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SPRINT ENDURO RACING GOES WEST
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elcome the Sprint Hero
Enduro Racing Series.
Off-Road Sports is introducing a
new off-road series to the West
Coast that is mirrored after the
East Coast's Full Gas Sprint
Enduro Series. Off-Road Sports
has teamed up with Destry Ab-
bott's DA8 Strong to produce
this new three-race series, mod-
eled after the popular and ever-
growing Full Gas Sprint Enduro
Series.
The Sprint Hero Enduro
Racing Series will be made up
of three, two-day, rounds, but
racers have the option of racing
both or just one day. There is no
timekeeping involved, so moto-
cross bikes are welcomed, and
membership is not required. Just
show up and race. There will be
classes for just about everyone,
from youth to pros. Click here to
get all the information.
The first round is set for Janu-
ary 6-7, 2018, at Glen Helen
Raceway; round two is sched-
uled for March 10-11, at Iron
Mine Racepark in Cedar City,
Utah, and the final round is set
for April 14-15 at Canyon MX in
Peoria, Arizona. CN
PURVINES SCALES BACK OFF-ROAD RACING
R
on Purvines, the owner of
the Purvines DA8 Racing
Team, announced that he is scal-
ing back his off-road racing effort
for the 2018 season and has cut
some of its prime riders from the
team, including 2017 AMA Hare
& Hound and WORCS Cham-
pion Gary Sutherlin, and Enduro-
Cross racers Destry and Cooper
Abbott. The team was notified
about the changes via a release
sent out to the team sponsors,
which reportedly stated that Axel
Pearson will remain on the team
along with another A-class rider
and focus on H&H and Big 6
racing.
"Often times in racing, un-
expected things happen at
unexpected times and can take
you by surprise," Destry Abbott
said. "Unfortunately, today I was
stunned to hear via a press re-
lease email that my son Cooper
and I along with…Gary Sutherlin
were no longer on the Purvines
Racing team. I'd like to thank
Ron for an amazing year and am
proud of the significant accom-
plishments the team has made
this year. Unfortunately, the un-
expected timing and abrupt na-
ture of this development leaves
Cooper and I suddenly looking
for sponsors and a bike brand to
continue our success and pro-
gram for the 2018 season."
Sutherlin said he was sur-
prised by the news as well and is
working on new plans for 2018,
as well. CN
Purvines Racing is
cutting back its off-road
racing effort in 2018,
and '17 H&H and WORCS
Champion Gary Sutherlin
is one of the riders who
has been let go from the
Purvines team.
