Minimoto Racing: OWC Sunshine Classic

Click the following link for a 25-photo gallery of photos from the OWC Sunshine Classis Minimoto event.

The Friday night before the Orlando Supercross featured one of our annual stops at the OWC pit bike race. Short for Orlando Watersports Complex, OWC features a boat-free cable tow park for water skiers and wakeboarders, and is home for both tourists and resident pros who play and  train there. Up on land, OWC also features one of the coolest mini-moto Supercross track we've seen, and was constructed by Mark Barnett. I has scaled-down versions of the usual assortment of obstacles you'd find on a Supercross track, and even has an over/under section for the finish line jump.

A couple of the more interesting races included a media/celebrity team race, which was taken by Ronnie Renner and Ron Tichenor, though not without some bumps full-contact racing between Thor's Victor Sheldon and Tichenor, who was teamed with Rob Van Winkle…though you might recognize him better as Vanilla Ice.

Here's an overview of the OWC facility. Photo: Tim Eggers.

There was also a pro race, which was taken by Willy Browning, after he got by Eric Stewart, Brad Ripple was also at full speed, after a season of racing his mini in the BooKoo Arenacross series, and he finished in second spot.

Future plans call for a cover over the entire facility…something that could have come in handy after quite a bit of rain the day before. But the crew had it in tip-top shape, outside of a few wets spots off the racing line. The race featured plenty of support from Fox and Red Bull, and offered free admission for spectators, free food, and lots of prizes, If you're visiting Orlando and want to check it out for yourself, visit www.minimoto-x.com.

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