VOLUME 57 ISSUE 26 JUNE 30, 2020 P29
"So far it seems to be a really fun
event. I kind of like the structure of
it; the team race is pretty fun. It's
wide-open fast stuff, which is way
different than a hare & hound, [but]
I kind of like it! We tried to gear it
as fast as we could; we ended up
going with 14/48 and the bike just
won't pull any higher."
They estimated Howes' bike to
be good for 110-115 mph. Their
time ended up 4:34:08.6
Third off the line and third at
the finish—both physically and on
corrected time (4:50:21.8)—Trevor
Hunter and Hayden Hintz had
wheelspin issues slow their ride
on Hunter's 3 Bros. Racing/1-
800-DENT DOCS/IMS KTM 450
XC-F. In fact, they wore completely
through the cords and finished
with gaping holes in their rear tire.
"Honestly, it felt fine and it was
hauling butt down the straight-
aways," Hintz said. "It felt a little
bit choppy, but that's common
with every dirt road out here. It felt
normal until this one road where it
started hopping really bad."
Nic Colangelli/Evan Kelly claimed
fourth overall, fourth Open Pro in
4:45:20.5 on their 3 Bros. Racing/
DT Racing KTM 450 XC-F with
399cc Pro winners Corey Fletcher/
Tayson Weeks aboard their Let's
Ride/TBT Racing/GPR KTM 350
XC-F squeaking past reigning class
champs Carter and Mason Klein's
Klein Industrial Services KTM in the
final miles, the two ending up fifth
and sixth overall.
Forest Minchinton/Ciaran Naran
rode their MotoCutz Honda to fifth
Open Pro, seventh overall,
followed by Over 30 Pro
winners Clint Braun/
Carl Maassberg, Open
Pros Taylor Stevens/Kyle
Tichenor and third-place
399cc Pros Matt Canepa/
Danny Cooper.
Mark Kariya
OVERALL
1. Skyler Howes (Hus)
2. Joseph Wasson (Bet)
3. Hayden Hintz (KTM)
4. Nic Cologeli (KTM)
5. Tayson Weeks (KTM)
6. Carter Klein (KTM)
7. Forrest Minchinton (Hon)
8. Carl Maassberg (Hus)
9. Taylor Stevens (Kaw)
10. Danny Cooper (Hus)
(Above) Hayden Hintz and
Trevor Hunter's rear tire has seen
better days. They were lucky to
claim third on this tire.
Chance Fullerton
and Joe Wasson
(pictured) shared
Wasson's hare &
hound 430. Despite
installing taller
gearing, they found
themselves at a
disadvantage in top
speed to winner
Howes.
