YZ450FX rider exclaimed, "Ax
lined up all the way left; Gary
was all the way right and I was
dead center. I got a bitchin' jump
and I looked right and saw Gary,
and I looked left and saw Axel,
and I was just like, 'All right, this
is awesome!'"
Though Burson's wrists
started giving him problems later,
he managed to hold a lonely
third place, some four and a half
minutes behind Robert and just
over five minutes ahead of team-
mate Pearson at the finish.
Rocky Mountain ATV-MC/
Precision Concepts CRF450X-
mounted Justin Morgan rode
solid and steady for fifth followed
by SRT Yamaha's Ryan Smith,
who was among those suffer-
ing from a bad start on a barely
breezy day.
After early class leader
Chance Fullerton dropped out,
Chidester Transport Racing
Yamaha's Tyler Lynn wrapped up
the FMF Pro 250 championship
with his fourth victory of the sea-
son and seventh overall a year
after earning the Super Mini title
in the Youth series.
Riding his dad's 2008
WR450F, Brody Honea claimed
eighth overall with Beta's Joe
Wasson rejoining the series for
the first time since his devastat-
ing hand injury at round two and
cruising to ninth overall with FMF
Pro 250 runner-up Cole Conat-
ser rounding out the top 10.
Mark Kariya
Overall
1. Gary Sutherlin (Yam)
2. Taylor Robert (KTM)
3. Nick Burson (Yam)
4. Axel Pearson (Yam)
5. Ricky Brabec (Hon)
IN
THE
WIND
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Though she had to settle for second
on the day to ISDE teammate
Brandy Richards, Kacy Martinez-
Coy wrapped up the Women A
championship.
