Roberts Romps to Win at Muley Run H&H
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lain and simple, Liqui Moly
Beta's Zane Roberts, said,
"The strategy for today was win. I
knew today was the day that was
kind of going to be the big decider
on what that last round's going to
look like. I figured if I could come
here and set the tone today, then
the last round could kind of free
yourself up a little bit and take a
little pressure off."
After a bad start, Fiji Water/
Pirelli/ Klim 480 RR-mounted
Roberts rallied back to take the
lead on the second of three
loops and triumph at the Silver
State Trail Blazers' 13th annual
Muley Run, round five of the AMA
Hare & Hound National Champi
-
onship Series, Presented by FMF.
He thus became the first to get
two overall victories this season
and padded his points lead over
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna
Factory Racing Off-Road Team's
Austin Walton, 124-108.
Johnny Campbell Racing
(JCR) Honda's Preston Campbell
returned from injury to finish a
strong second and sits fourth in
points at 82 (20 behind Joe Was
-
son, Roberts' teammate, who
was sixth), while 3Bros/ Hatch
Racing GasGas rider Giacomo
Redondi enjoyed an excellent
ride to third.
Walton and his Motorex/
Dunlop/ Fly Racing FX 450 got a
great start down the sandwash
bomb run that had quite a bit of
water in places—not your usual
desert race feature—followed by
Campbell's Pro Circuit/ Pirelli/
Fly Racing CRF450RX, Roberts,
Walton's teammate Dalton Shirey
and the rest of the field.
When Walton and Campbell
missed a turn, Roberts took the
lead, though he believed Walton
was still out front and setting
a torrid pace. With the type of
terrain in the area, Roberts didn't
feel comfortable attacking and
settled into a quick but sane
WIND
IN THE
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A steady pace saw Zane Roberts recover
from a sleepy start, take the lead on the
second of three challenging loops, and
become the first two-time winner of the
2024 campaign.
PHOTOS: MARK KARIYA
