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through the sage brush [to make
some passes right away]," the
Dunlop/Bonanza Plumbing/
Fox 450 XC-F rider said. "Me
and Ivan [Ramirez] went back
and forth a couple times, and it
was good," he continued before
confessing, "It was scary!"
Even after getting lost near
the end when rain, wind and hail
negatively affected course mark-
ers, Sutherlin maintained a com-
fortable margin over second,
which Rockstar Energy/FMF/
Moose Racing Husqvarna's
Jacob Argubright held for most
of the race. Having sat out seven
months due to breaking a wrist
at last year's series finale, he put
in a tremendous ride aboard his
Bel-Ray/Braking/Sidi-backed
FC 450, though he admitted that
his hands had it halfway through.
"I felt good otherwise. The bike
was working better than I was."
But Argubright lost second
near the end when he also lost
the course. Purvines Racing
Beta's Axel Pearson had been in
third aboard his Motul/Kenda/
Klim 480 RR and pounced while
Argubright hesitated. The result?
Pearson claimed a career-best
runner-up finish with Argubright
rounding out the podium.
Ramirez held on for fourth
to take the series points lead
once again, just four seconds
ahead of Purvines Racing Beta's
Nick Burson. Zip-Ty Racing
Husqvarna's Dalton Shirey was
sixth overall and first FMF 250cc
Pro (for the fifth time this season)
followed by Ryan Smith, Bran-
don Prieto, Open A winner Kyle
Tichenor and FMF 250cc Pro
runner-up Taylor Stevens.
The series now takes its
traditional summer break and
resumes in August in Nevada
with round seven of eight.
Mark Kariya
Jacob Argubright
has been MIA
since breaking his
wrist in the series
finale last year,
but he lined up
for his first race in
seven months and
rode like he hadn't
missed a day,
finishing third.
The Super Mini/
Mini/Junior Mini
line heads off for
90 minutes. Bray-
don Bland led a
Utah sweep of the
top three Super
Minis; it was his
fourth triumph
this season.
