VOL. 53 ISSUE 48 DECEMBER 6, 2016 P41
PURVINES, DA8 RACING
ANNOUNCE 2017 TEAM
P
urvines and DA8 Racing have teamed
up to start pretty much a brand new
team. The Purvines team will feature some
new riders and a new brand of motor-
cycle—Yamaha—for 2017. Owned by Ron
Purvines, the team added off-road legend
Destry Abbott, owner of DA8 Training, for
rider development and team training. Col-
lin Woolsey will be return-
ing as team manager and
head mechanic for the 2017
season.
Returning to the Purvines
DA8 race team will be 2017
AMA West Hare Scrambles
Champion, Nick Burson.
Burson will be defending
his title at the West Hare
Scrambles Series for 2017. He'll also con-
test the National Hare & Hound Champion-
ship where he podiumed twice last year.
New to the team is Gary Sutherlin. The
former WORCS champion will return to the
series in 2017. Sutherlin will also campaign
the National Hare & Hound series along-
side teammates Burson and Axel Pearson,
who is also returning to compete in the
AMA West Hare Scrambles Series.
Purvines has also added Cooper Abbott who
will race other various off-road events throughout
the year, including AMA EnduroCross.
"I'm super excited to be part of the Purvines
DA8 Team and I know we've all been working hard
to put this together," said Destry Abbott. "I've al-
ways wanted to have a team, or help run one, and
when Ron Purvines came to me about teaming up
with him it was an opportunity I couldn't pass up.
I know the team, and myself, are excited to make
the switch to Yamaha for 2017 and as everyone
knows they're already a proven bike the guys can
win on. I've already spent a lot of time with Gary,
Nick, Axel and Cooper, so I know what they're
capable of and have high expectations for all of
them. Looking forward to 2017!"
"We have made so many positive changes go-
ing into 2017 it is hard to say which is the most ex-
citing," Woolsey said. "I would like to thank all our
sponsors for their support and we look forward to
working with a few new ones next year. I am very
happy to have Nick and Axel back on board with
us, and with the addition of Gary Sutherlin and
Cooper Abbott, I am hopeful that we have some
more championships waiting for us in '17." CN
The Purvines
off-road
team will have
a completely
different look
in 2017, signing
new riders and
with a new
manufacturer.
