VOL. 51 ISSUE 18 MAY 6, 2014 P25
YORBA TACKLES WIND-
WHIPPED BIG 6
A
MA District 37 and National Hare Scrambles
racers headed out to Primm, Nevada, for
round four of the Big 6 GP series, where they were
welcomed by hot, wind-whipped conditions. Co-
sanctioned by the AMA West Hare Scrambles se-
ries, the weekend's race schedule also included
round six of the championship. Despite the heat
and relentless wind, the Shamrocks MC put on a
memorable event with a winding and challenging
course for racers.
Tatum Sik got things started by taking the over-
all win in race two, carding the Women's class win
ahead of defending champion Elizabeth Bash and
Courtney Roewer. There were no surprises in the
Vet division on Saturday morning where Gordon
Ward took top honors. Ward also dominated Sun-
day morning's Senior class ahead of Paul Krause
and David Glass.
It was FMF/RPM/Maxxis KTM rider Eric Yorba
who took the big win of the weekend during the
West Coast GP and West Hare Scrambles Pro
race on Saturday afternoon. Yorba worked his way
into the lead on the second lap and never looked
back while the battle raged on behind him between
Justin Seeds and Jacob Argubright. Seeds made
a mistake that let factory Husqvarna's Argubright
by for second, but the Kawasaki rider went on to
re-inherit the runner-up position when Argubright
went down hard on the fast-paced truck course.
Seeds ran in second place all the way to the fin-
ish followed by young Vaughn Wilk who rounded
out the Pro podium. In an effort
to protect his bid for the West
Hare Scrambles Champion-
ship, Argubright swatted away
the tweeting birds and rode
conservatively to a ninth-place
finish.
In the Pro II class, Nic Garvin
emerged the winner after
Blayne Thompson was forced
to retire early. Kevin Barbosa
followed in second ahead of
his 3 Brothers Racing team-
mate Nick Stover, who round-
ed out the Pro II podium.
Jean Turner
Briefly...
Superbike
Shootout TV
One-hour TV shows from
the GEICO Motorcycle
Superbike Shootout will
air on MAVTV twice a day
on six consecutive Thurs-
days as follows: Round
One, Pro Superbike at
Fontana - June 5, 10 a.m.
Pacific/1 p.m. Eastern
and at 1 p.m. Pacific/p.m.
Eastern; Round One, Pro
Sportbike at Fontana -
June 12, 10 a.m. Pacific/1
p.m. Eastern and at 1 p.m.
Pacific/4 p.m. Eastern;
Round Two, Pro Super-
bike from Sonoma Race-
way - June 19, 10 a.m.
Pacific/1 p.m. Eastern
and at 1 p.m. Pacific/4
p.m. Eastern; Round
Two, Pro Sportbike from
Sonoma Raceway - June
26, 10 a.m. Pacific/1 p.m.
Eastern and at 1 p.m.
Pacific/4 p.m. Eastern;
Round Three/Series Fi-
nale, Pro Superbike from
Miller Motorsports Park -
July 3, 10 a.m. Pacific/1
p.m. Eastern and at 1 p.m.
Pacific/4 p.m. Eastern;
Round Three/Series Fi-
nale, Pro Sportbike from
Miller Motorsports Park -
July 10, 10 a.m. Pacific/1
p.m. Eastern and at 1 p.m.
Pacific/4 p.m. Eastern.
Nic Garvin (249) and Justin Seeds (2) get out front early
in the West Coast GP/West Hare Scrambles Pro race.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
JEAN
TURNER/RESMARKET
