lead, and, just past the halfway
point, the two were neck and
neck. Due to fuel restraints, the
Honda team had to pull in for gas
and a rider change at the end of
the third lap; the KTM duo, how
-
ever, put their larger gas tank to
use and set out for an extra lap,
hoping to make up ground with
clean air. Fifteen minutes later,
Klein came into the pits, dumped
fuel, and handed the bike over
to older brother Mason before
pulling back onto the racecourse
ahead of the N1 team. With lap
-
pers and dust becoming more
prevalent, the running order
stayed the same on the final lap
and the Klein brothers stretched
their lead out to nearly 90 sec
-
onds at the finish.
Behind the leaders, two Expert
teams found themselves battling
for top Expert overall. Jack Miller
and Austin Farley, both teenag
-
ers, passed through several Pro
entries to move up their Taco
Moto/City Paving/AHM Husqvar-
na TX 300 into third overall on
the day. Just seconds behind
them sat the 30+ Expert team of
Robby Brockman and Josh Row
on their Synthetic Lawn Solu-
tions/Duncan-backed team.
Day two started off much the
same, with the N98 bike rounding
the first turn in front, but the N1
Honda quickly powered past and
was into the desert first. The N1
team utilized dust and a quicker
pace to their advantage, building
out a lead by the end of the first
lap. By the end of lap two, Hintz/
Hunter held a steady lead, but
the Klein duo played it smart and
switched riders and poured fuel
early, getting enough of a gap
ahead to stay out of the dust and
make up time in the long run.
Running strong in the lead,
the N1 team started experienc
-
ing some issues which saw their
lead diminish to mere seconds
on the third lap. After a quick
pit, the defending champions
tried to push the pace again, but
problems persisted, and the two
played it safe and brought it into
the finish behind the winning
Klein brothers, who finished 1-1
on the weekend overall.
Behind the Open Pro bikes,
the young Expert team of Farley/
Miller brought their TX 300 into
the finish for third overall on the
weekend, with Travis Dillon/Nick
Burton/Josh Row moving up to
first Open Expert on their Rowley
White RV Honda. Rounding out
the top five overall was Steven
Wheeler/Aiden Poulson, winning
the 399 Pro class aboard a Front
-
line Suspension-backed Beta.
Other notable finishers include
top Ironman and overall Ama-
teur rider Maxwell Claunch, top
Ironman Expert Chris Garnett,
and 16-year-old Robert Lock
who placed second in Ironman
Amateur.
Overall (Unofficial)
1. Mason Klein/Carter Klein (KTM)
2. Hayden Hintz/Trevor Hunter (Hon)
3. Austin Farley/Jack Miller (Hus)
4. Travis Dillon/Nick Burton/
Josh Row (Hon)
5. Steven Wheeler/Aiden Poulson (Bet)
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Austin Farley and Jack Miller
teamed up to win the Expert
division in third overall.
