Raceway Park Vet and Vintage Reunion 9/03/05

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Dengler Takes Home the Zimmermann Cup

ENGLISHTOWN, NJWhile many people were enjoying the last weekend of the summer, the die-hard motocross racers of the Northeast came to Raceway Park for the 13th annual Vet and Vintage Reunion. The rare Saturday event was a special one in many ways. Classes were run for many Vintage classes and Veteran’s classes, and there was even a special class for police and firefighters, but the premier class of the day was the race for the Bruce Zimmermann Memorial Cup.

Zimmermann was a well-liked rider who passed away several years ago and has been honored by his friends at the track with this memorial race. This weekend’s race marked the seventh annual event, which has been won in the past by many of Raceway Park’s fastest Veteran racers.

Joel Dengler, one of the area’s fastest riders, used to come to the races with his dad, Bruce, when he raced against Zimmermann. Now Joel comes to the track with his family, but the cup has been missing from his mantle. That was, until this year. The Trapani Racing/Dragon Optical-sponsored Honda rider told himself that this was the year to add the cup to his collection. Although Dengler has taken some time off this season, he picked up his old speed quickly. Dengler took the victory in both Over 30 Expert motos and etched his name into Raceway Park history by getting his name on the cup.

One of the area’s fastest Over 40 Expert riders, Rick Rosseter, proved that you don’t need a current-model bike to jump all the big jumps. In the Evolution 201cc-Open A class, Rosseter took his circa-1980 Can-Am 250 (he’s not really sure what year it was made) to the overall victory by convincingly winning both of his motos. Rosseter had the bright orange machine airing out the “Plunge” and was even jumping the “Psycho Double” in the middle of the track.

In the special Firefighter/Police Officer class, Joe Pateman was the top rider in both motos, giving him the overall.

Results

MINIBK: 1. Dakota Kessler (Hon); 2. Greg Turner (Hon); 3. Brock Turner (Yam); 4. Charlie Miller (Yam); 5. Tom France.

GP: 1. Joseph Boehler (Suz); 2. Zachariah Hamm (Kaw); 3. Jerry Cantone (Suz); 4. Glenn Arduini (Hon); 5. Scott Stevens (Suz).

WMN: 1. Natalie Gengel (Yam); 2. Rene Kotopoulis (Hon); 3. Jennifer Singleton (Yam); 4. Tammy Longacre (Hon).

25+ NOV: 1. Sean Gillies (Hon); 2. David Ammendola (Hon); 3. Brad Hutchinson (Yam); 4. John Bakenham (Yam); 5. Johnny Palmieri Jr. (Hon).

25+ AM: 1. Ryan Dancik (Hon); 2. Michael Yonkowski (Hon); 3. Richard Jacobs (Hon); 4. Allan Duigon (Hon); 5. Jay Brown (Hon).

25+ EX: 1. Ty Wallace (Hon); 2. Darren Edsall (Hon); 3. James McIlvaine (Hon); 4. Richard Zupko (Yam); 5. Jay Irwin (Hon).

30+ NOV: 1. Johnny Palmieri Jr. (Hon); 2. Sean Gillies (Hon); 3. Timothy Gleason (Hon); 4. David Ammendola (Hon); 5. Alfred Batelli (Hon).

30+ AM: 1. Ryan Dancik (Hon); 2. Joe Pateman (Hon); 3. Michael Yonkowski (Hon); 4. Chris Spitznas (Hon); 5. David Cochran (Yam).

30+ EX: 1. Joel Dengler (Hon); 2. Darren Edsall (Hon); 3. Ty Wallace (Hon); 4. James McIlvaine Hon); 5. Richard Zupko (Yam).

35+ AM: 1. Robert Anderson (Yam); 2. Eddie Anewalt (Yam); 3. Mark Cooper (Hon); 4. Jude Harper (Yam); 5. Todd Miller (Hon).

