close to him a little bit on the sec-
ond loop, but then I kept making
some
navigational errors. Maybe
some of the markings got blown
down by the wind or something,
but I had to make a couple circles
out there so that cost me some time.
"But a second-place finish [and,
more so, being] on the podium consis
-
tently is where we want to be, right?"
For
IMS/TwinAir/Klim Beta 480 RR-
mounted teammate Roberts, third place
served to highlight an area in which
he admitted he can improve.
"Today was kind of a chance
to see where we're at," said
Roberts, who hails from the
Reno, Nevada, area. "I don't love
it down here. I definitely need to
get down here and do some more
training in these conditions."
After opening his 2023
campaign by winning the AMA
District 37 Hare & Hound Series and
the FMF AMA National Grand Prix
Championship (NGPC) Series openers
on the previous two weekends, Johnny
Campbell Racing/ Honda's Ryan Surratt
claimed fourth in 2:14:01 in what was
his first H&H National after being barely
inside the top 20 at the bomb.
In another first, 2022 Pro 250
champ Carter Klein earned fifth
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Brennen Watson parlayed an
excellent start into an early lead and
held it to the end, earning his first
career overall and Big Wheel victories
in the Youth H&H National kickoff.
