VOLUME 58 ISSUE 41 OCTOBER 12, 2021 P49
FMF/P-Worx/Troy Lee Designs
FX 450 found the passing a little
more difficult, but he managed to
effect each one with his combi-
nation of race craft, horsepower
and timing.
Things became a little eas-
ier for Shirey when Campbell
crashed on the second loop
(also 40 miles). The Honda rider
managed to remount in time to
duel with Shirey, but the spill
threw his rhythm off and he
overcooked another section,
momentarily getting hung up in
a bush.
That allowed both Wasson and
Roberts to catch and eventually
pass him.
Once clear of Campbell, the
Beta teammates went at it like
the title was on the line. Roberts
knew he had to beat Wasson in
order to take the championship
to the final round and tried his
best to push his Kenda/Motul/
Klim 480 RR past Wasson.
"I got up there and tested Joe
a few times and he responded,"
Roberts acknowledged. "He
earned it today. My only goal was
if he was going to get [the cham-
pionship], he needed to earn it
today and he definitely earned it.
Respect to him for that."
Wasson confided, "I had arm
pump the whole race; I was in
my head the whole time—I was
just trying to keep it together.
I was all over the place, but I
held it together. Zane gave me
a couple good pushes, but I
was going to go for broke. I've
wanted this my whole life."
Wasson and his FMF/DP
Brakes/Kimes Ranches 480 RR
did what they needed to do and
held Roberts off to sew up the
championship before the finale.
Campbell recovered to claim
fourth followed by Kenda KTM's
Austin Serpa.
KORR Off-road KTM rider
Carter Klein backed up his Pro
250 win at round seven with an-
other one, finishing sixth overall
aboard his 3 Bros./DT Racing/
After a disappointing DNF
while leading at round
seven, Dalton Shirey
rebounded at round eight,
coming from a poor start
to an emphatic win.
