Naran, Snodgrass Sweep Silver State 300
T
he Hero Racing Ducati duo
of Ciaran Naran and Lyndon
Snodgrass delivered another
dominant performance at the
American Off-Road Racing
Championship, taking their sec
-
ond straight win in motorcycles
at the Silver State 300 on April
25-26. At last month's Mint 400,
the team made a late-race pass
for the win, but this time the N2
Open Pro team led from start
to finish, completing three laps
around the 109-mile course.
Their winning time of five hours
and 10 minutes was nearly 18
minutes ahead of their closest
competition.
"We had a great day in qualify
-
ing," Naran said. "We were first
off the line this morning and
had dust control, which defi
-
nitely helped us out. Luckily, the
wind wasn't blowing too hard
this morning, so it helped in our
favor being the first bike on the
course. The course was super
fun, and the AORC organization
put on a great event. I'm stoked
to be here at the finish line. Lyn
-
don had a great race—he had a
small get-off, so did I. With how
high-speed this course is, I'm
happy that we're both safe and
sound."
"Ciaran did the first lap and a
half, so he set up the race," said
Snodgrass. "Unfortunately, the
other guys [Shane Logan] had
a bike issue, so we had a good
WIND
IN THE
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The Ducati duo of Ciaran Naran
and Lyndon Snodgrass won
the Silver State 300 by nearly
18 minutes, finishing ahead of
their closest competition.
