Nicholson Notches 6-Hours Victory
A
flurry of rainstorms in re-
cent weeks left Glen Helen
Raceway primed for a good race,
and the annual 3Bros 6 Hours
of Glen Helen was ready for the
taking. Defending series champs
Tyler Nicholson and RJ Warda
picked up where they left off last
season, taking the overall win
after a myriad of laps around the
famed raceway.
Racers were treated to a nine-
plus mile course consisting of
fast ridge roads, singletrack and
rocky creeks, high-speed sand
washes, and the iconic moto
-
cross tracks around the Glen
Helen facility. At the drop of the
gate, the Open Pro and Expert
riders rushed into the Talladega
first turn, with Ryan Surratt on
the 1x (Zach Wiley) KTM leading
the way. Through the first few
corners, riders mixed it up with
Trevor Hunter on the DirtBik-
eTest.com KX450X, settling into
second ahead of the KTM of
Tyler Nicholson heading into the
off-road. Wet dirt led to all-out
racing in the opening minutes of
the race, with the leaders jock
-
eying for position on the well-
thought-out course laid out by
the SRA GP crew.
A mistake on the first lap by
Hunter resulted in Surratt and
Nicholson setting the pace as
the clear front-runners. Through
the first laps, Surratt held a
comfortable gap. As rider swaps
took place, Nicholson and co.
proved to be the team to beat,
gaining the lead after the first
hour and holding it until the
end, which was a steady effort.
Surratt and teammates Zach
Wiley and Justin Carnes finished
second in overall and second in
Open Pro at the checkered flag.
The father-son duo of Mark
and Jacob Tilley topped the
Family class and climbed up
to third overall in the process.
The top Expert team finished
fourth overall, with Carson Tryon,
Travis LaValley and Ian Burke
splitting the duties en route to
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