broke and after that, that's when
I went into second [place]."
Try as he might, though,
Argubright couldn't get close
to Robert: "I rode pretty good;
Taylor just rode a little bit better.
I rode better on the first loop,
I think—minus the dust. In the
open stuff I was catching him.
The same with the third loop.
We went five, 10 miles of open
stuff and I felt really good, then
we got into the trees and he
rode a little bit better."
Knowing that Brabec would
be absent spurred Sutherlin to
put aside his own collection of
physical ailments and line up on
his YZ450FX. The shoulder he'd
dislocated two weeks prior still
nagged at him, but there was
also the calf that remained swol-
len and bruised after his crash
six days earlier. And to top it off,
he came down with whatever
sickened his daughter, Emerie.
In other words, he was a
mess.
But with Brabec out for this
one, Sutherlin knew this was the
perfect opportunity to capitalize.
"It's a bummer to see any
great competitor out," Sutherlin
said. "Ricky's the man and he
definitely was the guy to beat so
I knew coming in here I just had
to be smart.
Sutherlin led a Purvines DA8
3-4-5, with teammates Axel
Pearson and Nick Burson trail-
ing him after both had crashes
slow them.
Chidester Transport Racing
YZ250 rider Tyler Lynn topped
the FMF Pro 250 class for the
second time in his career, plac-
ing 11th overall, followed a few
minutes later by SRT Husqvar-
na's Morgan Crawford. Barnes
Construction YZ250-mounted
Burke Barnes earned third in
class, his second time on the
podium to date.
In Women A, FMF KTM's
Kacy Martinez-Coy got stuck
on one dune off the start but
played a quick game of catch-up
to battle with early leader Kate
Schade and Britney Gallegos.
Schade reveled in the twisty
going through the trees on her
Kate's Real Foods KTM, but
Martinez-Coy finally got the up-
per hand on the last loop for her
fourth victory of the season fol-
lowed by part-time racer Schade
and Gallegos.
Mark Kariya
1. Taylor Robert (KTM)
2. Jacob Argubright (Hus)
3. Gary Sutherlin (Yam)
4. Axel Pearson (Yam)
5. Nick Burson (Yam)
6. Justin Morgan (Hon)
7. Ryan Smith (Yam)
8. Cooper Ashton (Suz)
9. Taylor Stevens (Hus)
10. Nic Garvin (Hon)
IN
THE
WIND
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Karson Boyce continues to
dominate the Junior Mini
85cc (7-11 years) class, taking
his third-straight win.
