Kamo Crowned West Hare
Scrambles Champ
T
he Kenda/SRT AMA West
Hare Scrambles (WHS)
Regional Championship Series,
Presented by MojoMotoSport,
may have been brief at just two
rounds, but it packed a full sea-
son's worth of drama and action
into those two rounds. The finale
took place at the Owyhee Motor-
cycle Club/SIDRA Racing/Magic
Valley Motocross venue in Boise,
Idaho, November 21-22.
Local favorite David Kamo won
round one two weeks ago, put-
ting him into the driver's seat for
the Pro-class and overall series
championship, but the PCI Race
Radios KTM racer's grip on the
points lead was tenuous at best,
given the short series and close
racing which allowed no mistakes.
More than twice as many Pros
showed up for the second and
final event at the rough, hilly and
sandy Owyhee M.C. grounds,
among them one of Kamo's
desert-racing rivals in the Nation-
als—Beta's Zane Roberts.
While not a regular in the se-
ries, Roberts obviously felt right at
home, as he quickly made his way
up to the front of the pack after a
rather mediocre start aboard his
Kenda/Motul/Klim-backed 480
RR. After shadowing FactoryOne
Sherco's JT Baker for the first
hour of the two-and-a-half-hour
race, Roberts motored past when
Baker ran into a lapper. After that,
Roberts rode unchallenged and
stretched his lead for the remain-
der of the race, finishing with
nearly three minutes over Baker.
Despite issues with lappers,
Baker held on for second aboard
his 707 Suspension/FMF/FXR
450 SEF. Combined with his third
overall at round one, that gave
him 46 points and a tie for second
overall with Clayton Gerstner who
was third overall today. Fourth-
IN
THE
WIND
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Zane Roberts took a
commanding victory
aboard the Beta 480, one
of the only bikes bigger
than 450 in the field.
PHOTOS: MARK KARIYA
