. Jacob Ngo (Honda); 2. Kyle Trudeau (Honda); 3. Cody McElroy (Honda).

125/250F WMN: 1. Bri Henry (Suzuki).

250 BEG: 1. John Pleet (Honda); 2. Zah Zoulek (Kawasaki).

250 JR: 1. Robbie Salinas (Kawasaki); 2. Kyle Trudeau (Honda); 3. Joshua Henley (Kawasaki).

250 INT: 1. Jacob Ngo (Honda); 2. Cody McElroy (Honda); 3. Austin Wells (Honda).

250 PRO: 1. Rhett Urseth (Kawasaki); 2. Buddi Bruner (Kawasaki); 3. Austin White (Honda).

450 JR: 1. Brian Law (Yamaha); 2. Robbie Salinas (Kawasaki); 3. James Singer (Honda).

450 INT: 1. Nathan Hollander (Honda).

450 PRO: 1. Buddi Bruner (Kawasaki); 2. Austin White (Honda).

B/BK OPEN: 1. Nathan Hollander (Honda); 2. Jack Bartholomew (Kawasaki); 3. Gavin Parisi (Honda).

25+ INT: 1. Brian Law (Yamaha).

25+ PRO: 1. Bobby Jones (Yamaha).

30+ JR: 1. Gavin Parisi (Honda).

30+ INT: 1. Scott Munsee (Yamaha).

40+ JR: 1. Todd Nicklas (Yamaha); 2. H. Scott Gettinger (Honda).

40+ INT: 1. Scott Munsee (Yamaha); 2. Robert Van Damme (Honda).

40+ MSTR: 1. Bobby Jones (Yamaha).

VINT 125 INT: 1. Kevin Temple (Kawasaki).

VINT 500 INT: 1. Dwight Rundle (Mai).

VINT 40+/50+: 1. Scott Coons (Suzuki); 2. Steve Prinke (Mai).

POST-VINT 250 EX: 1. Kyle Kenyon (Yamaha).

POST-VINT 500 NOV: 1. Kerry Robbins (Yamaha); 2. Erik Edwards (Yamaha); 3. Mike Aken (Cam).

POST-VINT 500 INT: 1. Charles Hammock (Yamaha); 2. Bruce Kenyon (Mai); 3. Lynn Shoup (Mai).

POST-VINT 500 EX: 1. Don Adams (Mai); 2. Carlos Serrano (Mai); 3. Bobby White (Mai).

POST-VINT 40+/50+: 1. Don Adams (Mai); 2. Steve Prinke (Mai); 3. Bruce Kenyon (Mai).