Webb Wins Big on the
North Shore
C
ody Webb fired back at
the Koa Mauna Hard
Enduro on the North Shore
of Oahu, March 2-3, with a
commanding win over the
stiff local Hawaiian compe
-
tition. This race was hosted
by the Hawaiian Motors-
ports Association and was
the final event of the week-
long IRC Endurofest-Hawaii,
Presented by Pasha.
After a fourth-place finish
the weekend before at the
Ultimate Hawaiian Hard
Enduro in Kauai, Webb was
motivated not to let that
happen again and not leave
Hawaii without a win.
The KRD Team, which
swept the podium last
week, wanted to continue
their momentum in Oahu.
Webb had reinforcement
this time, with Webb's Fac
-
toryOne Sherco teammate
Cooper Abbott flying over to
compete for his first time in
Hawaii. The second round
of the AMA West Hard
Enduro Series, presented by
Klim, attracted more than
200 racers who competed
in the 12 USHE classes over
a three-loop course.
Abbott grabbed the
holeshot from the first row,
which started on the con
-
crete pads of the starting
gates of the Kahuku Mo-
tocross Track. The battles
started taking place in the
tight trails, and the front
pack stayed relatively close
until Webb started to pull
away. He came into the gas
check in one hour and 20
minutes, which was about
five minutes ahead of KRD's
Kamakana Waiwaiole-Kaha
-
lepuna and Ryder Guest.
The second loop was
tougher and Webb extended
his lead over the KRD squad
that came into the gas
check within 90 seconds of
each other and 14 minutes
behind Webb.
Loop three was the most
technical. Still, Webb fin
-
ished in first place, complet-
ing the torture in four hours
and 20 minutes. He was
exhausted and glad to see
the checkered flag.
Kamakana had a bike
failure in the final loop,
allowing Kawelo Huddy
to pull into the third-place
spot, battling second-placed
Guest to the very end. Guest
and Huddy finished 12
seconds apart, 53 minutes
behind Webb. Kamakana
and Abbott did not make it
to the finish line but were
credited with fourth and
fifth, respectively.
Matt Musgrove
OVERALL (Top 5)
1. Cody Webb (She)
2. Ryder Guest (KTM)
3. Kawelo Huddy (KTM)
4. Kamakana Waiwaiole-
Kahalepuna (KTM)
5. Cooper Abbott (She)
WIND
IN THE
P66
Ryder Guest was a distant second overall.
Cody Webb got revenge at the Koa Mauna
Hard Enduro in Hawaii, where he came
away with the win.
PHOTOS: JENNY KELLER
