VOL. 54 ISSUE 42 OCTOBER 24, 2017 P33
Tyler Lynn
dominated the
FMF Pro 250s,
adding that crown
to his collection
with his fourth
triumph of the
season.
Actually, wrapping it up early
gives me a little bit more time to
start training for next year."
A poor start doomed 450
XC-F rider Robert to fighting
through the dust for most of the
104-mile race with its loops of
43, 40 and 21 miles. "It was my
own fault," he admitted. "I just
got on the gas too quick and it
flamed the bike out.
"I had a really good line on the
start, I felt like. I spent an hour
cleaning it up and grooming it
then everybody was in front of
me. I didn't go down one part of
my whole line!"
Robert continued, "I think I
was in the top five a few miles in,
but the dust was so bad—there
wasn't a lot of wind today—and I
was struggling with that."
Robert and the rest of the
pack got a break when Rock-
star Energy Husqvarna Factory
Racing Off-road Team's Jacob
Argubright crashed hard on loop
two while running second. He'd
soloed to the win the day before
at the Best in the Desert To-
nopah 250 in Nevada wrapping
up that championship, but he
was unable to carry that success
to the national.
Burson enjoyed a great jump
off the line and led briefly. The