Peak2Peak ticks off the third from final race of the Competition, and it’s a two man show heading into the Iceman Cometh.
The new points structure for 2013 means the margins will be small in the final two races, and if Scott Hoffner and Alex Vanias are this tight after Peak2Peak, it might all boil down to December 1. The pair entered Saturday’s race in Thompsonville separated by just a few points, and they ended the race separated by just a few seconds. The 616 Fabrications squad laid down the gauntlet and rode away, but Vanias and Hoffner battled behind for the prize that’s taken eight full months to take shape.
Vanias sits just two points down to Hoffner with two weeks to go until the Iceman. It’s a relatively safe gap back to Vanias’ BISSELL teammate Derek Graham, though the pair should be able to give their team the gift of repeating last year’s feat of having two riders on the Competition podium.
Further back, Jorden Wakeley and Mike Simson made big jumps up the charts though shouldn’t be able to challenge for the podium bar disaster for Graham in the Iceman.
The Iceman will be run as a regular A race worth 20 points to the winner. With so many fast out-of-staters, the gaps could be big between our top five riders on points. Both Hoffner and Vanias are registered and have big ambitions, with the 616 contingent should also play a big factor in the race.
Top Banana Competition Standings After Peak2Peak:
| Scott Hoffner | 73 |
| Alex Vanias | 71 |
| Derek Graham | 55 |
| Ryan Cross | 55 |
| Adam York | 52 |
| Jorden Wakeley | 45 |
| Alexey Vermuelen | 41 |
| Mike Simonson | 40 |
| Sven Baumann | 40 |
| Mike Anderson | 40 |
| Jordan Diekema | 36 |
| Daniel Yankus | 34 |
| Rudy Peterson | 33 |
| Christopher Gottwald | 32 |
| Scott Quiring | 28 |
| Cruise Bogedin | 27 |
| Matt Acker | 25 |
| Mac Brennan | 22 |
| Kyle Stange | 22 |
| Shawn Davison | 21 |
| Kirk Albers | 20 |
| Ron Catlin | 20 |
| Ryan Kennedy | 19 |
| Nathan Williams | 19 |
| Steve Broglio | 19 |
| Matt Light | 19 |
| John Cowan | 19 |
| Robert Smallman | 18 |
| Cruise Bogedin | 18 |
| Chris Vitton | 17 |
| Paul Martin | 16 |
| Ron Sanborn | 16 |
| Kevin DePasse | 16 |
| Cole House | 15 |
| Ryan Bolin | 15 |
| Brad White | 15 |
| Tom Burke | 15 |
| Justin Lindine | 15 |
| Peter Beels | 15 |
| Tom Linck | 15 |
| John Card | 14 |
| Dan Korienek | 14 |
| Martin Vecchio | 14 |
| Aaron McCreedy | 14 |
| John Leach | 13 |
| Randy Rodd | 13 |
| Cam Timmer | 13 |
| Jeff Weinart | 12 |
| Michael Manning | 12 |
| Andrew Florian | 12 |
| David Nies | 12 |
| Chris Kushman | 12 |
| Robert Foshag | 12 |
| Earl Hillaker | 11 |
| Michael Mills | 11 |
| Chad Wells | 11 |
| Cody Sovis | 11 |
| Jeff Jacobi | 10 |
| Matt Bole | 10 |
| Jason Young | 10 |
| Jason Lowetz | 10 |
| Geoff Kuyper | 9 |
| Shawn Davison | 9 |
| Bryan Underwood | 9 |
| Kris Sands | 9 |
| Mitchell DeYoung | 9 |
| Hogan Sills | 9 |
| Cory Stange | 9 |
| Dan Yankus | 8 |
| Bryan Ellenbaas | 8 |
| Jeremy Karel | 8 |
| Sean Piper | 8 |
| Brian Kozeliski | 8 |
| Brent Krmotich | 8 |
| Adam McIntyre | 7 |
| Matthew Wehrmeyer | 7 |
| Nate St. Onge | 7 |
| Jay Click | 7 |
| Dan Lam | 7 |
| Jason Hess | 7 |
| Dustin Morici | 7 |
| Robert Neidlinder | 6 |
| Scott Kuhns | 6 |
| David Silvers | 6 |
| David Williams | 6 |
| Matt Silvia | 6 |
| Kevin Daum | 5 |
| Jimmie Colflesh | 5 |
| Christian Byar | 5 |
| Chris Fisher | 5 |
| Randy Zeeman | 5 |
| Shawn Adams | 5 |
| Craig Gietzen | 5 |
| Tony Talentino | 4 |
| Greg Kuhn | 4 |
| Jeff Van Dermark | 3 |
| Brent Goetz | 3 |
| Nate Versluis | 3 |
| Clint Haley | 2 |
| Anthony Prentice | 2 |
| Mickey Humpula | 2 |
| Dan Lam | 2 |
| Thomas Beebe | 2 |
| Paul Borden | 1 |
| Dan Wilson | 1 |
| Mike Jones | 1 |
| Andy Holly | 1 |
| Kelly Sugg | 1 |