Roberts Tops Hare & Hound Final
A
nyone could see that Beta's
Zane Roberts was fast
enough to win a hare & hound
National overall. It was simply a
matter of putting it all together.
And Roberts finally did so at
the ninth and final round of the
AMA Hare & Hound National
Championship Series, Presented
by FMF. From the start, Rob-
erts controlled most of the race
aboard his Kenda/Motul/Klim-
sponsored 480 RR followed by
Johnny Campbell Racing (JCR)
Honda's Preston Campbell and
Off-Road Support/Team Green
rider Jacob Argubright.
Hosted by the 100s Motorcycle
Club, the 54th Annual Fast Times
at Johnson Valley National Hare &
Hound featured two loops of 40
then 30 miles based out of North
Anderson Dry Lake in the John-
son Valley Off-Highway Vehicle
(OHV) Area.
From his chosen position on
the far left of the start, Argubright
rocketed down the bomb run, his
TBT Racing/FMF/Fly Racing-
backed KX450X followed closely
by Campbell on his Kenda/Pro
Circuit/Fly Racing CRF450X.
Unfortunately for round-eight
winner Dalton Shirey, he crashed
hard on the bomb run, prema-
turely putting an end to his day.
Roberts wasted little time
before slipping past both Camp-
bell and Argubright, and once out
front, he disappeared.
"I really wanted to end [the
season] on a high note. I've been
chasing [that first win] all year,"
Roberts said. "I podiumed all but
one round, but I still hadn't won a
race. I wanted to do it with [team-
mate] Joe [Wasson] and Dalton
both in it, but Joe was riding a
125 and Dalton unfortunately
went down off the start.
"That's why I was going—I
thought Dalton was coming. We
made some bike changes that I
think made a huge difference for
me. I was just really comfortable
on the bike today."
For Campbell, his runner-up
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THE
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New suspension settings and
a good start paid big dividends
for Zane Roberts at the series
finale where he notched his
first career overall victory.
