a
a
Juitin williomron led most of
the roce, bul lhe Yomoho
rider would
end up cecond.
I
f the l'4oose Run
is
truly
"America's
I
tougnest race.' then
Jrmmy Jarrett
I
mr-rst be America s touqhesr racer,
I
b.."u." rhe
Andrews
Cycles/
I
Max*,s/l''loose-sponsored
Suzukr
Rl'4250
pilot
came out on top for the sec-
ond
year
in a row ln doing so,
Jarrett
moved further
ahead
in
series
points
as
he
guns
for a third consecutive champi-
onship in the Parts Unlimited Off-Road
l'lotorcycle and ATV Nationals, with his
Moose Run triumph his fourth win in five
rounds so far.
''That's
good
because anything could
happen."
Jarrett
said.
"The
next race, I
could DNE Now rhat I've
got
at least a
ra.e cushion, that
gives
me a little bit of
leeway. lt's a long series and it's only half
over, so anfthing could happen."
What
happened at the l3th annual
Moose Run,
presented
by Moose Racing,
was
larrett
stalking series-number-tlvo,
,lustin
Williamson,
for wo laps of the 35-
mile loop laid out by
promoter
Bill Gusse-
Content to let Williamson lead the way,
Jarrett
bided his time and took the lead
for
good
on
the
third and final lap
with
Williamson hanging on for second and
Jason
Thomas
scoring
third.
Williamson
demonstrated sawy that
beSan
with the star.t as he
chose the far
outside when he lined up his
Williamsonracing,com Y2250. Everyone
else stayed closer to the inside, including
Jarrett.
But what Williamson
counted on
was the narrow strip of
grass
that choice
afforded him, and it worked,
as he
hooked up and flew, while the
deep, dry
peat
soil comprising the rest of the start
straight sucked up all the
power
for allthe
other bikes. So, Williamson swooped
around the outside and
grabbed
the lead
as they headed into the little chicane, over
a small bridge and into the following field
and woods se€tion,
''Once
I
got
into the lead I
iust
put
the
hammer down and tried to
pull
awax"
Williamson said.
"l
didn't want anybody to
key off me. That was my whole strategy
for the race.
''lt
seemed to work
pretty good.
When they were right behind me
and
they could key off me, they
could
just
cruise, no
problem.
Once I noticed that, I
tried to
pull
away
until
I couldn't hear
them; then, that's when there were hav-
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