Huddy Wins Ultimate Hawaiian
Hard Enduro, Again
F
or the second consecutive
year, Kawelo Huddy of KRD
Hui won the Ultimate Hawaiian
Hard Enduro in Kauai, Febru-
ary 22-23. Huddy defended his
home turf to an elevated capac-
ity, holding off USHE Factory
athletes and proving he can
win in varying conditions during
round two of the Bullet Proof
Designs U.S. Hard Enduro Series,
Presented by IRC Tire.
The Garden Island Motorcycle
Club (GIMC) is celebrating its
80th anniversary this year and
has been running the world-
famous Labor Day Hare & Hound
for 70 years straight, which was
held August 31 last year. The
Ultimate Hawaiian Hard Enduro
was started last year to attract
top U.S. Hard Enduro Series
talent to compete on their very
technical courses alongside
their very talented athletes.
Hawaii is well known for hav
-
ing some of the toughest hard
enduro terrain, with its steep
volcanic terrain, incredibly slick
"Hawaiian Ice" mud, and many
flowing creeks. This race was
held at Omao, which is only sev
-
eral miles away from one of the
wettest places on earth, so the
rain and creeks are major vari
-
ables in the competition. Being
a USHE Premier Championship
round, the top USHE athletes
shipped their bikes over. They
flew out to compete against the
Hawaiian locals, who have a
deep knowledge and plenty of
experience in these mountains.
This past week saw some rain in
Kauai, but not enough to make
the conditions nearly impass
-
able like last year's event, so the
course conditions were excel-
lent, and traction was fairly good
in some areas.
On Friday, the GIMC hosted
a prologue on their lengthy and
impressive endurocross track.
After some timed practices,
WIND
IN THE
P50
For the second year
in a row, Hawaii's own
Kawelo Huddy took
the overall win at the
Ultimate Hawaiian
Hard Enduro.
PHOTOS:
RYAN McCASLAND
