"I hit a rock [while wheelying] and it spun
me off to the side and I was like, 'This is
not good!'" Robert said. "Trystan was right
beside me and I just let it go and ended up
taking him out by accident, obviously. Then I
had to spin my bike around and get going up
the hill again. It was kind of hectic up there."
AEO Powersports GasGas rider Max
Gerston ended up the first to crest the
summit followed by Webb, Hart, SRT
Husqvarna-mounted Cory Graffunder,
Haaker, Robert and the rest of the field.
A standalone event on the calendar,
KoM continues to tweak the course and
operations. Riders still need to hit cer-
tain GPS waypoints while a short (six-ish
miles) qualifying moto in the morning de-
termined who made it to the two-lap final
moto that would determine the winner.
Promoter Ultra4 Racing used the popular
Chocolate Thunder canyon as the start/
finish area for both motos. Jackhammer
proved the main challenge in the qualify-
ing moto while the 14-mile loop for the
final moto included favorites like Speckled
Canyon, Crossover and Outer Limits.
Hart's FMF KTM teammate Taylor
Robert returned to the hard enduro scene
after getting hurt at this race a couple
years ago and he blitzed the qualifier. At
the start of the final, he and Hart scaled
the rocky hill ahead of the pack, but as
luck would have it, both went down.
OFF-ROAD
ALL BALLS RACING GROUP KING OF THE MOTOS, PRESENTED BY PROGRESSIVE
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
HAMMERTOWN / JOHNSON VALLEY, CA
P84
(Below) Colton
Haaker begins a
pivot turn en route
to second place,
leaving carnage
behind.
