backed Britney Gallegos third on
the day and in the final points.
With only a six-point cushion
over Woolslayer starting the day,
Stout knew it was winner-take-
all, though she refused to let
that rattle her. "I just knew that I
had to ride my own race," Stout
said. "I knew that as long as I
won, I would get the champion
-
ship. That was my goal coming
into
it—focus on my race. I can't
control anyone else, so I fo-
cused on what I can control and
ride smooth and make as
few
mistakes as possible."
It worked, and like Shirey, she
ended the 2024 Hare & Hound
season as she'd begun: winning
at Lucerne.
Kawasaki-mounted Chance Ful
-
lerton, who lost his left footpeg
on
the second loop.
Darrin Tuckett earned his
second Pro Vet 35+ triumph
of the season on his Preci-
sion Concepts/FTA Yamaha,
but
runner-up Jason Gibbons
earned the class championship
on his One13 Suspension/Fast-
house KTM.
In Pro
Women, Rachel Stout
claimed her third-consecutive
class championship thanks to
her fourth win of the season on
her InnTeck/Full Factory Of
-
froad/Fly Racing 350 XC-F over
Ty Woolslayer
on her Woolslayer
Racing/Precision Concepts/Pure
Adrenaline YZ250FX, with Beta-
it was just about ending the sea-
son on a high note. There were
a few more guys out there
[in
the class than normal], so I was
excited to get out there and get
a win and do it with the people
that were here. It was a good
day, and it was great to wrap up
the championship."
Fellow Australian Gus Riordan
shadowed him to the finish, the
FMF KTM Racing Landers GNCC
specialist adapting well in his
Hare & Hound debut.
After having finished the Baja
1000 the previous day, Wool
-
slayer rounded out the top 10
overall
a few seconds ahead of
GNCC racer Lyndon Snodgrass
and Dallas Chidester Racing
ROUND 6 / NOVEMBER 16-17, 2024
LUCERNE VALLEY SVRA / LUCERNE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
OFF-ROAD I AMA HARE & HOUND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES, PRESENTED BY FMF
P84
The Pro Women's title was
down to the finale, and it
was Rachel Stout who was
out front all day to claim
her third-straight crown
over Ty Woolslayer and
Britney Gallegos.
