DUBACH, BROWN, METCALFE CROWNED
VET WORLD CHAMPS
W
ith 813 or so World Vet
Motocross championships
to his credit over the last few
decades, starring at the annual
Glen Helen event seemed much
like clockwork to Doug Du-
bach. But in the last few years,
Kurt Nicoll threw a wrench into
Dubach's program. In 2015, the
now infamous battles between
the two saw Nicoll take the up-
per hand in the 40+ Pro class,
while Dubach salvaged the 50+
title with a questionable last-
corner maneuver on the Brit.
Dubach sat out the 2016 event
due to illness, so the two hadn't
faced off at Glen Helen since
then, but two years later, the
masters were back in session
for the 33rd Annual Dubya World
Vet Motocross Championship,
and this time, Dubach would not
be denied.
Dubach and Nicoll faced off in
both the 40+ Pro and 50+ Pro
divisions, and while Mike Brown
throttled his Husqvarna to a run-
away victory in Saturday's 40+
action, the battle to watch was
for second. It might as well have
been a win for Dubach, who was
elated to best Nicoll for second
overall behind Brownie. In Sun-
day's 50+ class, Dubach swept
with a clean 1-1 victory in the
mud ahead of Nicoll, who was
only seconds behind but admits
he had nothing for Dubach.
"It feels outstanding! You'd
think it'd get boring after 832
times, but it just doesn't! They
get harder and harder," said
Dubach. "Faster people keep
coming, the odds keep stack-
IN
THE
WIND
P42
Doug Dubach
got back to his
winning ways at
the Dubya World
Vet Motocross
Championship
with a win in 50+
Pro class.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
JEAN
TURNER
