NOVEMBER 6-7, 2021
STILLWATER 500 / STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA
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OFF-ROAD I AMA EAST-WEST HARE SCRAMBLES SHOOTOUT
back East getting some GNCC
experience, which he credited
for helping him get second
today.
"I felt like a B-level rider [back
there]," he admitted. "I was
just getting whooped every day
practicing and training with those
guys.
"I actually blew up my race
350 at Ironman [GNCC] so I
had the guys at Fun Country
grab my [250cc SX two-stroke]
moto bike, so I threw my off-road
suspension off my 350 on it at
[Ricky] Russel's house yesterday
and ended up dialing it in and I
actually liked it more [today] than
my 350! I was in fifth gear a lot
today, but it was definitely fun."
A disappointed Serpa shared,
Best, thanks in part to adding
more motocross track time to his
training.
"I was waiting for the technical
spots they were talking about,
but it all seemed more open than
what we're used to [back East],"
McDonal said. "I was able to
keep a good pace and it worked
out in the end, I guess.
"I'm waiting to see what tomor-
row is [like] when it opens up a
little more," he added, laughing.
Officially, the win sealed the
East Championship for Mc-
Donal.
Second in West points going
into shootout, Watachi Racing/
Fun Country KTM's Blake Best
from Washington missed West
round five, as he was staying
Saturday
Serpa got the holeshot in Satur-
day morning's race, scheduled
for two and a half hours, but
found himself on the ground a
couple times as the laps wore
on. Thus, he slipped back to
fourth for a couple laps on his
Chik-Fil-A/Regulus Fit/Moose
Racing-sponsored 450 XC-F
before getting back into podium
position during the final half
of the race, having displaced
Husqvarna/KTM of Aspen's
Clayton Gerstner.
After a poor start on his
Bromley's Motorsports/Mika
Metals/Family-backed 430
RR, McDonal went to work and
dominated, consistently pulling
away from eventual runner-up
Good starts helped propel Shane
Logan to a pair of Pro 250 wins
on the weekend, keeping his
streak going and sealing the class
championship—his first—with one
round still to go in the West.
