OFF ROAD
AMA DISTRICT 37/MSR BIG 6 GRAND PRIX SERIES
ROUND 1 / JANUARY 15-17, 2016
MAVERICKS STADIUM / ADELANTO, CALIFORNIA
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can't complain with a first."
Mitch Anderson led the laps
on either side of his pit but
ultimately finished second Pro
II on his CST Tires KTM 250
XC. His CST teammate, Honda
CRF250R-mounted Beau
Baron, led a lap in the middle
of the race but fell in the wood
Yamaha's Michael del Fante
rounding out the top five.
WCGP PRO II
The WCGP Pro II contest proved
to be more hotly contested with
three different leaders. In the
end, THR Motorsports Yamaha
YZ250 rider Jeremy Newton led
early and—more importantly—led
late to win in his Big 6 debut a
week after taking second at the
Parker 250.
"[That's] all fast and wide
open, then I got talked into run-
ning a Big 6 race," he pointed
out. "This is the complete op-
posite. It's really gnarly sand
whoops and sand turns and tight
EnduroCross sections, but it was
a lot of fun! I came out not really
expecting much, and I guess I
continuing, "I got pinched off
real quick. I don't know how far
back I was, but I was able to
make some passes pretty quick
and latched on to Justin Jones
and we both made quite a few
passes. I actually saw Colton
[Udall] wad up pretty good.
"I think I got into third on the
second or third lap and wanted
to make a charge on Dalton
and Blayne; they were like 30
seconds ahead of me. But I just
couldn't quite close the gap;
they were riding really, really
well."
Bell finished 54 seconds be-
hind Shirey with Jones DNFing
on the second lap. Maxxis/
FMF/RPM Racing KTM's Eric
Yorba rode to a solid fourth with
Thousand Oaks Powersports
Dalton Shirey will
concentrate on the big bike
class this year. The Husky
rider spent the entire
WCGP chasing Thompson
to an eventual second. The
next day in Heavyweight
Expert, he followed
Thompson for only a lap
before putting the pass on
and inching away for his
first Big 6 win on a 450
with Thompson settling
for second.
