Cycle News Staff | June 28, 2022
Logan Cipala continued his motoclimb dominance at the Big Hill Jam, winning the event overall for a second year in a row. This event at the Hill MX Ranch in Yoncalla, Oregon hosted the third round of the AMA IRC Motoclimb Super Series, Presented by Monster Energy. It also featured the Faster Minis Pit Bike Races and the BA Solutions Best Whip Contest.
Josh and Justin Hill not only helped put this event together, which attracted a sold-out crowd of 1000 spectators, but they also competed in the motoclimb races.
Big Hill Jam overall winner Logan Cipala sails his way to a winning time at the Hill MX Ranch in Oregon. PHOTOS: FOGGY LLAMA MEDIA
The hill was technical, adding a mix of a 20-foot vertical step-up wall at the start, rhythm jumps, tight turns, road gaps and a steep hill section to make it difficult for everyone racing. Hill won the 450cc main against a stacked field of athletes from multiple disciplines, which not only included his brother, Justin, but Gared Steinke, Keaton Ward, Brett Turcotte, Nick Desiderio, Arik Swan and more.
In the Open class, the times were tight as the road gap became the main factor in getting over the fastest. Josh Hill set the fast time in the first round on his Yamaha YZ850F with a 17.694-second run, but Logan Cipala bumped that number by a 10th of a second on his Buell 1190HCR.
Austin Teyler was the last rider to go and took a risky inside line on the road gap to win the class with a 16.732-second run on his nitro-powered Suzuki RM-Z750.
(L-R) Cipala shares the podium with event hosts Justin and Josh Hill.
Cipala won the overall with a 2-2 score in both classes, with Josh Hill finishing second with a 3-3.
Justin Hill rode an Open-class bike for the first time, a Honda CBR1000, earning an eighth place and finishing third overall.
Steinke also competed on an Open class bike for the first time, finishing fifth on a Suzuki GSX-R1000.
The next round of the MSS Championship takes place next weekend at Brick Mine in Walhalla, North Dakota.
OVERALL RESULTS
- Logan Cipala
- Josh Hill
- Justin Hill
- Logan Mead
- Austin Teyler
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