ROUND 1 / JANUARY 24-25, 2026
JOHNSON VALLEY OHVA / LUCERNE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
OFF-ROAD I AMA NATIONAL HARE & HOUND CHAMPIONSHIP
P80
aboard his Precision Concepts
KTM, with Simpson next in line on
his Simi Valley Cycles/TBT Racing/
O'Neal YZ250.
Canyon Excavation KX250-mount-
ed Layton Smail was next in his Hare
&
Hound debut, followed by Beta-
backed Nic Colangelli and Backyard
Designs Yamaha rider James Thom
-
as, both AMA District 37 locals.
reading ribbon
super well today, es-
pecially on the second loop. Every-
thing was clicking."
Thomaselli set the day's
fastest
time around loop two, bettering
Oliveira's time by 25 seconds.
Woolslayer held on for fourth
Open Pro and fifth overall, followed
by Norman Racing teammate and
Pro 250 runner-up Kayden Lynn
As he'd done two weeks
before at the AMA
West Hare Scrambles
opener, Ryan Watts ran
away with the Big Wheel
race over an improved
Phillip Kraxberger Jr and
Beckham Reed.
