2008 Summer Grand Pit Bike National @ Extreme
2008 Summer Grand National, a pitbike race with a $20,000 pro purse held at Extreme Motorsports Complex in Spokane, WA. All the heavy hitters came out in the Expert classes to battle for the prize money.
Pitster Pro is your one stop shop for all things mini moto. They make some of the best bikes around, including the X4R, X4, and X2. They can provide you with a complete line up of parts and accessories. Including everything you need to make your bike look and ride the way you want.
Derek Costella was out in full force for the pit bike national. Costella went 1 – 1 in the MM16 Expert class.
Same with PitsterPro’s Brad Ripple (304). He had a great evening of racing. “The Ripple Effect” ended up going 2-3 in both his classes (10 inch and 12 inch expert).
Duane Brown (360) blitzing the whoops section of the track at Extreme. He finished 2nd in both the 35+ motos.
JJW Designs rider Justin Wharton lays the bike down and twists the throttle.
In the youth divisions, Factory Pitster Pro / Define The Moment 16 year-old sensation Kevin Flynn (62) was the class of the field. Flynn won all 4 motos he entered.
Denny Dennis (311) was a front runner in the amateur classes. He won both motos in the 12inch stock/mod class.
The sunset was out for some beautiful scenery to say the least. BBR’s Adam Town (349) just happened to be racing when I was photographing the landscape.
Brad Ripple (304) blasts through the berm. Ripple is sporting the new Extreme Motorsports / Define The Moment GoPro helmet cam. Due to technical difficulties, the helmet cam footage did not turn out. We’ll make sure to correct these problems next time though.
Another rider in the 16 inch Expert class was the 781 of Jack Hoobler. He looks determined to put down a smooth lap, consistency is what wins championships… he went 4 – 4 and took 4th overall.
Rockstar Energy Drink’s Joey Lancaster (101) gets a good handful of throttle before lauching into the whoops.
There was a great battle between Mike Forney (609) and Lukas Martin (10) for a few laps here.
To try and save some precious time, Derek Costella gets low to the ground and soaks up the jumps.
Ryan Abrigo showed some great speed and won 3 motos on the evening. Here he’s seen attacking the whoops.
The fans came out to watch the pit bike action unfold all night long.
Pierce Rehn (31X) gets his leg up high to corner, as many do on the small pit bikes. He ended up finishing 5th in his first moto, but didnt line up for the 2nd.
Tyler Vanzandt (151) putting down some very impressive laps during his moto’s.
Just one of the great battles going on for position.
Pitster Pro rider Matt Fhuere (41) looks forward to see what the next section of the track has to hold for him. Matt finished the night off by placing 3rd overall in the 35+ class.
BBR’s Greg Crater (285) putting on a show for the fans, as he wheelies across the whoops.
#224 Ty Baker attempts to blast through the corner and gain some ground on the race out front.
BBR rider Duane Brown (12) soars, even on a pit bike.
Aaron Lind (517) rips across the whoops.
A big contender in the Expert 150 class was Larry Gipson (96).
Flynn (62) flying to yet another victory.
Doing the impossible Joey Lancaster (101) rode the last 3 laps of the 2nd 12 inch Expert moto with no foot pegs. You can see the foot pegs dangling off the frame here.
Larry Doble (522) looks back to see just where the rest of the competition is.
Giving Flynn a run for his money (and the Redline bikes) waa Tyler Vanzandt (65).
Looking fast all night was Kory Ellison on the 310.
Little guys on little bikes, now this one makes sense!
Costella ended up racing in 3 different classes. The 10 inch, 12 inch, and 16inch Expert classes.
The checkered flag waves as Abrigo (103) takes home the victory in 12 inch Expert.
Trevor Teal (72) was charging through the pack in the 12 inch Amateur class.
Full Results from the weekend (click the tabs at the bottom for other classes)
To check out the racing videos from the Summer Grand National, click HERE
Photos Andrew Fredrickson – DefineTheMoment.net
Thanks for taking some great shots at the pitbike nationals. The one of me titled “Gary Gipson” is mis-named however..LOL.. Its Larry Gipson #96.. Great photos.. Is there a place to see more of them?
Hey it looks like somebody did not read the rules and nobody checked what was going on. The winner of the 16a ( Larry Doble )was riding a 150 R bike which was not supposed to be in the aircooled only class. He won the race. You guys posted a picture of him on his bike looking for the competition, what do you think with 30 hp against a bunch of play bikes with less than 12 hp ?
rich the 16inch class was only 150Rs maybe 1 ttr 125 there was not 110s
Trever….. There were two 150 classes acording to the rules posted ( please read the rules ) There was a 150 Amateur class with AIR cooled only bikes, and a 150 Expert class for 150 R bikes. ALL 150 R’s should have been in the expert class only no mater what skill level.
MM16A
XR/CRF80/100 & CRF150F, KLX125/140, DRZ125 and TTR125 Motorcycles Only.
Limited to 19″ front and 16″ rear wheels. Must run stock frame, fork, swingarm and shock.
Engine mods limited to 156cc displacement, air-cooled, 2-valve.
MM16E
Open 16″ Rear Wheel Class
Limited to 19″ front and 16″ rear wheels. Engines limited to 150cc engine cases or smaller. Including CRF150R.
Thank you and have a great day
Thanks man!! great info and great photos!!
Looks like great fun Wish I was there!
Leave your response!
Newsworthy
Countdown to Next DTM Event
Contributors
Archives
Poll