Husqvarna Team Aces Glen Helen Six-Hour
A
rush of rainstorms in re-
cent weeks left Glen Helen
Raceway primed for a good race,
and the annual 3Bros 6 Hours
of Glen Helen lined up at the
perfect time on the calendar. A
Husqvarna super team of Dalton
Shirey and Sam Pretscherer,
fresh off a stellar performance
together at the Mint 400 desert
race, piloted the number-46
Husqvarna TE300 to the overall
victory with 31 laps around the
famed raceway, besting the
record-setting 197 teams.
Racers were treated to a fast
and fun course consisting of
fast ridge roads, high-speed
sand washes, the off-road truck
track, and the iconic motocross
tracks around the Glen Helen fa
-
cility. At the drop of the flag, the
Open Pro riders rushed into the
Talladega first turn, with Ciaran
Naran leading the charge on the
number-three Hero Racing Hon-
da CRF450X. Through the first
few corners, the riders jockeyed
for position, with Trevor Hunter
on the number-22 DirtBikeTest.
com YZ450FX leading the pack
onto the ridgeline. Wet dirt led to
all-out racing in the opening laps
of the race on the well-thought-
out course laid out by the SRA
GP crew.
Hunter led the first half of the
opening lap before Pretscherer
slid by the Yamaha on his
Husqvarna TE300, taking the
lead and setting the tone for
the rest of the race. Just a few
corners later, Hunter tucked the
front end in the mud, allowing
Naran to slip by into the runner-
up position. By the end of the
first lap, the top four bikes were
wheel to wheel with the defend
-
ing series champion on the
number-one bike, Tyler Nichol-
son, in tow with the lead bikes as
they all rode down pit row.
The start of the second lap
saw an all-out drag race with the
lead bikes all swapping positions.
Pretscherer maintained control
of the lead, but Naran and Hunter
traded spots several times
throughout the lap before Naran
took control of the runner-up po
-
WIND
IN THE
P44
Dalton Shirey (left) teamed
with Sam Pretscherer and
topped the 6-Hours of Glen
Helen.
PHOTOS: JEAN TURNER
