tralian team by over 5 minutes
after Day 1, but with 5 days still
remaining, anything can hap-
pen.
The American contingent in
Argentina is running exception-
ally strong on the club front, as
well, dominating the first four
positions. The Wellard team,
made up of GNCC star Chris
Bach, WORCS Champion
Gary Sutherlin and National
Enduro Champion Andrew
DeLong, got out to a fantas-
tic start, having opened up
a gap of over 8 minutes over
the field. Running second in
the Club Team competition
is the Beta USA team of Nick
Burson, Cory Buttrick and Justin
Sode, followed by the Go Fasters
and the Missouri Mudders.
VOL. 51 ISSUE 44 NOVEMBER 4, 2014 P31
American Trophy Team riders
Charlie Mullins and Thad DuVall
prepare to set Day 1 in motion.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
STEVE
BERKNER
BOBBITT TOPS MOOSE RUN
H
usqvarna's Russell Bobbitt took top hon-
ors at the 39
th
running of the Moose Run
off-road race in Fenton, Illinois, November 2.
The Moose Run, which for many years has
been regarded as one of the toughest off-
road races in the United States, also marked
the final round of the Parts Unlimited OMA
National Series.
Bobbitt, on the FMF/Moose Racing
Husqvarna FE350, was the first rider to com-
plete the always-challenging racecourse, this
one covering 80 miles via two 40-mile loops.
"It was really good," said Bobbitt. "Condi-
tions were awesome and they did a great job
laying it out and cutting the trail. I would just leave
[my 350] wound out waiting for the rev limiter to
[kick in]."
Second place went to Paul Whibley on the Am-
Pro Yamaha. Whibley had already clinched the
2014 OMA number-one plate.
Third place went to Airgroup Radiant Racing
Husqvarna's Nick Fahringer.
Duell Murphy put his Yamaha ahead of the Pro
2 pack and was followed by Scott Grills on a KTM
that he borrowed from former OMA champ Jimmy
Jarrett. Local Racer Cody Bollinger rounded out
the Pro 2 podium aboard his Yamaha.
John Gasso
Russell Bobbitt
capped off
the 2014 OMA
Series with a win
at the Moose
Run in Illinois.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
JOHN
GASSO
