2019 AZOP Rowley White RV Series - Round 8

AZOP Brings Excitement To Rural Saint Johns

Written by: Miller Truby All images © Miller Truby (September 2019)

With temperatures continuing to soar in Arizona's populated valleys, AZOP once again brought racers and spectators to the rural mountains to stage a weekend of off-road racing action in the sleepy hamlet of Saint Johns. For the eighth round of the AZOP Rowley White RV Series action was split between a Saturday Grand Prix format and a Sunday Hare Scramble with an extremely unique track featuring the Blue Hills OHV area. As has been the case all year, the race - which was presented by MRT-MotoRaceTire.com, SinFab Industries, and El Camino Restaurant - brought out a large number of spectators and an impressive list of entrants across all the classes.

The Grand Prix racing on Saturday ran on a short, snaking loop in mostly sandy terrain with big bermed corners, wide-open straights, and some legitimately scary blind drop-offs into hidden washes. Continuing the theme of the summer, Saint Johns had not seen significant rain for several weeks prior to the race so dust became an immediate issue as the track was dry as a bone and could not be watered. As a result, the start of each race was a full-blown sprint for the apex of the first corner to try to secure a spot ahead of the dust.

Sunday's Hare Scramble used the same starting area and ran a partial lap of the Grand Prix course before breaking off and making several long wide open runs down paved farm roads to the access gate for the Blue Hills OHV area. Racers then ran a set number of laps in the Blue Hills before being sent back down the same farm roads in the opposite direction and back onto the Grand Prix course to take the checkered flag. The dust was not as much of an issue on Sunday because the Blue Hills area is comprised of badlands style hard-packed dried mud and gravel. The riding area, which is comprised of a large number of naked ridge lines and twisty canyons, made for a very unique up and down setting and challenged riders and drivers to traverse unique terrain as efficiently as possible.

The unusual format for the hare scramble posed a challenge for race officials as racers would have to be completely cleared from the first section of the course before the leader in each race had completed the prescribed number of laps in the Blue Hills. This meant that in addition to the official scoring trailer at the start/finish area, AZOP also had to have a separate scoring official set up at the entrance/exit gate for the OHV area keeping track of each vehicle to come by manually. Despite the potential for confusion, the races all went off without major incident and the track was widely praised for the unique challenge it presented.

AZOP next returns to beautiful Payson for two days of Grand Prix racing at the famous rodeo grounds off-road course on October 5th and 6th. Registration is open now!

As always AZOP would like to thank all of the sponsors, staff, volunteers, racers, and spectators for making this another successful and fun weekend of racing. For full race results, videos, and photos or to find out about upcoming events go to www.azopracing.com

Saturday Motorcycle Results

Big Bikes - Pro

1. #375 Dominic Dugi

Big Bikes - Open A

1. #824 James Clark
2. #372 Alejandro Cortez, Jr.

Big Bikes - Open B

1. #590 Matt Dally
2. #207 Shawn Weese
3. #249 Dylan Manning

Big Bikes - Open C

1. #343 Jake Moffat
2. #040 Zack Haroldson
3. #814 Lewis Wright

125-250cc B:

1. #429 Kaden Bedlion
2. #29 Colton Edwards
3. #303 Trevor Guthrie

125-250cc C:

1. #700 Anthony Luna
2. #724 Taylor Wilson
3. #727 Jaeqon Peterson

Vet 30+ A:

1. #19 Dayton Raper

Vet 30+ B:

1. #049 Kyle Slone

Vet 30+ C:

1. #253 Michael Konkright

Senior 40+ B:

1. #43 Jeremiah Schnurpel
2. #133 Micah Chlarson
3. #248 James Manning

Master 50+ B:

1. #050 Michael Young

Pee Wee Bikes

Pee Wee 50cc 4-6 years:

1. #723 Hayden Griffith
2. #25 Courtney Curley
3. #301 Jayce Tracy

Pee Wee 50cc 7-8 years:

1. #238 Kaycee Curley
2. #153 Ryder Yates
3. #898 Kash Schmidt

Pee Wee 65cc C:

1. #419 Wyatt Massey
2. #308 Aayden Tracy
3. #046 Karlyle Barney

Mini Bikes

Mini 65cc A:

1. #21 Marley Kuhn

Mini 65cc B:

1. #2 Tristin Andrade
2. #247 Cooper Skersick
3. #928 Owen Wesley

Mini 80-150cc A:

1. #1429 Jonathan Kirat
2. #177 Porter May
3. #22 Travis Boyd

Mini 80-150cc B:

1. #48 Danny Baca
2. #4 Chase Boyd

Mini 80-150cc C:

1. #130 Clayton Hixon
2. #413 Colson Skersick
3. #199 Jaxon Steele

Women's C:

1. #93 Ellie Koester
2. #371 Emilee Carter
3. #38 Nikki Earlewine

Saturday Quad/ATC Results

Big Quads/ATCs

1. #808 Nick Helton

Sportsman:

