the meantime, Howes set into
his usual fast pace and began
clicking off miles with no dust
to slow him in his tracks, slowly
making up time on the rest of
the field.
Just past Pit 1, the N1 bike
blew a corner, losing valuable
seconds and an overall position
as Howes was close enough to
make the move. The two raced
hard over the next five or six
miles, with the rally racer lead
-
ing the way before eventually
dropping them in his pursuit of
the N1 bike a couple minutes up
the road. Over the next 70 miles,
Howes slowly managed the gap
down to nothing, eventually hit-
ting Pit 3 at race mile 125 nearly
side by side with the KTM team.
A lengthy pit stop by Howes to
refuel upwards of nine gallons
of fuel gave the KTM duo some
breathing room after a rider
swap. Though he had the win on
adjusted time, Howes kept his
pace to pass into the physical
lead before the final pit.
At the finish, Howes crossed
the line first for the fourth time
in his career. Shane Logan/
Corbin McPherson finished
second Open Pro, while Hayden
Hintz/Trevor Hunter rounded out
the podium.
The Honda-mounted Ryan
Wheeler and Robert Glines duo
topped the Open Expert class,
while the KTM-mounted team of
Craig McMillian, Keith Schulz, Ed
Dazzo and Marc Cruz topped the
Open Amateur division.
Chad Kenner was the Ironman
winner.
CN
OVERALL (Unofficial)
1. Skyler Howes (Hon)
2. Shane Logan/Corbin
McPherson (KTM)
3. Hayden Hintz/Trevor Hunter (Hon)
WIND
IN THE
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The Shane Logan/Corbin McPherson duo made it a close race en route to second place.
