everyone that came out. We had
quite a few pros, so hopefully we
can make it bigger."
Sutherlin had a great run going
on Saturday, but fell just short on
Sunday and finished second in
overall time. Sutherlin, who was
making his first start in the series,
said he enjoyed the unique chal-
lenge the series offers. Sutherlin
also made the switch to a KTM
this season.
"I never got up there and won
a test and these guys were kill-
ing it out there," said Sutherlin.
"Zach was ripping the moto tests
and Taylor was killing the enduro
tests. It's fun to change it up,
push yourself, and try to be per-
fect every time."
Bell ran away with the moto
tests on his Precision Concepts
Kawasaki, but with only two
weeks on the bike prior to the
event, he couldn't match Robert
in the enduro tests. He finished
just 31 seconds behind Sutherlin.
"I feel really good on the bike,"
Bell said. "Saturday was good, I
won all three moto tests. Went to
the enduro and just struggled a
little bit in the rocks and lost some
time. But I made up a lot of time
today [Sunday]. Getting comfort-
able with the [new] bike is definitely
going to be key for me. [Today] I
started taking some better lines
and charging a little bit harder
and found myself pretty close to
[Taylor's times] on the enduro loop.
So I'll keep working on that. But,
first race of the year, third isn't bad.
We'll just keep going from here."
Tremaine was riding a factory
Beta 300 and appreciated its
light weight, especially through
the long rock and log section. He
was flying over the logs on his
two-stroke.
"It was a good weekend and a
good way to get the year start-
ed," said Tremaine. "I was bunny
hopping the logs, and the bike
works really well in the rocks."
In Open A, JT Baker beat out
Cooper Abbott and Austin Serpa
to win the class. Riding a fac-
tory GasGas XC 300 two-stoke,
Baker has only been on the new
ride for three weeks prior to the
event, but he made it look easy.
In the Open A Lites class,
Mateo Oliveira rode his GasGas
to victory. Tyler Nicholson and
Preston Campbell completed the
top three.
"The enduro and the tight
single track were my favorite
parts," said Oliveira. "I just went
all out in every test and try to put
down a fast time."
The Sprint Hero Racing series
next heads to Canyon MX in
Arizona, February 16-17.
Harley Foley
PRO OVERALL
1. Taylor Robert (Kaw) 1:19:15.305
2. Gary Sutherlin (KTM) 1:20:50.710
3. Zach Bell (Kaw) 1:20:57.852
4. Ty Tremaine (Bet) 1:23:38.206
5. Dante Oliviera (KTM) 1:24:08.468
6. Jacob JT Baker (GG) 1:25:58.291
7. Michael Del Fante (Kaw) 1:26:12.324
8. Cooper Abbott (KTM) 1:26:36.301
9. Cole Shondeck (Hon) 1:27:14.639
10. Austin Serpa (KTM) 1:27:15.093
IN
THE
WIND
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Ty Tremaine was fourth overall.
