Along with the increase in ama-
teur competitors, the race is gain-
ing international attention, with
challengers like Mario
Roman,
Alfredo Gomez and Matt Green
coming to take on the course.
Race one started on Friday,
with all Amateur classes racing
three laps on a course adver
-
tised as "B/C-class" level. This
race
was the first knockout,
reducing about 260 Amateurs to
200 for the next race. It featured
a more flowy layout with several
challenging sections added.
Boogie Rivera of Team Bullet
Proof Designs KRD, an A-class
racer, won race one. Race two
took place Saturday morn
-
ing, with the top 200 finishers
from
race one competing in a
more difficult two-lap race. This
course, labeled as "A/B class,"
provided most amateurs with a
full weekend of riding. The top
50 advanced to race three in
the afternoon. Makana Barger
of Champion Brick Racing, an
A-class rider, won this race. Race
three, Saturday afternoon, was
the first for the Pro class, with
20 racers qualifying for Sunday's
race four. This two-lap race
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(Left) Trystan Hart took an exciting win at the Grinding Stone Hard
Enduro in Arizona. (Above) Ryder LeBlond, last year's winner,
had his chance for victory but had to settle for third.
