Argubright Wins Endless Summer H&H
A
nd just like that, the momen-
tum in the Kenda/SRT AMA
Hare & Hound National Cham-
pionship Series, Presented by
FMF, flipped.
As the summer break ended
two weeks ago, Beta's Joe Was-
son was riding a wave of confi-
dence borne of wins in both the
H&Hs and its companion series,
the Kenda/SRT AMA West Hare
Scrambles Regional Champion-
ship Series. In the desert, which
is his primary focus, Wasson
enjoyed a nine-point lead over
Off-Road Support/TBT Racing
Kawasaki privateer Jacob Argu-
bright heading into round seven
two weeks ago.
But a suspected clogged air fil-
ter stopped Wasson's bike while
leading almost within sight of the
finish, handing Argubright the
win, though Wasson managed to
restart his bike quickly and finish
second to minimize points lost.
However, Wasson's fortunes
failed him at round eight, the
52nd Annual Endless Summer
National Hare & Hound, hosted
by the 100s Motorcycle Club at
the Johnson Valley Off-Highway
Vehicle Area, September 29.
While in the dust of the lead
group, he missed a check and
didn't realize it until rival Dalton
Shirey shouted at him a few miles
later. Knowing that a missed
check could result in getting
DQed, Wasson turned his Ken-
da/FMF/Klim-sponsored 430
RR around and rode back on the
side of the course until he found
the missed check. By the time he
did that, of course, the leaders
were long gone, and he salvaged
fifth place for the day, lamenting,
"It ultimately cost me." Now, he
has only the final round in two
weeks to overcome a 10-point
deficit to race-winner Argubright,
212-202, saying, "We're safe and
we'll go on to the next one—one
round to go and you never know
[what might happen]."
Third past the bomb behind
Purvines Racing Yamaha's Nick
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