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Cycle News 2016 Issue 06 February 16

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IN THE WIND P34 HAYES WINS BALTIMORE ARENACROSS J acob Hayes, on the Team Babbitt's/ Monster Energy/Amsoil Kawasaki, padded his lead in the 2016 AMSOIL Arenacross Series after winning both main events at the first-ever Arenacross held at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama, February 13. This was the second time this season that Hayes won both finals. Second overall went to TiLUBE/Tuf Rac- ing Honda's Jace Owens who went 5-2 on the night, while Husqvarna-mounted Austin Stroupe took third overall with 4-3 finishes. In the Eastern Regional Arenacross Lites class, Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/KTM's Sean Cantrell enjoyed a memorable pro debut, begin- ning Ricky Carmichael's Road to Supercross with a win in his first ever AMSOIL Arenacross start. CN PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHIFTONE PHOTOGRAPHY Sean Cantrell made his pro debut in the Eastern Regional AX Lites class and came away with the win. STROUPE FINDS A HOME F ormer Suzuki Team factory racer Austin Stroupe has returned to racing and found a home on the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing, by FMC and OTSFF, Team. Stroupe was riding a privateer Yamaha in the AMSOIL Arenacross Championship with solid results and was invited by the team to fill in for the injured Kyle Regal, the defending Arenacross Cham- pion. Stroupe will finish out the series with the Husky team. Stroupe's first ride on the Husky was the Birmingham, Alabama round on February 14. He finished third overall in the Arenacross class. Austin Stroupe will finish out the 2016 Arenacross Series on the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Team. PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHIFTONEPHOTOGRAPHY

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