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FEATURE I 40TH ANNUAL MOTION PRO NEVADA 200 TRAIL RIDE
riders. The trail pace was off
the chart. More like a race than
a trail ride. Thank God I had
legends like Rodney [Smith] and
Fred [Hoess] blocking for me."
For the first time, Harden also
hosted the Nevada 200 Rally Ex
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perience, a three-day non-com-
petitive GPS-navigated ride for
dual-sport and large-displace-
ment adventure motorcycles. It
was held in the same area the
weekend before the trail ride.
And it only gets better. Harden is
talking about hosting a Nevada
200-type trail ride in Idaho soon,
so keep an eye out for that.
If you want more information
about the Motion Pro Nevada
200 Trail Ride or the Rally Experi
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ence, visit Harden Off-Road.
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runs a tight ship! A few industry
bigwigs also participated this
year (for many of them, again),
including Motion Pro's Chris
Carter, Seat Concepts' Lendon
Smith, Klim's Mark Kincart and
some of the folks from Rocky
Mountain ATV/MC, all of whom
have made significant contribu
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tions to the sport.
"This year's ride was special
for a number of reasons, mainly
because it was our 40th anniver-
sary," said Harden. "When I think
back to the thousands of riders
that have joined us over the
years, it really is humbling. Not
only was this our largest ride
ever, with a lot of first-timers,
but for some reason, we drew
a huge number of very talented
to go at their own speed. "It is
not a race," he says, but there
are times when it's best not to
lollygag too much, just to stay
on schedule.
Every year, you can expect to
mingle and ride with some famil
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iar faces, often true legends of
the off-road motorcycling world.
This year was no exception.
Beta's Rodney Smith, a five-time
GNCC Champion, was on hand,
as were multi-time ISDE gold
medalist Fred Hoess, desert-
racing legends Jack Johnson,
Max Switzer and Anna Cody, and
Alexander Smith, Malcolm's son.
And, of course, Harden, an AMA
Hall of Famer, led the ride and
made sure the entire event ran
smoothly, which it did. Harden
This year's Nevada 200 Trail Ride had a record
turnout.
PHOTO: MIGUEL SANTANA
