Desiderio, Eastman Top Podiums at Northeast Classic

2009 Northeast Classic Motocross Series 

Round 3: Hurricane Hills Sports Center

By Jim Sanderson

Clifford, PA, May 17, 2009

Suzuki Pilot, Nick Desiderio, dominated the competition in the 250 B division at the third round of the Northeast Classic Motocross Series held at the Hurricane Hills Sports Center on May 17th. Desiderio started the opening moto in second and had the lead by the start of the second lap. Desiderio took the moto win with a six second lead. Desiderio led the start of the final 250 B moto and rode wire to wire unchallenged for the win with a margin of victory of 12-seconds. Ryan Zaveral took the next tier of the podium with 2-3 and Larry McVay Jr., completed the rostrum with a 6-2 score.

McVay, Desiderio, Chase Simone and Zaveral led the start of the first 250 B moto. Desiderio took over the point at the start of lap two. McVay was displaced to second. Zaveral, Justin Maylath and Matt Moore rounded out the top five. Zaveral battled with McVay for second until McVay went down at the end of lap two exiting the rhythm section. Zaveral, Maylath, Moore and Simone inherited second through fifth. Desiderio started lap four with a seven second lead that Zaveral reduced to six and kept Desiderio there at the checkered flag. Zaveral, Moore, Simone and Maylath closed out the top five.

Desiderio, Austin Phelps, Ty Space and McVay led the start of the final 250 B moto. Desiderio pulled away and had a five second advantage after two and a half laps. Phelps, McVay, Ty Space and Maylath rounded out the top five. Desiderio’s lead had increased to 10-seconds by the start of lap four and was 12-seconds at the checkers. McVay, Zaveral, Phelps and Space followed. 

Ben Ritter, Dave Ginolfi, Greg “Frenchie” Pamart and Charlie Fox led the pack out of the second turn in the first Open Pro/Expert moto. When the leaders exited the flat track section just after the start of lap two, the top five running order was; Ritter, Pamart, Ginolfi, Matt Eastman and Jay Weller. Eastman put on a charge to the front, taking third from Ginolfi at the start of lap two. A lap and a half later, Eastman passed Pamart securing second. Eastman closed the gap on Ritter and the two battled for almost a lap before Eastman took the point at the end of lap four. Eastman took the win with a six second lead. Ritter, Pamart, Ginolfi and Weller completed the top five.

Eastman, Ginolfi, Weller, Ritter and Marshall Hurd led the pack out of the first turn in the final Open Pro/Expert moto. Eastman started lap two with a tree second advantage. The top four were unchanged. Pamart was now fifth. Eastman started lap three with a five second lead. A half lap later, Eastman had increased his lead to seven seconds when Weller passed Ginolfi taking second. Ritter and Pamart held fourth and fifth. By the start of lap four, only two seconds separated second through fourth and the gap separating fourth and fifth was only four seconds and it remained that way to the finish. Eastman took the checkered flag eight seconds ahead of Weller. Ginolfi, Ritter and Pamart took third, fourth and fifth. 

Eastman topped the Open Pro/Expert podium with a perfect 1-1. Ritter’s 2-4 rides earned second overall and Weller completed the podium with a 5-2 tally. 

Larry McVay Jr. (83), Nick Desiderio (partially hidden) and Chase Simone (14) lead the start of the opening 250 B moto at the third round of the Northeast Classic Motocross series at the Hurricane Hills sports Center on May 17th in Clifford, Pennsylvania.

Justin Maylath (413) and Larry McVay (83) battle for fifth late in the 1st 250 B moto at round three of the Northeast Classic at Hurricane Hills on May 17th.

Nick Desiderio (57) and Austin Phelps (955) lead the pack out of the second turn in the final 250 B moto at the Northeast Classic at the Hurricane Hills Sports Center on May 17th in Clifford, PA.

Larry McVay (83) and Ryan Zaveral (22) battle for second in the final 250 B moto at the third round of the Northeast Classic Motocross series at the Hurricane Hills sports Center on May 17th in Clifford, Pennsylvania.

 Ben Ritter (395), Dave Ginolfi (461) and Greg Pamart (444) lead the start of the first Open pro/Expert moto at the third round of the Northeast Classic at Hurricane Hills in Clifford, PA on May 17th.

 Ben Ritter (395) and Matt Eastman (243) battle for the lead in the first open Pro/Expert moto at the Northeast Classic at Hurricane Hills.

Matt Eastman (243), Dave Ginolfi (461), Marshall Hurd (24), Ben Ritter (395) and Jay Weller (557) lead the start of the final Open Pro/Expert moto at the third round of the Northeast Classic Motocross series at the Hurricane Hills sports Center on May 17th in Clifford, Pennsylvania.

Jay Weller (557) and Ben Ritter (395) battle for third in the final Open Pro/Expert moto at the third round of the Northeast Classic at Hurricane Hills in Clifford, PA on May 17th.