IN
THE
WIND
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RAMIREZ ROMPS IN IDAHO
F
MF KTM Factory Off-road
Racing Team's Ivan Ramirez
closed the points gap to Ricky
Brabec considerably by getting
a wire-to-wire win at the 40th
anniversary of Dirt Inc's Rabbit
Creek 100, round three of the
Kenda/SRT AMA Hare & Hound
National Championship Series.
Through the first three rounds,
Ramirez has steadily improved,
carding 3-2-1 finishes for 76
points, unofficially. Reigning
series champ Brabec's record is
now 2-1-2 for 80 points, unof-
ficially. Going into the race, Bra-
bec led by nine points, 55-46.
Idaho native David Kamo
rounded out the top three,
his best result since a pair of
runner-up finishes in 2013.
For the second round in a
row, Ramirez got a great start
aboard his Dunlop/Motorex/
Red Bull-backed 450 XC-F with
Purvines Racing Beta's Nick
Burson following him past the
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
MARK
KARIYA
Ivan Ramirez led
from start to finish
in Idaho, his first
victory of the
season allowing
him to close the
points gap to
defending series
champ Ricky
Brabec.
