Presentation of the 2009 USRMC National Points Championship Top 10 – DD2 / DD2 Masters

Palm Springs California - The 2009 DD2 and DD2 Masters is the last of 6 classes for our top 10 presentations. The numbers in this class have never been huge but the completion is just as intense as any other class. At the 2009 Grand Nationals DD2 drivers provided one of the most exciting finishes.  Troy Castaneda, our 2009 USRMC National Points Champion finishing 2nd at the Grand Nationals and battled for the win right to the finish line.  At the Rotax Grand Finals in Egypt made the drive of the event in the final from 34th after a crash in the Pre-Final, to finish 5th against the best in the world.  Joining Troy in the Top 10 are Nevada driver Kyle Gimple and Matt Ostiguy a fellow Californian. 

With the addition of a Masters classification we find that 7 of our top 10 coming from the Masters group with Jim Russell Series driver David Arnstein the DD 2 Masters Champion.  Second place in the Masters group is well know DD2 driver January Grove a veteran in this class and a competitor at the 2006 Rotax Grand Finals.

Looking towards the 2010 Championship race the DD 2 Masters will be listed as a separate classification as the weight for this class has been increased and a new DD 2 Masters class has also been included for competition at the Rotax Grand Finals.  We look for this group to show the largest increase in numbers in the new season.

Congratulations to all of the 2010 USRMC Top 10  DD2  drivers.

1. Troy Castaneda – California – 1200 Points
2. Kyle Gimple – Nevada – 1055 Points
3/1. David Arnstein – California – 1055 Points
4/2. January Grove – California – 886 Points
5/3. Henry Malukas – Illinois – 840 Points
       Jeff Armant – California – 840 Points
7/5. Conrad Park – Texas – 809 Points
       David Moody – California – 800 Points
9/7. Henry Zajac – Illinois – 755 Points
10. Matthew Ostiguy – California – 638 Points

The United States Rotax Max Challenge is organized and managed by SSC Racing, Palm Springs, CA.  Over thirty local and regional series throughout the United States organize and manage official USRMC RMax Challenges with top competitors attending the annual USRMC Grand Nationals. At the USRMC Grand Nationals the top finishing drivers in the Junior Max, Senior Max and DD 2 classes will be awarded spots to the Rotax Grand Finals where World Champions will be crowned in these 3 premier classes.  For more information about the US Rotax Max Challenge go to www.rotaxmaxchallenge.com.  A complete list of Rotax distributors, dealers and series can be found on the appropriate pages.  For complete standings of all competitors in the 2009 USRMC National Points Challenge go to;  2009 USRMC National Points Standings

For information how you can become a USRMC member and compete in the 2010 National Points Challenge and qualify to compete at the 2010 USRMC Grand Nationals send your request for information to   Marshall Martin, USRMC Program Director, USRMC Member and Series Administration  rmaxnrd@gmail.com