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The first 120 racers that finished were qualified for Sunday's main race, while the remaining did an LCQ in the afternoon. Over 100 amateurs then raced a separate 10-mile loop, fighting for 10 remaining spots available for the opportunity to race on Sunday. With 130 racers on the start with rows of 10 wide, the main- race format was going to be a shorter first lap followed by a longer and much more difficult second lap, with a cutoff time of six hours. Another factor of difficulty was Saturday night's storm that soaked the course just enough to increase the technical challenges even more than previ - ously planned. IRC Tire's James Flynn got the holeshot in Sun- day's main race, and the racers started to make their way up the old strip mine, where hundreds of spectators were waiting for them. The front pack quickly split into two groups, with the front battle between Webb and Hart, followed by Factory Rockstar Husqvarna's Ryder LeBlond, Logan Bolopue and Riordan fighting for the third position. This was the trend for the first couple of hours until Hart had a starter failure that set him back over 45 minutes behind Webb as he worked on repairs and finally fixed it. Hart's mechanical left Webb on his own in the backside of the property in a section called "Nightmare," where he pushed through an insanely difficult course in humid conditions and hotter temperatures rising as the race went on. In the group that was following, Riordan pushed ahead and kept Bolopue and LeBlond behind him with a strong pace. The Australian has never finished on the podium at a USHE Premier Championship round, and he was hungrier than ever to prove he had it in him to do so. Hart pushed hard after fixing his bike, but was unable to catch up to a hard-charging Webb. In the end, Webb dropped into the new "Brain Damage" section. This is where Webb found his limit and was pushing beyond his physical abilities, taking much longer to get through than expected and barely made it out. Eventually, Webb made it to the finish line with minutes to spare before the six-hour cut-off time, but he collapsed to the ground after the checkered flag due to heat exhaustion. He ended up going to the hospital for two liters of IV drips, and was mostly recovered later that evening. Hart's race ended at a checkpoint before the finish line, so he did not navigate the Brain Damage section, leaving Webb WIND IN THE P54 Only one rider made it to the finish line at the Tough Like RORR race—Cody Webb. And it cost him a trip to the hospital.