ROUND 1 / JANUARY 25-26, 2025
JOHNSON VALLEY OHV / LUCERNE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
OFF-ROAD I AMA HARE & HOUND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
P84
pert overall after starting on the
second row on his Fasthouse
Kawasaki.
In Pro Women, FMF RPM Rac-
ing KTM's Rachel Stout began
her quest for a fourth-straight
title with a dominant Zane
Roberts-esque performance,
leading from the outset and
besting runner-up Ava Silvestri
by nearly seven minutes.
"I kind of learned to like the
challenge of Lucerne," Stout
confided. "I used to not like it
at all, then it kind of became
more fun to try and get through
the challenge, I feel like." But
the AEO Powersports/Motorex/
Moose Racing 350 XC-F rider
found it really fun trying to race
Shirey was able to pick
himself up after his late crash
to claim fourth in Open Pro and
sixth overall ahead of Ryder
Thomaselli, the third-place Pro
250, who was making his hare
and hound debut a good one
aboard his 395 Motorsports/MX
Trophies/Fly Racing FX 250.
Johnny Campbell Racing
(JCR) Honda's Nolan Cate
finished in eighth overall and
fourth in Pro 250 after holding
third through the first loop, with
AHM Suspension KTM-mounted
Brody Honea fifth in Pro 250.
Local youngster Caiden Fen
-
stermaker rounded out the top
10
overall and was both the first
250cc Expert and the first Ex
-
rider said, "Not the greatest
start
and an eventful day. The
club designed a tricky course,
and navigation was a vital piece
of today. It was a long day after
I got lost [twice], and I had to put
some work in to get back on the
top [of the class]. I pushed as
hard as I could the whole day!"
It was a similar story for Nor
-
man Racing/Rocky Mountain
ATV-MC
of St. George/Klim FX
450-mounted Daemon Wool-
slayer, who earned third in Open
Pro
and fourth overall ahead
of Pro 250 runner-up Cody
Simpson, the Simi Valley Cycles
Yamaha/TBT Racing/O'Neal
Racing YZ250 rider holding third
overall for much of the race.
Ryan Watts was the
fastest of the Youth racers
on Saturday, leading
all three laps of the Big
Wheel race over Sutton
Mills, with Leed Lulis
rounding out the podium.
