IN
THE
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hile the Fifth Annual Prairie
Dogs Motorcycle Club's
Last Dog Standing (LDS) ex-
treme race may have been the
most difficult edition yet, Maxxis/
FMF/RPM Racing KTM's Cody
Webb shrugged it off and made
it look like he was out for a trail
ride. Winning both segments,
he walked away with $1500,
marking his second consecutive
triumph in this popular and en-
tertaining one-off event that only
four officially finished. FMF KTM
Factory Off-road Racing Team's
Taylor Robert was second with
SRT KTM's Cory Graffunder
third.
"It wasn't hugely more difficult,
but it was definitely more diffi-
cult," Webb observed. "Last year
was definitely a tougher race—I
had more battles going on. This
time I just got out front and did
my thing."
WEBB ALL THE WAY AT LAST DOG STANDING
LDS isn't just for the pros,
as there are classes for most
adults. Those who are brave
enough to show up have simple
goals, like completing the one
lap of heat one (LD 1) in order
to advance to the second heat
(LD 2), also one lap. Those who
are more skilled aim to complete
LD 2 quickly enough in order to
qualify for the final (LD 3). This
year, Michael Allen, Kevin Mur-
phy and Dalton Shirey were the
only non-pros to qualify for LD 3,
though all DNFed.
For the pros, there's a pro-
logue to set the starting order,
but after that, they line up and
are sent off two at a time start-
ing with LD2, which counts as
their first heat. LD 3 is a two-lap
affair.
Webb dominated all day
aboard his Bonanza Plumbing/
Klim/ MotorcycleSuperstore.
com-sponsored 300 XC, mak-
ing a break early each time and
controlling the pace.
In LD 3, prologue winner
Robert led Webb into the rock
garden but got hung up, which
is where Webb got past as
well as Beta's Kyle Redmond,
winner of the inaugural LDS in
2011. Redmond continued to
run a strong second but DN-
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
MARK
KARIYA
Cody Webb stops for a moment
on the final obstacle to celebrate
his second consecutive Last Dog
Standing victory.
