BINGHAMTON, NY

Hurd Motorsports - promoters of the picturesque Broome-Tioga Sports Center, nestled in the rolling hills of upstate New York - added a unique new race to the 2010 calendar: the Vintage, Vet and Youth Triathlon. This event was to consist of three motos: one moto on the former National track, one moto on the new Broome-Tioga II motocross track, and one moto on the National-caliber grasstrack.

Unfortunately, the weather forecast for Saturday called for extensive thunderstorms and the possibility of flash flooding and rainfall of four to six inches. Needless to say, with a forecast like that, rider turnout was nowhere near what was expected, and due to the rare low turnout, the promoters reduced the event to one moto for the Vintage classes on the grasstrack and one moto for modern bikes on the newly added Broome-Tioga II racecourse, and then opened up the entire facility for practice for the remainder of the day.

Bill Ferguson (237, above) won the Vintage race of the combined gates of the 1975-77, 1965-74 Over 40, and 1975-83 Over 50 classes. Ferguson won the race going away, nailing the holeshot, and at the end of the moto he held a 31 second lead over second place.

Ferguson, Mike Hickman, Tom France, Angel Betancourt and Randy Brabant led the start of the moto. Ferguson quickly opened up a lead and continued to pull away on lap two. France took second on the opening lap and was trailed by Robert Shofstahl, Hickman and Betancourt. Jay Lane, Steve Clark, Stephen Walton, Brabant and Scott Hatch rounded out the top 10.

Ferguson had a 15-second lead at the start of lap three, and that increased to a whopping 22 seconds by the start of lap four. France and Shofstahl battled for second, with France holding a two-second gap over Shofstahl. Betancourt was now fourth and Lane fifth.

Ferguson backed off a bit at the end of lap four and started lap five with a measly 14-second advantage, and the top five remained unchanged. Ferguson started lap six three-quarters of a lap ahead of France, in second, and he took the checkers with an unprecedented 31-second lead! France, Shofstahl, Betancourt and Lane closed out the top five. Clare, Hickman, Stephen Walton, Brabant and hatch completed the top 10.

Results

65 (7-11): 1. Cagan Sodan (Kawasaki); 2. Ryan Burts (Yamaha).

85 (7-11): 1. Josh McGinnis (Cob).

85 (12-15): 1. Colby King (Yamaha).

OPEN MINI: 1. Sean Ballard (Kawasaki); 2. Schae Thomas (Suzuki); 3. Danny Colachino (Kawasaki); 4. Carlton Stark III (Honda); 5. Josh McGinnis (Cob).

250 B/C: 1. Danny Colachino (Kawasaki); 2. Carlton Stark III (Honda).

OPEN B/C: 1. Chris Murray (Yamaha); 2. Marko Novosec (Kawasaki).

30+ A: 1. Joe Jacoby (Suzuki); 2. Jerry Roys (Kawasaki).

45+: 1. Scott Garrison (Yamaha).

1965-74 (40+): 1. Steve Clare (Honda); 2. Scott Hatch.

1965-74 (50+): 1. Jay Lane; 2. Mark Manning (Yamaha).

1971-74: 1. Tim Ferguson (Suzuki); 2. Wayne Zebrowski; 3. Blaine Hugney; 4. Steve Clare (Honda); 5. Mike Hickman (Yamaha).

1975-77: 1. Bill Ferguson (Suzuki); 2. Tom France (Suzuki); 3. Robert Shofstahl; 4. Angel Betancourt (KTM); 5. Jay Lane.

1975-83 (40+): 1. Scott Hatch.

1975-83 (50+): 1. Randy Brabant (Yamaha); 2. Tom France (Suzuki).