Brian Medeiros looks young enough that most respectable establishments probably wouldn’t sell him a beer. But he’s a month away from his 31st birthday, and that means this is the first year of eligibility for the 30+ Pro class at Glen Helen’s Dubya World Vet Championship, which took place October 31-November 2. He made the most of the opportunity, winning both motos, with Mike Alessi in second.
Story & Photos by Ron Lawson
“It was probably the fastest I had ever ridden in my life!” said Medeiros after a second moto that put him head-to-head with Alessi for most of the race. Both holeshots actually went to Medeiros, but Alessi passed him in the second turn of moto two, setting the stage for a very intense battle.
“I knew if I could stay with him for four or five laps, he would fade, because he’s just coming off injury,” said Medeiros, and that’s exactly how it played out. Toward the end of the final moto, in fact, Alessi started to feel pressure from Justin McDonald of New Zealand. In the end, McDonald came up a few feet short and for third overall in 30+ Pro, but it was his third race of the weekend.
“I actually wasn’t even planning to ride the 30+ Pro class, but my mechanic signed me up,” McDonald said. “He said, ‘You’re in,’ and here I am.”
McDonald’s main focus was the 40+ Pro class, which ran on Friday of the three-day Vet weekend. He won both motos, while Kris Keefer went 2-3 for second over Glen Phillips (4-2) from the UK, Marcello Disetti (5-4) from Italy and Pascal Dorseuil (7-5) of France. This year’s race had a strong international flavor because of the growing popularity of the World Cup. This is a class that combines countrymen of three different age classes: 30+, 40+ and 50+. From two motos each, all six scores are combined to see which nation claims the World Cup.
“In the Covid years, we made a rule that said if a team only had two riders from the same country, they could recruit a third rider from anywhere,” said Lori Wilson of Glen Helen. “This will be the last year for that rule; most of our teams were able to have all three riders from the same country.”
Italy, in fact, had more than enough for the World Cup of Nations and had to be divided into two teams. Italy 1 consisted of Disetti, Mirko Milani and Michele Dal Bosco. Disetti was third in the 30+ class, Milani was sixth in 40+ and Dal Bosco won the 50+ class, and that was enough to win the World Cup. Brazil 2 was second with Caio Lopes Fernandez, Fabricio Schincariol and Richard Berois. The top U.S. team was sixth with Chappy Fiene, Mike Metzger and Steven Aguilar.
The big money payouts were for the 125 riders. Tony “Pasha” Panterra put $10,000 of his own money into a purse divided up between the 125cc 30+ Pros and the 125cc 50+ Pros. Mike Alessi took the 30+ class, while Doug Dubach won the 50+ class.
Another big component of the weekend was the presentation of the Edison Dye Lifetime Achievement Award. This was a creation of the late Tom White, who felt it was important to honor the movers and shakers of our sport. This year, Keith McCarty was presented with the award in appreciation of his years of service to Yamaha’s racing efforts in both motocross and road racing.CN
2025 Dubya World Vet MX Results
30+ Pro (Top 5)
- Brian Medeiros (KTM) 1-1
- Mike Alessi (Hon) 2-2
- Justin McDonald (Hon) 4-3
- Dominic Desimone (KTM) 3-5
- Sean Collier (Yam) 6-4
40+ Pro (Top 5)
- Justin McDonald (Hon) 1-1
- Kris Keefer (Yam) 2-3
- Glen Phillips (Kaw) 4-2
- Marcello Disetti (GG) 5-4
- Pascal Dorseuil (KTM) 7-5
50+ Pro (Top 5)
- Pascal Dorseuil (KTM) 1-1
- Kurt Nicoll (KTM) 2-3
- Mike Cotter (Yam) 6-2
- Gordon Ward (Kaw) 4-4
- Shawn Highland (Hus) 3-6
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