(Tooele, UT) Near freezing temperatures and cross-country road trips couldn’t keep the competitors away from the spectacular Miller Motorsports Park for the final round of the USGPRU 2006 season. Riders from Europe, Asia, Canada, and all across the U.S., converged on MMP for the chance to race on the epic 4.5 mile, 23-turn full course. Thirteen-year-old, PJ Jacobson set a blistering pace during Saturday 125GP qualifying with a time of 3:08.663. Tommy Aquino clicked off a time of 3:08.812 in his final lap, to take the runner up position. Nobi Iso rode his Aprilia RS125 to a third place position, followed closely by Scott Gilbert to fill up the front row. 18-year-old Alex Welsh aboard his Infinity GP RS250 Honda dominated the Motion Pro 250GP qualifying. He threw down the gauntlet with a time of 3:02.262. Ryan Ferris, Matt Cooper, and Tommy Aquino rounded out the rest of the front row. Will Morton had a time good enough to put him in third position, but his Roland Cushway tuned Honda RS250 was disqualified when it failed to meet the minimum weight requirements. He would be forced to start from the back of the grid on Sunday. The Rising Sun Cycle 125GP main event saw a field of 29 racers all try to squeeze through turn one at the same time. Nobi Iso came out in the lead though and proceeded to try to break away. But, Tommy Aquino and PJ Jacobson wouldn’t allow him to do that without them. Half way through lap 1, Iso started having power problems with his bike, and PJ and Tommy passed him and started to walk away. Iso was forced to retire from the race as the Aprilia’s battery choked out its last few volts. PJ and Tommy swapped positions multiple times during the next lap. But a bad engine cylinder caused his motor to sieze in turn-8, forcing Tommy to watch as PJ rode off in the distance. PJ would ride the rest of the race alone with Bryce Prince and Scott Gilbert battling for the runners up spot. Elena Myers had been battling with Bryce and Scott early on, but had to pull in for a stop-and-go penalty for jumping the start of the race. She came back from the stop and slashed through the field to end up in 5th position, right behind Jon Schendel. . In the Motion Pro 250GP race, Alex Welsh pulled the trigger on his Honda RS250 and shot out into the lead right from the start. He rode the wheels off of his bike despite the fact that he had already wrapped up the championship! Fellow Canadian, Matt Cooper, tried in vain to keep up with Alex, but put in a spectacular ride none the less to finish seven seconds back in second place. Will Morton started from the back of the 33-bike grid, and rapidly worked through the mass of riders. He eventually worked his way up to claim the final podium position for the day, and his first for the season. Race results: Rising Sun Cycles 125GP 1. PJ Jacobsen Hon 2. Bryce Prince Hon 3. Scott Gilbert Hon 4. Jon Schendel Hon 5. Elena Myers Hon 6. Jesse Trayler Hon 7. John Hjelm Hon 8. Mike Orien Hon 9. Tyler Odon Hon 10. Kyle Ferris Hon 11. Jeff Lim Hon 12. Scott Smallwood Hon 13. Phillip Krenn Hon 14. Debra Kuick Hon 15. Scott McNew Hon 16. M. McDonough Hon 17. Jermiah Carlson Hon 18. Mike Santelia Hon 19. Kevin Murray Yam 20. Britt Arechiga Hon 21. Darrin Kuebler Hon 22. Bruce Lind Yam 23. Jose Lopez Hon 24. Brian Heess Hon 25. Shellie Matthews Hon 26. Don Roberts Hon 27. Tommy Aquino Hon DNF 28. Nobi Iso Apr DNF 29. Stu Aitken-Cade Hon DNF 30. Barry Gilsenan Hon DNS Motion Pro 250GP 1. Alex Welsh Hon 2. Matt Cooper Hon 3. Will Morton Hon 4. Ryan Ferris Hon 5. PJ Jacobson Hon 6. Vincent Rolleri Yam 7. Nobi Iso Apr 8. Alex White Yam 9. Jon Schendel Hon 10. Bruce Lind Yam 11. Elena Myers Hon 12. John Dempsey Yam 13. Tyler Odom Hon 14. Steve Lambrick Yam 15. Patrick Dowd Yam 16. Pete Ross Yam 17. Jeff Lim Hon 18. Jesse Trayler Hon 19. Phillip Krenn Hon 20. Kory Gill Yam 21. Daniel Qualtire Hon 22. Derek Dutt Yam 23. Don Roberts Yam 24. David Matthews Yam 25. Andrew Trace Hon 26. Mike Lytle Yam 27. Stu Aitken-Cade Hon DNF 28. Tommy Aquino Hon DNF 29. Kyle Ferris Hon DNF 30. Mark Kelly Hon DNS 31. Barry Gilsenan Hon DNS 32. Mike Santelia Hon DNS 33. Bryce Prince Hon DNS JACOBSON AND WELSH CROWNED 2006 USGPRU CHAMPIONS The USGPRU would like to formally congratulate PJ Jacobson and Alex Welsh for winning the 2006 125GP and 250GP National Championships respectively. PJ Jacobson rode a near perfect season, winning every single race he entered except one, where he took a third. While he had the national championship wrapped up going into the final at Miller Motorsports Park, he showed that he is a true champion, and rode as hard as he could to win the final round too. PJ is only 14-years-old, yet has already secured backing by the Celtic Racing team out of Nyack, NY. Alex Welsh had a very busy season racing 11 weekends in both the 125 and 250 classes. His 125GP results were very strong, enough to finish in 4th overall, but he really came to grips with the added power of the 250 bike and consistently dominated every time he rode it. Also like PJ, Alex showed the true champions spirit by not only racing, but winning in the final round of the series even though he had the championship wrapped up at Mid-Ohio a month earlier. PJ and Alex follow in the footsteps of past USGPRU champions like Garrett Carter, Josh Herrin, and Brian Kcraget. About USGPRU The USGPRU is the officially recognized Motorcycle 125 Grand Prix National Championship ® and 250 Grand Prix National Championship TM series. The USGPRU emulates true World MotoGP racing experience and serves to attract young riders to gain experience in a professional environment and provide a path to world-class motorcycle racing. The USGPRU structures events with extended length grand prix racing exclusive to the GP machines, timed qualifying and strong contingency and sponsor support. For additional details, visit www.USGPRU.net