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Cycle News 2026 Issue 02 January 13

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ROUND 1 / JANUARY 10-11, 2026 PAGE, ARIZONA OFF-ROAD I AMA WEST HARE SCRAMBLES REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP P72 Cooper Abbott made his se- ries debut as well, taking fourth Pro 250 and eighth overall on his CM Parts/Minero Trucking/ FXR KX250, with Open Pro Jus- tin Wallis and Pro 250 Ashton Wilkinson rounding out the top 10 overall. A sizable contingent of Pro Vets 35+ lined up, with LPS Suspension Yamaha rider Justin Herman the winner over early leader Nick Saia on his The Pest Control Guy GasGas and Bower Contracting Husky-mounted Dave Bower. Thomaselli. Like Lorenzo, reigning Pro 250 champ Thomaselli got the hole - shot but couldn't hold off Smail and finished sixth overall on his 395 Motorsports/707 Suspen- sion/Leatt FC 250, 24 seconds in arrears of Lorenzo and more than six minutes ahead of FMF/ RPM Racing KTM's Jaden Dahn - ers, who was third Pro 250. we've got two and a half hours. "But when I went into one of the Pro sections, I just laid an egg. After that, they put a gap on me, and that gap stayed." Fifth overall went to Lane Lo- renzo, the scourge of the 250cc A's the past few years, making his Pro-class debut and moving straight into Open Pro on his Hunt and Sons/Dunlop/Airoh Helmets GasGas MC 350F. The holeshot winner charged the en - tire time, gaining experience on his way to fourth in class ahead of Pro 250 runner-up Ryder After cleaning up the class last year, Ryan Watts ran away with Big Wheel race. He followed that up with second in 200cc B on Sunday.

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