VOLUME 56 ISSUE 26 JULY 2, 2019 P31
Scrambles put on by the Mt.
Baker Motorcycle Club, round
six of the Kenda/SRT AMA West
Hare Scrambles (WHS) Regional
Championship Series.
Series points leader Max Ger-
ston added a few more points to
his cushion over Beta teammate
Joe Wasson, the pair running 2-3
for practically the entire race.
"I was already planning on
driving home with my girlfriend
[after the GNCC] so we drove
home right after Snowshoe, got
home Wednesday because it's
a 40-hour drive, then my friend
who does the [local] NMA [se-
ries] said, 'Oh, there's a race [at
Hannegan],' but he's hurt so he
just wanted to come work it for
points," Russell revealed.
"It was good practice, but we
were up pretty late last night so I
didn't get a lot of sleep, but it was
still worth it; I had fun.
"I got a good start and I was
able to manage the race because
I knew I had a gap and could ride
my own race and be smooth and
not over-ride."
Having won his first-ever WHS
two years ago on a 390 RR as
well as last year, Gerston insisted
his decision to try the more nim-
ble 300 RR this time didn't make
a difference in the final result.
"Ricky Russell was laying it
down today," Gerston admitted. "I
don't know if I would've had any-
thing for him on a two-stroke or
a four-stroke, realistically. I really
like the 300—it was super-light
and I could just flick the thing
around. If anything, it was a little
too quick; for next time I might
mellow it out a little bit.
"It was just a tad stiff, but other
than that I think the 300 was the
right choice."
Though he got third, hare &
hound points leader Wasson
wasn't entirely pleased with his
day. Opting for a Rekluse/Enduro
Engineering/Fly Racing 300 RR
similar to Gerston's instead of
his usual 430 RR, he lamented,
"I just wasn't riding well. I didn't
have a lot of time [on the two-
stroke and] I don't think I did my
suspension quite right."
Joel Tonsgard ended up fourth
overall aboard his Fusion Graphix/
TBT Racing CRF450R, just
ahead of Beta support rider Zane
Roberts who claimed the Pro 250
victory for the fifth round in a row.
Blake Best on a Devol Racing
Development YZ250, FMF/Maxx-
is/RPM Racing KTM's Spenser
Wilton, Kenda YZ450F rider Ryan
Turner, TBT Racing YZ250-mount-
ed Robbie Segrest and Pro 250
runner-up Dillon Sheppard on his
707 Racing YZ250FX rounded out
the top 10 overall.
Mark Kariya
Overall:
1. Ricky Russell (Yam)
2. Max Gerston (Bet)
3. Joe Wasson (Bet)
4. Joel Tonsgard (Hon)
5. Zane Roberts (Bet)
6. Blake Best (Yam)
7. Spenser Wilton (KTM)
8. Ryan Turner (Yam)
9. Robbie Segrest (Yam)
10. Dillon Sheppard (Yam)
(Left) Maria Forsberg Hahn (middle)
topped the Pro Women's field in
her only series appearance with
class points leader Sharon Mowell
(left) second and Women A winner
Heather Waterman (right) third
woman overall.
Ryder Thomaselli
had a great battle
with Seth Sadorra
(barely visible behind
Thomaselli here) and
managed to hold his
rival off to win the
Big Wheel class and
overall Youth race.
