2022 WORLD VET CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

The Dubya World Vet Motocross Championship took place this weekend at Glen Helen Raceway with a turnout of riders from 20 different countries. The format in all the sportsmen classes called for three motos over two days of racing, while the Pro classes did only two motos. The main event was Sunday’s 30+ Pro class which saw a Glen Helen regular on top Sean Lipanovich is, among other things, a motocross trainer and instructor who spends at least two days a week working with clients at Glen Helen, and then races there every weekend. He’s also a very fast pro and he proved it by scoring 1-2 against an impressive field of talent. In the first moto he pulled a holeshot and disappeared while the rest of the field fought over second place. Eventually, it panned out with Ryan Morais getting second in that moto. The second moto started off the same way, but this time Sean Collier hunted down Lipanovich to take the moto win. He ended up second with a 3-1 score behind Lipanovich. Other notable riders in the 30+ Pro were Ben Lamay in fourth, Mike Brown in sixth and Kris Keefer in 15th.

If anyone knows Glen Helen, it’s Sean Lipanovich. He teaches two riding classes a week there and races every weekend. This weekend was more fruitful than most.

Brown came back to win the 40+Pro class easily over Keefer and none other than Jeremy McGrath, with Michael Staufer and Mark Tilley in third and fourth. McGrath was honored on Saturday night with the presentation of the Edison Dye Lifetime Achievement award. You can watch a video, which was produced by Glen Helen Raceway and Tavis Fant on McGrath’s career by clicking here. McGrath also raced the Pasha 50+ 125 Pro class on a 15-year old KX125. He finished second to Doug Dubach after Mike Brown dropped out of moto two.

Mike Brown won the most classes of the day. He was the top man the Pasha 30+ 125 classes as well as the 40 Pros.

The purse in the Pasha 125 classes was posted by Pasha Afshar, the star of “Bennett’s War.” He does it several times a year simply because he loves 125cc two-strokes. There were two classes–30+ and 50+. Mike Brown won the 30+ and the first moto of the 50+. Another special event held at the Dubya World Vet Championship is the World Cup. This is a tradition that can trace its namesake back to 2002 when the Motocross of Nations was canceled and Glen Helen stepped in to hold an alternative for the teams who showed up in the U.S. Australia won that year. Now, the rules have changed to team riders of different age groups together. Guam won this year with Sean Lipanovich, Kris Keefer and Doug Dubach. Canada was second with three real Canadians: Ryan Lockhart, Shane Cuthbertson and Justyn McCabe. For full results, co to www.glenhelen.com

Pete Murray won the 60 Expert class for the fourth year in a row.

Jeremy McGrath was honored with the Edison Dye Lifetime Achievement award. He rode the 40+ Pro class as well as the Pasha 50+ 125 class.

Gary Jones won the 70 class. He can add the trophy to his shelf along with the 30+ Pro, 40+ Pro, 50+ Pro, 60+ Expert and 65+ Expert classes. He is the winningest rider in World Vet history as well as being a four-time National Motocross champion.

Doug Dubach (15) and Jeremy McGrath battled like it was 1996 in the 50+ Pasha 125 race.

Winners wear Dirt Bike colors! Mike Brown, Sean Lipanovich, Pete Murray and Gary Jones all won their classes running DB logos.

Doug Dubach won the Pasha 50+ 125 class with a 3-1 score. He also helped win the World Cup Trophy and can reportedly spell “Guam” without assistance.

Not only did Sean Lipanovich win the 30+ Pro class, but he led team Guam to victory in the Vet World Cup. His teammates were Kris Keefer and Doug Dubach, both of whom reportedly can find Guam on a map.

Second Place in the Vet World Cup was Team Canada. All had genuine Canadian accents.

40+ PRO
1 MIKE BROWN
2 KRIS KEEFER
3 JEREMY MCGRATH
4 MICHAEL STAUFER
5 MARK TILLEY
6 DANNY HAM
7 SHAWN BUSHNELL
8 RYAN GAULD
9 JIM FREDERICKSON
10 JEREMIAH MOORE
11 JR VIELLE
12 JUSTYN MCCABE
13 RONNY HERLITSCHKE
14 MATTHIEU SMITH

30+ PRO
1 SEAN LIPANOVICH
2 SEAN COLLIER
3 RYAN MORAIS
4 BEN LAMAY
5 GUENTER SCHMIDINGER
6 MIKE BROWN
7 PRESTON TILFORD
8 JOHN MASON
9 BENNY BRECK
10 MARCELLO DISETTI
11 MICHAEL STAUFER
12 BRYCE HUFFMAN
13 RYAN LOCKHART
14 DUSTIN PULLIAM
15 KRIS KEEFER
16 SHAWN BUSHNELL
17 JOSHUA ALEXANDER
18 LES SOITO
19 BRETT STRALO
20 CHRIS LOREDO
21 JOE HALL
22 MATTHIEU SMITH

50+ PRO

1 KURT NICOLL
2 JULIAN CERNY
3 BRYAN SABBAUGH
4 SCOT STEFFY
5 JUSTYN MCCABE
6 BILL SAURO
7 ED FOEDISH
8 STEVE NELSON
9 LUTHER FRENCH
10 ARKADIUSZ KRUK
11 RALF SCHMIDT
12 KEVIN BARDA
13 CHAD SCHOLZ
14 JOHN KERNAN
15 JIM MAROSTICA
16 MICHAEL ADCOCK
17 PASHA AFSHAR
18 ANDREW HOPSON
19 ALAN JULLIEN
20 JERRY HAMPTON
21 CHRIS HEINRICH
22 ED HEACOX
23 BRYAN SCHRITTER
24 JEFF MATIASEVICH
25 RODERICK TAPIA
26 JAYSON CROTTEAU
27 DISCO CINCOTTA
28 DAMIAN BOWYER
29 MIKE BROWN
30 TROY CARDIEL
31 GLENN CARMODY
32 GARY HOPTROUGH
33 NICK MAIROSE
34 JEFFREY MOLINA

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