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HOFFMAN, STUMP STAR
AT DENVER AMA SUPERMOTO
N
ormally defending AMA
Supermoto Pro Champion
Gage McAllister stands on top of
the box at the end of the day, but
at Colorado National Speedway
in Denver on September 3, it
was his RSR KTM teammates'
turn to take the glory. Dustin
Hoffman and Eric Stump split
wins on the night, both with the
same strategy—get out front and
don't look back.
It was not an easy track to
pass on, so Hoffman knew that
getting the holeshot was the
key to victory and all went as
planned in the first main.
"The holeshot eliminates a lot
of problems, for sure," Hoff-
man said. "I didn't have to really
deal with anyone else. I knew
my pace. I just kind of went out
there and ran that and focused
on getting somewhat clean
laps."
Although Hoffman won both of
the Pro Brawls this year, the win
in Denver was his first points-
paying win of the season.
"It feels good," Hoffman said.
"It's a long time coming. I kind
of struggled over the last year,
coming off of an injury. So it's
good to finally get here."
Joining Hoffman on the
podium was McAllister and
Stump, making it another RSR
KTM sweep. The pair was able
to take advantage of the melee
that ensued in front of them in
the second dirt section. The first
to go down was O'Hara/Intents
Racing/Motul's Tyler O'Hara,
then it was Lean Six Sigma Rac-
ing's Josh McLean and Six-Four
Motorsports' Shane Narbonne.
Both McLean and Narbonne
were able to recover to finish
fourth and fifth, respectively.
O'Hara, however, was forced to
regroup for the second main.
In the second main, Stump
took a page out of Hoffman's
book and grabbed the holeshot.
Dustin Hoffman
scored a win in
the first main
at the AMA
Supermoto
National in
Denver.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
ANDREA
WILSON
