IN
THE
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The Vet Open race saw Dennis
Stapleton take the overall win
ahead of Calvin Melauey and
KTM 790 Adventure R-mounted
Quinn Cody. In the Women's
Open, Viviana Contreras took the
win ahead of Shonie Shoemaker.
In the Harvey Mushman Sports-
man class, Kurt Samuelson
edged out Thomas Dunn and
Brandon Petersen for the win.
The foremost appeal of the
race continues to be the time-
less nature of the Harvey Mush-
man 100. The spirit of racing
through town on dirt bikes
the way Steve McQueen and
Malcolm Smith did so famously
during the golden age of motor-
cycling is not lost on Seeds.
"I was the first one ever to win it
three years in a row, 2010-2012,"
said Seeds. "My dad raced this
race when he was younger. I've
always been around it and I think
it's pretty cool how long it's been
around. To be able to say that I'm
a winner four times now, it's an
awesome feeling. I enjoy coming
here."
Even the rough track with its
heavy dust, square edges and
blue groove is all just part of the
retro experience, according to
Seeds.
"It's hard to get water on the
track, obviously, with the fires and
all that. But I think the guys did a
good job with what they could. I
mean, this really puts you to the
test. They didn't have water trucks
back then when Steve McQueen
was out here. So we get to go out
there and ride like they did. Obvi-
ously we got a lot better bikes
and suspension than they did, but
we get to ride the track the way it
was. It's pretty cool."
When asked if he did the oblig-
atory wheelie down Main Street,
Seeds replied with a laugh, "Yep!
I definitely had to do the wheelie
and give a good ol' rev at the fin-
ish line! I couldn't pass it up. I was
super ecstatic."
Jean Turner
Low sun and lots of
dust made visibility
pretty tricky late
in the race, but
Harvey Mushman
Sportsman winner
Kurt Samuelson didn't
let it slow him down.
