Bell Dominates Primm Grand Prix
T
hough scheduling conflicts
have prevented Chaparral
Motorsports/Precision Concepts
Kawasaki' Zach Bell from compet-
ing in previous rounds of the FMF
AMA National Grand Prix Champi-
onship (NGPC) Series, when he
does show up, he's amply dem-
onstrated the speed that earned
him the series title in 2017. He
proved it again at round five—the
Sunland Shamrocks Motorcycle
Club's Primm Grand Prix held
next to the Primm Casino Resort
in Primm, Nevada—by dominating
the 90-minute feature race for his
third victory of the season. He led
almost from start to finish over
Purvines Racing Yamaha's Justin
Seeds and Johnny Campbell Rac-
ing (JCR) Honda's Trevor Stewart,
the defending series champ and
current points leader.
"It was a good race. I feel like
I've been second off the start all
year long; it's not a bad spot to
be, but I definitely got roosted
by Justin in the first turn—got
sprayed—and knew I had to make
a pass quick," Bell said. "I made
the pass stick in, I believe, the
second or third corner and just
rode my own race [from there].
Justin was riding really good.
Basically, I just had to manage my
race. It was hot out there, it was
IN
THE
WIND
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Zach Bell got off to an
excellent start and checked
out in winning comfortably
for the third time this season.
PHOTO: MARK KARIYA
