IN
THE
WIND
P54
just felt like a fast trail ride the
whole time!" Argubright said.
"I was like, 'All right, it's just
one of those days.' I felt like I
could've gone faster, but I was
like, 'What's the point?' [Burson]
is better at turning, like at the
Utah and Panaca rounds where
you can't catch him, but here [in
Southern California high desert],
this is where I'm good. I could
still mess it up, but I've got to
be smart like I did [today], and I
could get it done, I think."
SRT/3 Bros. Husqvarna rider
Dalton Shirey had to claw his way
through the dust and stubbornly
speedy riders to reach second
aboard his Zip-Ty Racing/FMF/
Troy Lee Designs FX 450 in
2:24:03. "It's so hard to pass
here, because it's rocky single-
track and you know when you
get off the trail, they don't mark
that [for dangers] so it's kind of
sketchy out there, but I just de-
cided to ride smart and not push
it because this course could
easily bite you so I just wanted
to come and finish," he said.
Though not the win he hoped for,
it was better than leading at the
previous round only to DNF with
a broken chain.
Burson sailed in for third in
2:24:36, making it two podi-
ums in a row for the veteran
and his Precision Concepts/
GPR Stabilizers/O'Neal Racing
YZ450FX. "We've done that start
[in that same area] quite a few
times," he observed. "I think I've
holeshot every time.
"My bike owed me one. I
haven't had a good start basi-
cally all year. It felt good to lead.
The speed's been there all year—
it's just been one thing after
another [hampering my results].
Jake had a little more pace in the
rocks; they've got a little more to
go for right now so I think it's a
little bigger carrot to chase."
Burson sits third in points at
134 followed by Wasson's team-
mate, Chance Fullerton, who
earned fourth for the second
race in a row and has 126 points.
Wasson, SRT/3 Bros.
Husqvarna's Ryan Smith, Pro
250 winner and new class points
leader Daemon Woolslayer on
his Steadman's/Fasst Co./
Reflex Racing YZ250FX were
fifth through seventh. (Beta's
Zane Roberts tried to ride, but
the shoulder blade he broke at
round seven was too painful and
he pulled off after a few miles,
relinquishing the points lead.)
Pro 250 riders Preston Camp-
bell on his Johnny Campbell
Racing (JCR) Honda, 3 Bros.
Husqvarna's Shane Logan and 3
Bros. KTM's Nick Stover round-
ed out the top 10 overall.
Mark Kariya
OVERALL
1. Jacob Argubright (Kaw)
2. Dalton Shirey (Hus)
3. Nich Burson (Yam)
4. Chance fullerton (Bet)
5. Joseph Wasson (Bet)
6. Ryan Smith (Hus)
7. Daemon Woolslayer (Yam)
8. Preston Campbell (Hon)
9. Shane Logan (Hus)
10. Nick Stover (KTM)
Levi Shade
(pictured) took
the Pee Wee class
win by 10 seconds
over Ayden Berry.