40+ SR AM: 1. Chris Spitznas (Hon); 2. John Delgrosso (Suz); 3. Mark Loniewski (Hon); 4. Todd Miller (Hon); 5. Edward Rapp (Kaw).

40+ SR EX: 1. Marc Tiesler (Hon); 2. Larry Harper (Suz); 3. Greg Turner (Yam); 4. Dave Wolfskill (Yam); 5. Rick Rosseter (Hon).

50+ AM: 1. John Delgrosso (Suz); 2. Spencer Hess (Hon); 3. David Clemence (Kaw); 4. Rodney Miller (Yam); 5. William Rule (Hon).

EVO 200 A: 1. Jerry Cantone (Suz); 2. Jody Zero (Suz); 3. William Centenaro (Yam); 4. George Trapani (Suz).

EVO 200 B: 1. Dakota Kessler (Hon); 2. Jeffrey Miller (Hon); 3. Mike Piescki; 4. George Pennell.

EVO 200 C: 1. Robert Kokiads (Suz); 2. Daniel Brennan (Yam).

EVO 201-OPEN A: 1. Rick Rosseter; 2. Mickey Kessler (Hon).

EVO 201-OPEN B: 1. Michael Centimole (Hon); 2. Daniel Pullen (Hon); 3. Rodney Miller (Hon); 4. Tom Green; 5. Dakota Kessler (Hon).

EVO 201-OPEN C: 1. John Bolkema (Suz); 2. Thomas Webster (Suz); 3. Ted Bohlke (Suz); 4. David Lambert (Hon); 5. Richard Vassallo (Hon).

PRE-1975 125 A: 1. Tom France.

PRE-1975 125 B: 1. Bob Whitworth (Hon); 2. Joseph Bollard (Yam).

PRE-1975 250: 1. David Smeal (Hon); 2. Gary Fetzer (Hon).

PRE-1975 OPEN A: 1. Mike Mitrione.

PRE-1975 OPEN B: 1. Marc Halpern; 2. Joe Abbate (Yam).

PRE-1975 A (40+): 1. David Smeal (Hon); 2. Gary Fetzer (Hon); 3. Glenn Arduini.

PRE-1975 B (50+): 1. William Schroeder.

PRE-1978 A: 1. David Hurley (Yam).

PRE-1978 B: 1. Brian Cirello (Hon); 2. Joseph Bollard (Yam); 3. Drew Anderson (Suz); 4. Tom Green.

VINT 1980s A: 1. Scott Sayers; 2. Philip Thompson (Hon); 3. Scott Stevens (Suz); 4. William Centenaro (Yam); 5. Roy Vanderveur (Suz).

VINT 1980s B: 1. Andrew Signoriello (Kaw); 2. Chris Collom (Kaw); 3. Scott Taylor (Hon); 4. Daniel Pullen (Hon); 5. Dave Van Pelt (Hon).

VINT 1980s C: 1. Marc Mulhern (Suz); 2. Daniel Brennan (Yam); 3. Derek Wechtler (Yam); 4. David Lambert (Hon); 5. Brook Roberts (Hon).

VINT 1990s: 1. Doug Gallo (Kaw).

ACR MDRN NOV: 1. Zachariah Hamm (Kaw); 2. Kevin Curtier (Hon); 3. Alex Lewandoski; 4. Mike Geoffrion (Suz); 5. Petricio Cunha.

ACR MDRN INT: 1. Dakota Kessler (Hon); 2. Thomas Loving (Kaw); 3. Rob West (Yam); 4. Ken Lake (Hon); 5. Ken Lake (Yam).

ACR MDRN EX: 1. Edward Blewett (Hon); 2. Mark Siegel (Yam); 3. David Hurley (Yam); 4. Doug Gallo (Kaw).

POLICE & FIRE: 1. Joe Pateman (Hon); 2. Phil Spagnola (Hon); 3. Jason Baratta (Hon); 4. John Sitar; 5. Tom Keane (Yam).