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"I didn't think I was going to be
able to hold the lead that much, but
I felt good," Thompson said. "I know
I have the speed. I just have to work
on my strength and endurance."
(He eventually finished sixth, literally
pushing his bike across the finish
line after the sprocket broke away
from the hub.)
Bell's endurance and speed
aboard his FMF/GPR Stabilizer/
MSR KX450F was unapproachable
after taking over on the second lap.
Third in the early going, the Baja
champion bided his time. "I was just
kind of sitting there, letting things
shake out because it's always slick
first thing," he said. "I thought Colton
[Udall] was going to get Blayne, but
then he tried to hug the inside and
just lost the front end so that gave
me second place.
"I had a good back-and-forth battle
with Blayne."
But that didn't last long with Bell
soon taking over for good: "From
there I wanted to just lay it down and
try to get a gap, and I was able to
do that. It was just a smooth race.
I didn't have any close calls out
there. It was a really fun race; I really
enjoyed it."
(Above) After a
mediocre start, Justin
Jones blitzed the
early going to secure
second.
(Left) Honolulu Hills
Raceway has been
very good to Robby
Bell lately. Two weeks
after winning the
WORCS race there, he
dominated the Big 6's
WCGP.
(Above right) Colton
Udall repeated his
third-place finish from
Adelanto, though he
got a much better
start at Taft.
