Robert Over Roberts at
AMA WHS Opener
T
aylor Robert of the FMF KTM
Factory Off-road Racing Team
enjoyed a trouble-free afternoon
at the Lassen Motorcycle Club's
Diamond Back Hare Scramble,
leading from wire to wire at the
opening round of the AMA West
Hare Scrambles (WHS) Regional
Championship Series, Presented
by MojoMotoSport.
Last year's Diamond Back win-
ner, LiquiMoly Beta's Zane Rob-
erts, drew close to Robert early
in the race but suffered from arm
pump and dropped back for a bit.
By the time he shook it off, Rob-
ert was out of sight and Roberts
had to settle for second, a minute
and a half behind Robert's win-
ning time of three hours and 56
seconds for five laps around the
fast, rough course at the Fort
Sage Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV)
Area. After learning only Thurs-
day that he'd be racing, 3 Bros./
Kilmartin Racing Gas Gas rider
Giacomo Redondi rounded out
the podium in his first foray into
American hare scrambles.
Not known for his dead-engine
starts, Robert got what may have
been his best one to date as he
rocketed his Red Bull/Dunlop/
Thor-sponsored 450 XC-F out
of the first turn with a significant
lead over Kawasaki-mounted
Dylan Galliett, defending series
champ Austin Serpa, DC Yama-
ha's Clayton Gerstner, Redondi
and the rest of the stacked Pro
line.
"Today, it fired so fast, it kind
of surprised me!" Robert con-
fessed. "The pace surprised me
a little bit. I got off to a great start
IN
THE
WIND
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Taylor Robert got
a great start at
the Diamond Back
Hare Scramble and
stretched his lead from
there to the finish,
kicking off the AMA
West Hare Scramble
season in style.
