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VOLUME 58 ISSUE 18 MAY 4, 2021 P61 Garvin Tops Silver State 300 N ic Garvin, on the Liebelt Inc./Champion Adventures/ STI Tire & Wheel-backed Honda CRF450X, scored a wire-to-wire win at the Silver State 300, round two of the Best In The Desert Racing Association Motorcycle Championship, in Alamo, Ne- vada, May 1. The 300-mile race, that featured nearly 50 motorcy- cle entries, started and finished in Alamo, visiting the desert com- munities of Panaca, Caliente and Pioche along the way. Garvin started out in front, took advantage of the dust-free race- course and never looked back for the win. He did, however, escape disaster late in the race after getting acquainted with a cow at 70-plus miles an hour! "I was fortunate to be the se- ries points leader after our win at the Parker 250, which ultimately gave me the first starting posi- tion," Garvin said. "They made a rule change for 2021 where there aren't any draws, it's placed off series points, which is awesome when you're the series points leader! I was excited, because Skylar Howes was racing as well, (past champion of the series and recently signed Rockstar Husqvarna racer) to see where I matched up against him. "Starting at 6:00 A.M., we took off in increments of 30 seconds," Garvin said. "I had dust control of the race which played a huge ben- efit! Once I was out front, I settled into my own pace. [My bike] was riding and handling perfectly! "Around pit three, I had opened up a three-plus-minute gap on my competition. Later into the race, I opened up a larger gap to almost six minutes at one point. Between pits six and seven, however, I encountered a collision with a cow on the racecourse going about 80 miles an hour, resulting in a pretty bat- tered motorcycle. The subframe, swingarm, and sprocket all were pretty bent, but I managed to limp it in to the finish, missing the overall time by 54 seconds to the first Trophy Truck." Garvin, riding solo, completed the race in four hours and 43 seconds, taking the checkered flag more than four minutes ahead of Howes, who also so- loed the race. The race for second was a close one, with Howes finish- ing just 19 seconds ahead of the Kilman Racing/3 Brothers Rac- ing/Kenda KTM of Hayden Hintz and Trevor Hunter. Jeff Trulove, on the 3 Brothers KTM, and his partner, Jeremy Newton, took fourth, approxi- mately eight minutes behind the Hintz/Hunter duo. The Nic Colongeli/Evan Kelly team, also aboard a 3 Brothers- backed KTM, rounded out the top five overall. CN OVERALL 1. Nic Garvin (Hon) 2. Skyler Howes (Hus) 3. Hayden Hintz/Trevor Hunter (KTM) 4. Jeff Trulove/Jeremy Newton (KTM) 5. Nic Colongeli/Evan Kelly (KTM) 6. Bryce Stavron/Kyle Tichenor (KTM) 7. Taylor Stevens/Wyatt Brittner (Hus) 8. Cory Skaggs/Jarett Megla (Hus) 9. Tanner Tavernier 10. Eric Holt/Damon Bush/Tyler Harvey (KTM) Nic Garvin soloed to the overall motorcycle win at the Silver State 300 in Nevada. PHOTO: HARLEN FOLEY