"Black Flag" could make or break
a race, and there were plenty of
position swaps and action for the
spectators to look down on.
For the third and final lap, Hart
held his lead ahead of Webb,
who was closing in. Hart rode a
nearly flawless third lap, limiting
mistakes and not giving Webb
many opportunities to catch up
to the five-time USHE Champion.
Hart came into the finish line at
2 hours and 32 minutes aboard
his KTM 300 XC, with Webb
finishing in second four minutes
behind on his Yamaha YZ250FX.
On the third and final lap, Pet
-
rie passed LeBlond for third posi-
tion, and was able to hold him
off, finishing in third place for his
first podium at an AMA National
Hard Enduro event with a 2-hour
58-minute time. LeBlond was
four minutes behind and finished
in fourth. The fifth-place posi
-
tion was a tight battle, with four
riders vying for the spot. Bullet
Proof Designs KRD's Kawelo
Huddy was tailing the group in
eighth place when he passed
three riders on one of the final
hills to jump up to fifth place.
In the Pro Women's class, IRC
Beta's Louise Forsley won by
completing two laps on the A
course. Get Dirty Dirt Bikes TM
Racing's Katie Hall-Leah finished
in second, and Rachel Gutish
finished in third. In the Pro E-
Moto class, Max Beaupre won by
completing two laps on his first
race on the all-new Bonnell 805.
Aidan Manger and Collin Huffer
shared the second-place spot, as
they teamed up the entire race
with their Stark Vargs. The top
Amateur class, A Open, Champi
-
on Brick Racing's Makana Barger
won by completing three laps on
the A course in 3 hours and 28
minutes. Ayden Marinchek and
Boogie Rivera rounded out the A
Class podium.
The AMA National Hard En
-
duro Championship, presented
by IRC Tire travels to the East
Coast for the Battle of the Goats
on May 2-3 at the Brushy Moun
-
tain Motorsports Park in North
Carolina. The AMA West Hard
Enduro Regional Champion-
ship, presented by Bullet Proof
Designs, continues June 12-13
at the Donner Hard Enduro in
Norden, CA.
CN
Overall Pro (Top 10)
1. Trystan Hart (KTM)
2. Cody Webb (Yam)
3. Branden Petrie (Bet)
4. Ryder LeBlond (Hus)
5. Kawelo Huddy (KTM)
6. James Flynn (Bet)
7. Ryder Guest (KTM)
8. Braxton Hintze (KTM)
9. Niko Piazza (Hus)
10. Kamakana Waiwaiole-
Kahalepuna (KTM)
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Webb proved
again that he can
be competitive
with his four-
stroke taking a
close second
on his Yamaha
YZ250FX.
PHOTO:
CALAFIA CONCEPTS
IRC Beta team rider
Branden Petrie earned
his first ever premier
U.S. Hard Enduro
overall podium.
PHOTO:
OWEN GORSUCH
