VOLUME 58 ISSUE 4 JANUARY 26, 2021 P81
The Winter Classic
lives up to its name
in Hare & Hound
National opener
IT'S S-NO
PROBLEM FOR
SHIREY
WORDS AND PHOTOS BY MARK KARIYA
T
he Johnson Valley Off-Highway
Vehicle Area only gets a few days of
rain each year—one reason it's con-
sidered a desert. But snow? That's really
rare! The last time it snowed significantly
is believed to be in 2010.
Now we can add 2021 to that short
list as the Desert Motorcycle Club's 54th
Annual Winter Classic featured quite a bit
of the white stuff that started falling during
the Youth awards on Saturday afternoon,
continuing through the evening. By the
time the sun came up Sunday morn-
ing, the entire desert floor around North
Anderson Dry Lake was white, and when
the fog lifted, one could see much of the
surrounding area was also blanketed.
For racers, the prospect of a dust-free
day in the desert left them practically
giddy, but the goal was the same: get out
front and stay there.
That plan worked perfectly for 3 Bros./
Hatch Racing Husqvarna's Dalton Shirey,
the defending series champ who led from
the bomb to the checkered flag aboard his
P-Worx/FMF/Troy Lee Designs-supported
FX 450. Beta teammates Joe Wasson and
Zane Roberts rounded out the podium.
