NOVEMBER 6-7, 2021
STILLWATER 500 / STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA
P76
OFF-ROAD I AMA EAST-WEST HARE SCRAMBLES SHOOTOUT
workers came, because I was
getting nervous towards the end
a little bit; Serpa wasn't in and
out of consciousness, per se,
but he was definitely out of it."
So, he got back in the race
and laid down a heater of a lap to
successfully stay ahead of Mc-
Donal, saying, "Yesterday I didn't
feel quite as good. I was a little
off pace. I got in the lead on the
first lap [which] I did both days."
Several Pros lost time attend-
ing with Serpa, with the A riders
on row two bypassing the crash
site and taking the hastily imple-
mented course change, which
shortened the course by about
three miles.
comrade. Best then rode ahead
to get help, with several course
workers soon reaching the site
and rerouting the course, which
understandably caused some
confusion.
By the time they felt enough
help was on hand, Quinn and
Gerstner were down about 20
minutes and McDonal was close
to lapping them. That's when
they jumped back in the race
with Gerstner determined to not
get lapped.
"Honestly, it didn't really bug
me [attending Sherpa]." Gerstner
said. "I saw Kyle coming and I
hate getting lapped—I don't like
it at all. I was happy the course
Sunday
"I did the International Six Days
Enduro] before, and I love racing
every day of the week, so I think
I'll like racing two days in a row
here, too," McDonal predicted
after his Saturday win. "I think it'll
work out for me."
Indeed, it did. Though he
lagged at the back of the pack off
the start again, McDonal rocket-
ed his way to the front once more
and never looked back.
On the second lap while run-
ning in second, Serpa crashed
with Best. Quinn and Gerstner
were the first riders to arrive at
the scene where they stopped
to try to assist their fallen
Another who made
the trip out from the
West (Oregon), Noah
Kovarik also enjoyed
a double-win weekend
in overalling the
combined Micro Mini
(65cc)/Girls races.
