at the last race getting off the
line when I gave it a little too
much throttle while hitting the
starter," he said. "It definitely
paid off. I knew it was going to
be dusty here with no wind. It
was a big stress reliever getting
the holeshot!
"Then I just kind of rode my
own race. I kept an eye on the
guys behind me and they kept
me honest the whole time. I was
surprised for how dusty it was; I
felt like I was riding pretty good
and I'd be able to gap them in
the dust, but they were all riding
really good."
And indeed, Robert stayed
just ahead of a close battle for
the remaining podium spots
between Argubright, Sutherlin
and 2010 series champ Kendall
Norman. Sutherlin also enjoyed
a good start and at the end of
the bomb found himself behind
only Robert.
Sutherlin and his John
Burr Cycles/GPR Stabilizers
YZ450FX remained second with
Argubright only seven seconds
behind as they finished the first
loop, but there was no holding
the Husky rider and his Bel-Ray/
Braking FX 450 back. Early on
VOL. 54 ISSUE 45 NOVEMBER 14, 2017 P29
(Left) Less than two miles into
the race Taylor Robert had a
commanding lead, one he refused
to relinquish the rest of the race.
(Below) For the fifth time this
season, Tyler Lynn topped the FMF
Pro 250 class, this time finishing
seventh overall.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
MARK
KARIYA
