Huddy Hauls In Hawaii
K
awelo Huddy led his Kauai
Racing Development (KRD)
teammates for a Pro podium
sweep of the Ultimate Hawaiian
Hard Enduro on the Hawaiian
Island of Kauai, February 24-25.
Hosted by the Garden Island
Motorcycle Club, this inaugural
race was an exhibition round of
the U.S. Hard Enduro Series, and
also the first event of the week-
long IRC Endurofest-Hawaii, pre
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sented by Pasha. The GIMC is
no stranger to difficult events, as
they will be celebrating the 70th
running of the Labor Day Hare &
Hound this year, one of the most
prestigious off-road races in the
West.
The Ultimate Hawaiian con
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sisted of two different loops that
had splits for three categories
of racers, from the Pros to the B
classes. This section of Kauai is
a stone's throw away from one
of the wettest spots on earth,
so the amount of growth and
slick conditions were hard to
fathom for most riders. The U.S.
Hard Enduro Series managed
a shipping container for about
10 mainland racers to come
over and race the two Hawai
-
ian rounds, including Pro-class
athletes Cody Webb and James
Flynn. Webb raced IRC Enduro-
fest in Oahu two years ago but
has never raced on Kauai Island.
The races started off with
a very well-built endurocross
track and then went off into the
mountains for the first loop. In
the first loop, Webb battled for
the lead in the front pack, but
KRD teammates Kawelo Huddy,
Ryder Guest and Kamakana
Waiwaiole-Kahalepuna were
only minutes behind.
About an hour into the race
and through the first gas stop,
the racers then went onto a dif
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ferent course that led to a more
intensive part of the venue. The
"Hawaiian Ice" (incredibly slick
mud) is a very difficult thing to
ride on. Mixing that Hawaiian Ice
with the steep volcanic ridges,
wet lava rock and endless roots
was a perfect recipe for a very
tough race.
The second loop included
more of these challenges for the
athletes. There were several hills
that took many tries to get over,
causing riders to lose valuable
WIND
IN THE
P46
Kawelo Huddy used his island-riding
experience to win the Ultimate
Hawaiian Hard Enduro exhibition
race.
PHOTOS: SHEADON RINGOR
