CHAMPION GARY SUTHERLIN
VOL. 51 ISSUE 50 DECEMBER 16, 2014 P211
was able to break from convention, break
from bad habits and break through to claim
the top spot in one of the largest off-road champi-
onships in the U.S.
FINDING THE RIDE
"It was kinda funny," said Sutherlin. "At the begin-
ning of the year I didn't really have anything. I won
the 2013 AMA West Hare Scrambles Champion-
ship and I went to a bunch of different manu-
facturers trying to get a ride for 2014, but noth-
ing really came about."
Then came the break from convention–Suther-
lin didn't have a ride, but he did have a magazine
he rode and tested for. Dirt Rider magazine had
one bike left in their stable, and offered it up to
Sutherlin to do some "long-term testing." The bike
was a KTM 450 SX-F, and Sutherlin gladly accept-
Gary Sutherlin
– privateer
racer,
single dad,
mechanic and
2014 WORCS
Champion.
Thing
