ROUND 8/JULY 13, 2013
RENO TAHOE MOTORPLEX/RENO, NEVADA
OFF-ROAD
AMA RACING/FMF/GPR HARE & HOUND NATIONAL CHAMPION
which used a single 82-mile
loop run five times for the top
classes. Several portions where
the courses crossed sent the
bikes underneath the four-wheel
course via drainage tubes.) The
area is littered with more rocks
and hills than are normally seen
in the series, and the course provided scant opportunities for rest.
Add to that temperatures in the
low 90s for the noon start, and
one lap was more than enough
for many with a sizable number
calling it quits after just one of
their scheduled three laps.
In a portent of things to come,
Though he led briefly in
the first couple miles,
Caselli found himself
unwilling to try to match
Argubright's pace in the
extremely rocky terrain.
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the bomb run set the tone for the
day. A rocky ascent and descent
on a large hill, too much speed in
the rocks caught many off guard
and either sent them sideways or
put them on the deck. Argubright
got the holeshot on his Dunlop/
TBT Racing/Fly Racing KX450F
looking smooth and controlled.
Though FMF/KTM Factory
Off-Road Racing Team's Kurt Caselli managed to leap past him on
the downhill and lead into the EnduroCross-style spectator section and deceptively treacherous
sidehill below the spectator and
scoring area, Argubright took
control shortly after the course
passed the pits. From there, it
was all Argubright.
Motorex/Renthal/Red
Bull
450 XC-F-mounted Caselli settled into second and decided to
play it safe.
"This is kind of a one-off, different event and I wasn't really sure
how it was going to be - I didn't
ride here last year," Caselli said.
"I followed Jacob for a little
bit and he was riding really well.
I just kind of settled in and rode
my own race. I wasn't pushing
too hard. It was tough! I got tired
on that second lap; the third lap
