Nicholson Notches Another 6-Hours Win
A
typical of this time of year,
a flurry of heat and wind in
the week leading up to race day
left Glen Helen Raceway looking
desolate and dry for the annual
3Bros 6-Hours of Glen Helen on
March 7. Past champions Tyler
Nicholson and Thomas Dunn
piloted a KTM 450 XC-F to the
overall victory with 25 laps, best
-
ing the 117 teams entered.
Racers were treated to a
faster course that included high-
speed ridge roads, sand washes,
the off-road truck track, and the
iconic motocross tracks around
the Glen Helen facility, although
high winds on race day left much
of the course dry and dusty
despite the track crew's massive
effort to put water down.
At the drop of the flag, the
Open Pro and Expert riders
rushed into the Talladega first
turn, with Trevor Hunter leading
the charge on his DirtBikeTest.
com Yamaha YZ450FX. Through
the first few corners, the riders
jockeyed for position with Shane
O'Dor and his CRF450X leading
the pack onto the ridgeline.
Just a few turns into the dusty
ridgeline section, Hunter made
the pass back for the lead and
used the dust to his advantage
in building a small gap early on
O'Dor, eventual winner Nichol
-
son, and the rest of the teams
in tow. By the end of the lap, the
top three were spread out in
10-second intervals, with Nick
Stover on a GasGas 300 wheel-
to-wheel behind Nicholson in
fourth.
With two laps completed,
Hunter pulled into the pits, put
-
ting O'Dor at the front of the
pack. Nicholson bumped up to
second on track, 20 seconds be-
hind, with Stover still on his rear
wheel in third. With so many rac-
ers and a 14-15-minute lap time
for the fastest racers, lappers
were abundant and came as
WIND
IN THE
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Tyler Nicholson
(pictured), along
with teammate
Thomas Dunn, won
the 6-Hours of
Glen Helen.
PHOTOS:
TREVOR HUNTER
