before and, unfortunately for
him, fortune followed the same
script as before.
Despite the situation, the
veteran insisted he didn't change
the way he approached the race:
"I've done enough of them where
I wasn't nervous at all—it wasn't
any different for me. It's not really
my job. I just do it because I love
racing. I think that makes it a lot
easier for me because when I
was a factory rider, then there
was a lot more pressure."
Down as far as sixth, Kamo
roared back on the more tech-
nical 35.5-mile second loop
aboard his Kamo Realty/Kurt
Caselli Foundation/Fly Racing
450 XC-F to snag second just 14
seconds behind Shirey's time of
two hours, five minutes and 56
seconds. Kamo said, "One more
loop or another 20 miles and I
would've got him on that."
After an injury forced him to
miss two races, Argubright had
little hope of keeping the num-
ber-one plate on his Kawasaki
Team Green/Galfer/Fly Racing
KX450. But he did hope to keep
his streak of podium appearanc-
es (dating back two years now)
intact and nailing an excellent
start contributed to that end.
"[My year] just wasn't as
amazing as last year—it was just
average," he said. "I still learned
a lot. I was a little too comfort-
able after winning the title last
year—not that I didn't work hard;
I was too comfortable. It kind of
reignited the fire a little bit."
Argubright ended up fifth in
final points with 114.
Beta's Joe Wasson and Zane
Roberts finished fourth and
sixth, with Johnny Campbell
Racing (JCR) Honda rider Pres-
ton Campbell splitting them in
fifth despite a horrendous crash.
Wasson took third in points at
127 with Roberts right behind in
fourth at 122; Campbell was sixth
with 109.
Beta's Chance Fullerton
returned to the desert for the
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THE
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Third behind Morgan
Tanke and Rachel Stout
was good enough
for Britney Gallegos
to clinch the Elegant
Cabinetry $4000 bonus
as the Pro Women
champ.