1. #27 Ian Sessions
2. #106 Robert Dearth
3. #133 Brian Jackson

Mini Quads

Mini 250-400cc:

1. #57 Dakota Hibler

Mini 91-300cc 10-15 Years:

1. #34 Landen Johnson
2. #17 Brayden Earlewine

Pee Wee Quads

Pee Wee 80cc Advanced:

1. #95 Brendon Turner

Pee Wee 80cc Beginner:

1. #222 Jack Wilson
2. #47 William Rogers
3. #31 Kaiden Lee

Pee Wee 50-79cc 4-6 Years:

1. #88 Tyler Wade
2. #289 Lane Johnson
3. #56 Emma Martinez

Saturday UTV Results

Big UTVs - Pro

1. #143 Kali Kinsman
2. #903 Kody Winiecki

Unlimited Turbo:

1. #969 Dan Hurn
2. #904 Chase De Sousa Dias

1000cc Non-Turbo:

1. #901 Clayton Winiecki
2. #2004 John Nix
3. #914 Barry Bennett

570cc UTVs

1. #1910 Grace Vinagro
2. #193 Ashton Stowell
3. #57 TJ Siewers

170cc/250cc UTVs

250cc:

1. #135 Casen Krah

Sunday Motorcycle Results

Big Bikes - Pro

1. #375 Dominic Dugi

Big Bikes - Open A

1. #824 James Clark
2. #372 Alejandro Cortez, Jr.
3. #95 Austin Alexander

Big Bikes - Open B

1. #415 Tate Van Voorst
2. #047 David Romero
3. #317 Jarren Atwater

Big Bikes - Open C

1. #040 Zack Haroldson
2. #403 Jacob Robinson
3. #174 Tanner Lindley

125-250cc A:

1. #974 Dustin Queen

125-250cc B:

1. #429 Kaden Bedlion

125-250cc C:

1. #700 Anthony Luna
2. #724 Taylor Wilson
3. #694 Dylan Skaggs

Vet 30+ A:

1. #19 Dayton Raper

Vet 30+ B:

1. #72 Jordan Luke

Vet 30+ C:

1. #253 Michael Konkright

Senior 40+ B:

1. #43 Jeremiah Schnurpel
2. #133 Micah Chlarson

Master 50+ B:

1. #59 Gary Peterson

Women:

1. #101 Brea Core

Pee Wee Bikes

Pee Wee 50cc 4-6 years:

1. #723 Hayden Griffith
2. #25 Courtney Curley
3. #301 Jayce Tracy

Pee Wee 50cc 7-8 years:

1. #7269 Jeffery Rogers
2. #153 Ryder Yates
3. #898 Kash Schmidt

Pee Wee 65cc C:

1. #419 Wyatt Massey
2. #308 Aayden Tracy
3. #298 Kaden Schmidt

Mini Bikes

Mini 65cc A:

1. #21 Marley Kuhn

Mini 65cc B:

1. #2 Tristin Andrade
2. #928 Owen Wesley
3. #247 Cooper Skersick

Mini 80-150cc A:

1. #1429 Jonathan Kirat
2. #177 Porter May
3. #22 Travis Boyd

Mini 80-150cc B:

1. #48 Danny Baca
2. #4 Chase Boyd

Mini 80-150cc C:

1. #130 Clayton Hixon
2. #199 Jaxon Steele
3. #413 Colson Skersick

Women's C:

1. #93 Ellie Koester
2. #191 Grace Vinagro
3. #371 Emilee Carter

Sunday Quad/ATC Results

Big Quads/ATCs - Expert

1. #808 Nick Helton

Big Quads/ATCs - Sportsman

1. #27 Ian Sessions
2. #133 Brian Jackson
3. #77 Jayden Jackson

ATC

1. #71 Paul Airey

Mini Quads

Mini 250-400cc:

1. #57 Dakota Hibler

Mini 91-300cc 10-15 Years:

1. #34 Landen Johnson
2. #17 Brayden Earlewine

Pee Wee Quads

Pee Wee 80cc Advanced:

1. #95 Brendon Turner

Pee Wee 80cc Beginner:

1. #31 Kaiden Lee
2. #200 Cutter Gehrts
3. #47 William Rogers

Pee Wee 50-79cc 4-6 Years:

1. #289 Lane Johnson
2. #88 Tyler Wade
3. #56 Emma Martinez

Sunday UTV Results

Big UTVs - Pro

1. #143 Kali Kinsman

Unlimited Turbo

1. #969 Dan Hurn

1000cc Non-Turbo

1. #914 Barry Bennett
2. #2004 John Nix
3. #902 Evan Striplin

900cc:

1. #90 Dan Winiecki

570cc:

1. #1910 Grace Vinagro
2. #57 TJ Siewers
3. #193 Ashton Stowell

170cc/250cc UTVs

250cc:

1. #135 Casen Krah

170cc:

1. #101 TJ Siewers
2. #192 Ryland Stowell
3. #147 Braden Krah