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Cycle News 2013 Issue 35 September 4

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VOL. 50 ISSUE 35 SEPTEMBER 4, 2013 Russell Bobbitt captured yet another OMA win and looks certain to claim the 2013 title. P81 Russell Bobbitt, Nick Fahringer lead the way at Mountain Parkway OMA. STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN GASSO T he Motion Pro Mountain Parkway XC was a mix of tight and technical trails mixed in with a variety of mud holes, slick and rooty uphills, and off-camber sections that challenged everyone and kept everyone on their A game around the 5.5-mile loop racecourse. But when things get tough, that's when Russell Bobbitt is at his best. And he certainly showed it today. The factory-backed Enduro Engineer- Nick Fahringer gave chase but had to settle for second overall. ing Husaberg romped to victory, while fellow Husaberg rider, Nick Fahringer, on an Airgroup Radiant Racing-backed 250, followed him home. Jared Whitaker rounded out the pro podium aboard his Western Powersports Kawasaki KX450. "It was fun," said Bobbitt, "and what made it more fun was just the conditions. It was slick. They ran us down a couple cool off-camber sections and fun creek ravines that were just like slate and super slick. There were

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