IN
THE
WIND
P36
demonstrated he hasn't lost
much since winning the series in
2015. Somehow, the front brake
master cylinder came undone
early on so he rode most of the
first lap without a usable front
brake before he could pit and fix
it. From there, he played catch-
up—and played it well to climb
back up to finish third aboard his
TBT Racing/Kenda/Fly Racing
YZ450FX.
"I think everyone just kind of
pooped out or had bike issues
and I just kept going," he said.
"It was my kind of race with the
rocks and silt; I just kept chug-
ging along like the little engine
that could."
Team SRT Husqvarna's J.T.
Baker also came from behind to
finish fourth with Justin Bonita
fifth aboard his Monterey Power-
sports YZ450F—the best finish
of the season for both.
And what of the champion-
ship?
Hart's 152 points going in end-
ed up being enough to clinch the
title without showing up as both
Oliveira and Gerston DNFed due
bike issues on the last lap—the
silt apparently responsible for
a larger-than-usual number of
DNFs throughout the field.
Thus, Oliveira and Gray Area
KTM's Devan Bolin (who finished
10th for the day) both finished
with 126 points, Oliveira earn-
ing second in the championship
with two victories while Bolin
scored one. Gerston ended up
fourth with 124, one point ahead
of GasGas rider Travis Coy,
who was 12th on the day after a
three-round run of fourth-place
finishes.
Mark Kariya
PRO/AA
1. Cody Webb (KTM)
2. Dalton Shirey (Hus)
3. Jacob Argubright (Yam)
4. JT Baker (Hus)
5. Justin Bonita (Yam)
6. Anson Maloney (KTM)
7. Cole Conatser (KTM)
8. Gabe Ellis (KTM)
9. Davan Bolin (KTM)
10. Vaughn Wilk (Hus)
Seven Diaz enjoyed
another good
double-header
weekend, waiting
until the last lap
to pass Anthony
Ferrante for the Big
Wheel win.
