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Cycle News 2016 Issue 26 July 6

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MCALLISTER DOUBLES UP AT STURGIS AMA SUPERMOTO B oth Gage McAllister and Josh Jackson went into the third round of the AMA Super- moto National Championship Series in Sturgis, South Dakota, July 1, in search of redemption. For McAllister it was to get over last year's race at Sturgis, the only blemish on the reigning Pro Open champ's record in 2015. For McAllister's Pro Lites coun- terpart—Jackson—it was all about bouncing back from disappoint- ment at the previous round in Loudon, New Hampshire. Both McAllister and Jackson found what they were looking for on the streets of Sturgis, taking dominant wins in their respective classes. "Honestly, being able to redeem myself from last year is probably the biggest thing," said McAllister who suffered a mechanical failure last year. "I didn't really have a good time here last year, just because of the way it ended. I really enjoyed this weekend." Joining McAllister on the po- dium in race one was Hoffman and Tyler O'Hara on the Tyler O' Hara/Intents Racing/Motul Honda. Dymond 43 School rider, Micky Dymond, worked his way through the pack to finish fourth ahead of Australian Josh McLean on the Lean Six Sigma Racing Husqvarna. In race two, there was a bit of melee after the start in the first dirt section. Hoffman crashed and collected O'Hara, ultimately bringing out the red flag and a fresh restart. The second start didn't fare much better for Hoff- man who crashed again on the first lap, but it definitely was bet- ter for O'Hara who was able to get past Six-Four Motorsports' Shane Narbonne early on to se- IN THE WIND P20 Gage McAllister found redemption at the Sturgis round of the AMA Supermoto Championship.

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