ROUND 1 / JANUARY 24-25, 2026
JOHNSON VALLEY OHVA / LUCERNE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
OFF-ROAD I AMA NATIONAL HARE & HOUND CHAMPIONSHIP
P78
MX Trophies/Leatt FC 250.
About two minutes behind class
leader Cody Simpson and a min-
ute-plus behind Kayden Lynn after
a somewhat lackluster
first loop,
Thomaselli sprinted past both in
the gnarly rocks of loop two.
"I just rode super timid that first
loop, and I gave everything I had on
the second loop because I wanted
to win," Thomaselli said. "I'm not
losing this race! I felt like I was
But mistakes like falling and
breaking the clutch lever com-
pletely off during the very technical
second
loop proved his undoing,
though he managed to maintain
third to the finish.
Last year's series Pro 250 runner-
up, Husqvarna Factory Support
rider Ryder Thomaselli, matched
his best-to-date fourth overall and
first in class from round seven last
year aboard his 395 Motorsports/
It didn't take long for
reigning Pro Women champ
Ava Silvestri to work her
way into the class lead
and steadily move away.
She beat three-time class
champ Rachel Stout by
almost three minutes.
