to finish the remaining 80 miles
with a four-plus-minute gap to
the next rider. Holding his own
on a bike built completely out of
spare parts in his garage, Naran
gave his nearly 20-year-old
CRF450X to teammate Forrest
Minchinton for the final lap and
a half with a few minutes ahead
of the N1 team. Like the others,
Hintz and Hunter swapped riders
again to stay fresh and try to find
some speed on the back half of
the race.
Despite running strong in
the early stages and showing
tremendous speed, Stavron suf
-
fered from a rear flat tire midway
through the second lap. Without
a spare wheel of his own, Bran
-
don Krause gave up his spare
tire and mousse to get Stavron
back on track and to the finish,
though out of contention after a
lengthy pit stop.
Making his comeback af
-
ter suffering from significant
injuries down in Baja a few years
back, multi-time event winner
Nic Garvin ran top speed early
on, but some vision issues in
the first half of the race lost
too much time for Garvin and
ROUND 1 / FEBRUARY 15-16, 2024
CALIFORNIA CITY, CALIFORNIA
OFF-ROAD I BEST IN THE DESERT RACING ASSOCIATION SERIES
P62
Ironman winner
Dustin Slade was
the top solo rider in
seventh overall.
