Shirey Tops Muley Run
Hare & Hound National
S
idelined with a shoulder
injury since the first turn of
round two, 3 Bros./Hatch Racing
Husqvarna's Dalton Shirey used
round six of the AMA Hare &
Hound National Championship
Series, Presented by FMF, as a
second start to his season.
And as he'd done at the series
opener, the defending national
champ graphically demonstrated
why he's worthy of carrying that
number-one plate, leading from
start to finish at the Silver State
Trailblazers' 10th Annual Muley
Run, September 11.
Johnny Campbell Racing
(JCR) Honda's Preston Campbell
claimed his best series finish to
date with second—just a week
after completing his first FIM
International Six Days Enduro
(ISDE)—and Beta's Joe Wasson
added to his points lead by finish-
ing third.
"I had a little hiccup at the be-
ginning, at the start," Shirey said.
"I pulled the holeshot, but right
when I crossed the holeshot ban-
ners I mis-shifted and I thought
my chain broke, but it was just a
missed shift. I looked down and
downshifted again and got back
going, but while I was doing that,
it allowed Preston to get back by
me. Then we went around the
righthander right after the start;
I just carried more momentum
from the inside and by the time
he got on the gas, it was too late
for him."
Some 22 miles into the race,
the course looped back to the
start area for pit one, Shirey
clearly in the lead aboard his
IN
THE
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Dalton Shirey left the rest of
the field in his wake as he
returned to the hare and hound
nationals for the first time since
injuring his shoulder at round
two in Texas back in February.
PHOTOS: MARK KARIYA
