WIND
IN THE
P58
overlooking the picturesque Don-
ner Lake.
A new Prologue format was
added to this year's race on
Saturday, giving the racers a
chance to qualify for a better row
position for Sunday's main race.
The Prologue was 1.5 miles long,
starting from halfway up the hill
and traversing down to the finish
line at the ski lodge. All 210 rac
-
ers lined up in rows of five, start-
ing with the Pro class and going
all the way to the C and Youth
classes. Cody Webb of Factory
-
One Sherco was the winner of
this sprint race, finishing in four
minutes and 23 seconds. Some
of the Amateur racers took
nearly two hours to complete
this course, which gave them
plenty of extreme riding time and
a taste of what was to come the
next day.
After the AMA District 36
Youth Hare Scrambles wrapped
up on Sunday afternoon, the
Donner Hard Enduro main race
kicked off, which consisted
of a two-lap race around the
mountain that had a four-hour
time limit. There were six check
-
points, and each checkpoint had
a Pro/A and B/C split, which
allowed different levels of racers
to have a more enjoyable experi-
ence. The racers started in rows
of 10, leaving one minute apart.
The front group started bat-
tling as they made their way
through the famous Spectator
Hill. Once the Amateur classes
started, chaos ensued in that
section. Up front, Webb and Hart
were going back and forth, while
Rockstar Husqvarna's Ryder
LeBlond and Factory GasGas'
Will Riordan were battling, which
continued for those two the
entire race. Hart gained a couple
minutes on Webb, who made a
couple mistakes early on that
cost him some time. Going
through AA Hills, Hart said he
made it through nearly perfect,
barely making any mistakes on
the infamous rocky hill section
and gaining valuable time. Si
-
multaneously, Webb suffered an
electrical issue that forced him
to return to the pits and lose his
second-place position.
After the first lap, Hart had a
Cody Webb wrapped
up the AMA West Hard
Enduro Championship.
PHOTO: JENNY KELLER
