AMA/SRT HARE & HOUND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
VOL. 51 ISSUE 6 FEBRUARY 11, 2014 P101
Klim-backed 498 RR, he faced a
number of challengers the whole
race.
Bel-Ray/FMF/Moose Racing
Husqvarna's Jacob Argubright
tucked in behind Burson after the
bomb followed by Ramirez, Ricky
Brabec, Justin Morrow, Axel
Pearson, Skyler Howes, Ryan
Smith, Ken Strebel, Tallon Taylor
and the rest of the field.
Argubright diced with Burson
for at least half of the first 51-mile
loop, though the bad luck that
struck the Husky racer at round
one followed him to round two
and his FC 450 rattled to a stop
before reaching the pit.
That left three out front with
Burson again at the head of the
lead pack even after blowing a
turn and losing the course mo-
mentarily, Ramirez and Brabec
next to latch onto his rear fender.
"It was awesome, just going in
and out of the bushes trying to get
by each other!" Brabec said. "On
loop two, we went down a sand
wash right next to Trona Road.
He was in sixth gear wide-open
and I was in fifth gear wide-open
- we were tucked going down
this sand wash! That's where I
bagged him for the lead. I only
led for maybe three miles then he
bagged me back. Once he did
that, I didn't have enough energy
to pump through the rocks and I
didn't want to risk falling over and
breaking the bike."
Still, third marked the best Na-
tional finish to date for Precision
Concepts/THR Motorsports/
O'Neal KX450F-mounted Bra-
bec.
Ramirez lost time on the first
loop when he stopped to fix one
of his radiator shrouds that had
come loose. "That's when Ricky
Briefly...
good in a rocky, technical section
for her first win in her debut on her
new Off-Road Support/Kawasaki of
Simi Valley/MSR KX250F. Western
Design Racing TM's Pearson settled
for second, two and a half minutes
(and only two spots overall) behind.
(Kearney finished just one second
ahead of Ellinger.)
Purvines Racing Beta team owner
Ron Purvines says he will be going
to the Beta factory in Italy in a couple
months to meet with management,
provide input and try to get additional
support for what is the largest team
in the series.
A reported 74 racers made the
Moose Run the best-attended AMA
Youth National Hare & Hound
Championship Series round to
date in California. Only Utah has
drawn more riders.
(Top left) Ryan Smith repeated his
250cc Expert win from round one,
but this time he was also the first
Expert to finish with his seventh
overall.
(Above) Ty Renshaw emerged
from the dust to win Open Expert
with his 10th overall finish.
