If the opening motos of the 2011 IJSBA National Tour are any indication of how the rest of the year will go we are in for a wild ride! In the Pro-Am Runabout Open class things got dicey right out of the gate but Brian Baldwin was able to get to the first marker cleanly and open up a gap over Dustin “El Diablo” Farthing with Erminio “The Boss of Watercross” Iantosca rounding out the top three. At the halfway point Baldwin clipped a buoy and had to circle back to pick it up which gave Farthing a chance to close things up. Dustin chased Baldwin for the final three laps but was unable to make a clean pass and had to settle for 2nd in moto 1. Trey Frame on his National Guard, Factory Yamaha battled all the way to the checkers with the Judge Motorsports rider Erminio Iantosca but came up a little short and Iantosca claimed the final podium spot.
In the Ski GP class the Jimmy “Eats World” Wilson took the hole shot but with the heavy surf he was quickly over taken by both Chris Maclugage and Rob Flores. Rockin’ Robbie and the G.O.A.T battled back and forth for the entire moto swapping the lead several times until Rob finally lost an edge and took a water sample from the Gulf. With about 3 laps to go Flores wisely decided to settle in for 2nd place and conserve himself for tomorrow’s two moto day. Behind him Wilson dumped and allowed teammate Bill “Hurricane” Haig to sneak by for the 3rd position and Wilson had to hold off a late charge by Josh Block to hang on to the 4th position.
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