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first loop, Walton came into the pits 13 seconds ahead of his teammate, who confessed that he was toast at that point after rebounding from a somewhat slower start. "My back was tight at that time because we were doing a lot of high speed across the desert," he said, "but after I got out of my pit, I got my back to calm down a little bit and got out on the second loop and it started to tighten up a little bit, but I kept ignoring it." Walton surrendered the lead on the much rockier, more technical 40-mile second loop after crashing twice, with Shirey right there to take over aboard his FMF/Motion Pro/Sidi FX 450 and lead it to the end. lead aboard his Motorex/Dunlop/ Fly Racing-sponsored FX 450 just ahead of Kenda/Blud Lubricants/ Klim Husky FC 450 rider Daemon Woolslayer, Kris Keefer (aboard Shirey's spare bike for a test) and the rest of the field in hot pursuit. "I didn't know I had the hole- shot because I know how these guys are—they hold it wide open!—but I felt like I had a good line and I practiced it enough times where I was comfortable with it," Walton said. "Once that banner dropped, I was gone. I just laid on the back wheel and kept clicking gears until I didn't have any more to click. It was definite- ly the best way to start the race off with how dusty it was." After a mostly fast 40-mile But Liqui Moly Beta's Zane Roberts did all that he needed to in finishing fifth at the 100s Motorcycle Club's 57th Jimmy Fowler Memorial National Hare & Hound to earn his first overall title in the AMA Hare & Hound National Championship Series, Presented by FMF. Walton locked up second in final series points behind the champ, 140- 133, while Roberts' teammate Joe Wasson—a former champ himself—was fourth on the day and third in the final points at 120. Campbell with 103 and Shirey at 94 completed the top five in points. In his final event as a full-time Pro, Walton nabbed the holeshot and sped past the bomb with the ROUND 6 / NOVEMBER 16-17, 2024 LUCERNE VALLEY SVRA / LUCERNE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA OFF-ROAD I AMA HARE & HOUND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES, PRESENTED BY FMF P80 Defending series champ Dalton Shirey, who is still mending from injuries, pulled off an unexpected victory at the series finale.