Big
K Ron.h
Elkron, OR
OFF.ROAD
Round 5
,tay 27-25. 2006
I
D.
ta
AMA
National Hane Scnambles
Series
BY Jox Drvomx
PHoros
BY wHtrcoMB
Pxorocnapxv
G
W***l[#Jr{f*'T'itit*:':'l+
Lother Nature
once aSain decided
to make this
poPular
event a linle
more challenging,
as it rained the
entire week before the
race, thus turning
the
numerous
gmss-tracks
and
maior
uphills and downhills into
more of a
survival
run than
usual. Howeven Robbie
Jenks
had
little trouble with the
challenging course,
as he was
only seconds behind
Nathan Kanney
for the
first two laps before
pulling
away
to an
almost six-minute victory by
the end.
As the racers
lined up for the stan of
the fifth National
Hare Scrambles
round of the
year, another downpour
started, but KTM's
Shane
Watts had
no
problems,
as he took over
the lead afte.
the first left-hand sweePer
and
held
it over the
unique Maxxis Endurocross
log sections.
fu they mean-
dered their way
through the
1.S-mile
grass-track,
he
showed why
he is a
past ISDE overall champion
- he had no
problem
with the numerous
ofl-
camber
turns and
started to
pull
a
gap on the star-studded
field as they
headed off into
the dense
forest sections.
Watts' lead was short-lived,
though,
as Kanney came in on
his RER
Motorcity
Yamaha with
a slim three-second
lead over the
KTM'sJenks after
lap one. Oregon's Daniel
Fergason,
California's
Jordan
Biandt, and
Watts
rounded out
the top five.
jenks,
the Ohio
rider
and GNCC regular,
made the
lon8 trek out to
Oregon
wonhwhile,
as in the early
stages of the race
he was never
more
than
a few seconds
behind Kanney.
"l
wasn't
too concerned
with not leading
the lirst couple
laps, as l've
never been here or seen
the terrain;
so as long as lwas
with the leaders,
I
was
fine,"
Jenks
said.
"l
was fortunate to
get
in the lead
on the third laP for
good
and ride my own
race from there."
Kanney enjoyed
the early battle
with
Jenks
over
the first
