Morgan Powers To Solo Parker 250 Win
A
s a long-distance specialist,
Justin Morgan doesn't race
that many events a year. When
he does, though, he usually does
very well.
For example, though he's
never raced Best in the Desert's
(BITD) American Off-road Rac-
ing Series kickoff—the Shock
Therapy Parker 250, Presented
by BlueWater Resort Hotel &
Casino in Parker, Arizona, Janu-
ary 8—he qualified fastest and
followed that with a runaway win
at the revamped event, becoming
the latest overall BITD winner to
tackle the entire race by himself.
In fact, runner-up Jeremy Newton
and third-place Joe Wasson also
soloed.
In a departure from the norm,
Parker featured some new ad-
ditions to the normal dirt roads
and sand washes, making for a
significantly longer loop of 125
miles run clockwise twice instead
of the usual 80-mile loop done
three times counter-clockwise.
Being new to this race, how-
ever, none of it mattered to the
Slam Life Racing (SLR) Honda
rider and his Monster Energy/
Skechers/Fly racing-sponsored
CRF450X. Having earned the
IN
THE
WIND
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Justin Morgan romped
to a runaway win solo in
Parker after taking the
top spot in qualifying as
well.
PHOTOS: MARK KARIYA
