OFF ROAD
AMSOIL GRAND NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY SERIES, PRESENTED
ROUND 12 / OCTOBER 2, 2016
POWERLINE PARK / ST. CLAIRSVILLE, OHIO
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money, which instead went to
Strang. The Husky rider led the
pack out onto the course just
ahead of Westfield Powersports
KTM/Moose Racing's Ash-
burn and MCS Racing Suzuki/
Obermeyer/Kenda/MX Tech/
Fly Racing's Ricky Russell. But
it didn't take Kailub Russell long
to find his way to the front. He
came into the scoring chute with
a one-minute lead over Ashburn,
who was closely followed by
Strang, who was dealing with an
another rider collided. Sipes was
momentarily knocked uncon-
scious and suffered a broken
arm. His injury has huge con-
sequences, for not only was he
unable to compete in the race,
but he won't be able to compete
in the ISDE in Spain next week.
This is a huge misfortune for
Sipes and Team USA.
Once underway, the only
hiccup in Kailub Russell's race
was not getting the $250 All
Balls Racing XC1 Pro Holeshot
the overall podium with the big-
bike riders, Russell and Strang.
XC1
Unfortunately, before the after-
noon (XC1, XC2…) race even
got underway, there was plenty
of drama. Before the afternoon
race, the XC1 class lost one of
its major competitors for the
race. Rockstar Energy Husqvar-
na's Ryan Sipes was warming
up his bike (reportedly in the
pit/parking area) when he and
