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Coincidentally, the man who
beat Garvin in Texas came on
strong at the end. Having drawn
the seventh start, Beta's Joe
Wasson fought dust much of the
way astride his Kenda/Motul/Fly
Racing 480 RR, ultimately mak-
ing up enough ground to claim
second in 4:34:16.34.
"It was a really good day," he
said. "It started out really tough,
though—dust was so thick at
first!
"Finally, on the last lap I had
clear air most of the way, so I
was able to really put the ham-
mer down and try to close some
gaps.
"The other thing, too, was I
was trying to save my tire," Garvin
added. "I didn't know how long
it was going to last. I remember
at the Silver State 300 last year,
it was next to being a slick at the
end, so I was really trying to be
mellow on the throttle and not try
to spin that off."
None of the top finishers took
the time to change wheels dur-
ing the race, Garvin said.
For the Colangelli/Kelly duo
and their DT Racing/FMF/Dun-
lop 450 SX-F, they managed to
lead most of the race despite a
mousse issue, as well as sus-
pension woes that plagued them
throughout the day, along with a
crash.
Despite their problems, they
managed to hold on for third in
4:36:24.84.
Wasson's Beta teammate
Zane Roberts also soloed and
took fourth in 4:37:39.59 on his
HBD Graphics/Renegade Race
Fuels/Klim 480 RR while de-
fending series champs Hayden
Hintz/Trevor Hunter salvaged
fifth in 4:39:42.01 on their 3
Bros./Kilmartin Racing/Pro
Circuit 450 XC-F.
Hintz said, "We had bike prob-
lems, but we're in one piece so
we're good. Both brakes actually
went out, and like everyone, rear
tires are going bald, and we took
the chance by not changing the
rear tire."
3 Bros./DT Racing KTM-
mounted Jeremy Newton/Jeff
Trulove, Over 30 Pro winners
Bryce Stavron/Kyle Tichenor
(P.B. Brown KTM 450 XC-
F), 399cc Pro winners Wyatt
Brittner/Taylor Stevens (Stevens
Off-road Racing Husqvarna FX
350), Ironman Pro winner Zach
Myers (Flo Motorsports KTM
450 XC-F) and Ironman Pro
runner-up Jarrett Curley (Team
51Fifty Honda CRF450L) round-
ed out the top 10 overall.
Mark Kariya
OVERALL
1. Nic Garvin (Hon)
2. Joseph Wasson (Bet)
3. Nic Colangeli (KTM)
4. Zane Roberts (Bet)
5. Hayden Hintz/Trevor Hunter (KTM)
6. Jeff Trulove/Jeremy Newton (KTM)
7. Bryce Stavron/Kyle Tichenor (KTM)
8. Taylor Stevens/Wyatt Brittner (Hus)
9. Zach Myers (KTM)
10. Jarrett Curley (Hon)
The husband-and-wife
team of Kevin and Michele
Busch made it out of
snow-covered Colorado
and rode two-up like this
as an Ironman Amateur
entry aboard their trusty
XR650R, finishing sixth in
class and far from last.
