IN
THE
WIND
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McDonal
Masters VXCA
East Hare
Scrambles
I
t was another wet one for the riders of
the 2019 SRT-AMA East Hare Scram-
bles Championship in Garysburg, North
Carolina, March 2-3. Just like the open-
er, the racers were faced with extremely
wet conditions, and as a result, many of
the races were modified just to get them
in. However, there was no stopping Beta
USA's Kyle McDonal who seems to thrive
off the wet stuff.
When the gate finally dropped for the
delayed start of the AA race, Hunter Bush
grabbed the holeshot, but he would
get quickly swallowed up by one of the many mud
holes. This allowed McDonal to take the point posi-
tion, and he led the race after the completion of the
first lap.
McDonal and his Beta proved no match for the
rain-soaked racecourse and ultimately delivered
one of his best rides ever. He just kept blowing
through the mud holes and managed to maintain
a pace that no one could match as he rode off to
victory.
Gary Enman (Yamaha), however, did his best
to keep McDonal honest and was also blazing
through the wet trails quite well.
Behind Enman, Justin Lafferty (KTM) and Mat-
thew Davis (Yamaha) were engaged in their battle
for a while until Lafferty suffered a mechanical is-
sue that dropped him back a few positions.
And then there were Hunter Bush and Tanner
Bush who were giving chase, but they too would
get hung up in one of the many mud holes. Bush,
however, managed to mount a comeback that car-
ried him up to the front of the pack. Bush soon had
control of third and slipped into second place on
the final lap, dropping Davis back to third.
Enman, meanwhile, had already ran into his own
problems and dropped back.
After just two rounds, McDonal, who was sixth in
the first round, is now the new points leader.
In the morning Youth race, the kids got plenty of
experience riding in the wet. It was the 12-13 Super
Mini line that stole the show. Griere Moir (KTM)
and Kenito Held (Team Perfect Storm Suzuki)
engaged in a battle for the class win, which carried
them past the 14-16 Super Mini line that started
ahead of them. The two eventually caught the over-
all leader Zach Stoe (Kawasaki) and passed him.
Moir ended up holding Held off for the overall
win, while Stoe took third.
Camryn Popek (Cobra) won the 50cc race, fol-
lowed by Carson Shelton (KTM) and Gabe Molinari
(FFR Cobra).
Kenneth Held
OVERALL
1. Kyle McDonal (Bet)
2. Hunter Bush (Yam)
3. Matthew Davis (Yam)
Kyle McDonal
won the second
round of the SRT-
AMA East Hare
Scrambles Series
in North Carolina.
