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Lynn Leads the Way at Desert Devotional H&H I f anyone could be considered a favorite at the Sage Riders Motorcycle Club's Desert Devo- tional National Hare & Hound, May 17, it would have to be Tyler Lynn, who lives maybe an hour away from the Little Sahara Recreation Area in Jericho, Utah. He won his first overall here in 2021, repeated that in 2023, and backed it up emphatically last year—all done as once-a-year visits into the series he grew up doing but now must be fitted in on weekends off from the GPs he was contracted to race. And so it was at the latest edition, which served as round six of the AMA Hare & Hound National Championship Series, Presented by FMF, the last round before summer break. The Slam Life Racing (SLR) Honda rider came, he saw, he conquered. In doing so, he stopped runner-up Dante Oliveira's win streak at two, with defending champ Zane Roberts a fast-closing third. Opting for his slightly nimbler GP-spec Monster Energy/Maxi - ma/Fly Racing-backed CRF450RX instead of a Baja pre-runner CRF450X like he used last year, Lynn said, "I came out here, rode the same setup I'm comfortable with, and it paid off. I'm just more at one with that bike through the tight stuff and the rocks and the whole loop, honestly." He more than doubled his winning margin. Last year he led runner-up Joe Wasson by 23 seconds, while this year's gap over Oliveira was a minute and 43 seconds. Lynn added, "Obviously, I knew Dante was going to be tough. With him beating me all the time [in GPs], I wanted to try to beat him here, especially on my home turf." About the only time Lynn didn't lead was off the traditional sprint start through the sand dunes, where Pro Vet 35+ racer David Kamo used his experience to grab an impressive holeshot, WIND IN THE P32 Tyler Lynn topped the Sage Riders MC's Desert Devotional National Hare & Hound for the third time. Series points leader Dante Oliveira claimed second, with defending series champ Zane Roberts a fast- closing third. PHOTOS: MARK KARIYA