CRF450X. Championship points
leader Shane Logan, defending
Champion Hayden Hintz, and a
host of others were joined by the
surprising entry of GNCC star
Steward Baylor, who recruited
fellow Red Bear Kawasaki team-
mates from the East Coast to
traverse 550 miles of the Ne-
vada desert.
The "race" started with Time
Trials on Wednesday morning
in Jean, Nevada, to set starting
positions for Friday's main race.
Australian Jack Mentha (N3) set
the fast time and proved tough
to beat, qualifying in 5:02, a full
six seconds ahead of Preston
Campbell (N304), with Corbin
McPherson (N2) another seven
seconds behind Campbell. The
third through sixth qualifiers
were separated by a mere five
seconds, with Jarrett Megla
(N22), Ricky Brabec (N10) and
Trevor Hunter (N1) rounding out
the top six and setting them-
selves apart from the rest of
the field. Notably, Nic Colangeli
(N15) qualified seventh on a
WIND
IN THE
P40
Honda's Ricky Brabec and
Skyler Howes had a short
day after Howes crashed
out early in the race.
