to be," said Robert. "I thought
Lucerne was fast but this kind of
took it to another level. It was re-
ally cool once I got on the second
loop, I was having a blast, the
sand washes over there were so
much fun. But like Dalton said,
we were right there with each
other the whole time, even Joe.
We were just motoring, the three
of us, just good fun racing. It was
clean racing, we were just push-
ing hard. The dirt was so good we
could just stay wheel to wheel. It's
not very often we get to do that in
hare and hound racing."
Carter Klein went on to not
only win the Pro 250 class, but
land an impressive sixth overall
despite being on a 250F.
Pro 250 rider Clayton Roberts
rode a fantastic race all day main-
taining a comfortable yet fast
pace aboard his GasGas 250.
In an unfortunate stroke of bad
luck, Roberts' chain derailed just
one mile from the finish. Pro 250
winner Carter Klein took advan-
tage of this while finishing just
four seconds ahead of Roberts.
Clayton was able to get his bike
rolling to the finish line with local
Idaho racer Carter Stears finish-
ing just one second behind him.
In only her second hare and
hound, Ava Silvestri took first
place in Pro Women aboard her 3
Bros./Kilmartin Racing's GasGas.
In the Pro Women class Full
Factory's Rachel Stout led most
of the race, coming in from the
first loop one minute ahead of
3 Bros./Kilmartin Racing's Ava
Silvestri, but about 10 miles into
the second loop, Stout lost track
of the course, turning the lead
over to Silvestri. That was the
only window Silvestri needed in
order to capture her career-first
National Hare & Hound victory, a
scant three seconds over Stout.
After making a few mistakes on
the first loop, Colorado Recycling
Husqvarna's Britney Gallegos
regrouped for a very solid ride,
ultimately landing her third place.
"Since this is only my second
hare and hound, compared to
Lucerne, I definitely think this
one was a lot better, and I had a
lot more fun, even though it was
a lot longer," said Silvestri.
On the youth racing front, big
wheel racer Jason Harris rode
a dominating race aboard his
Husqvarna to take the overall win
ahead of Kawasaki riders Caleb
Tate and Jordan Maas.
The new Vet Pro class saw
the return of DC Yamaha's Dan
Capparelli taking first place at
the end of the second loop, but
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Carter Klein topped the 250cc
class in sixth overall.
