OFF ROAD
AMA DISTRICT 37/MAXXIS BIG 6 GRAND PRIX SERIES
ROUND 8 / DECEMBER 9-10, 2017
LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZONA
P44
causing dragging issues.
"I had a pretty good start
and I got right into the lead and
I tightened up and [Rockstar
Energy Husqvarna's] Dalton
Shirey got around us," Russell
said. "He was going really fast
and he probably got really tight;
he pulled over and let me by,
and I was in the lead, just riding
smooth, trying not to make any
mistakes because it was brutal
with the lappers and just the
track in general. This is my first
race on a 450 in a long time.
down and charged and luckily
caught up to take the win."
Indeed, one of the many small
rocks on the short Crazy Horse
Campgrounds course appar-
ently lodged itself in the brake
pedal of Russell's Motorex/Red
Bull/Troy Lee Designs 450 XC-F
(instead of his usual 350 XC-F),
was awesome!"
Instead of the FX 350 he
normally races back east, Duvall
employed a Bel-Ray/FMF/Fly
Racing FX 450 for this one,
working his way into second
behind Russell by the halfway
point.
Duvall said, "I was really good
in the middle of the race then
I had a big crash down by the
lake and lost time so I was like,
'Okay, take a little breather,' then
I think he had a little bit of brake
trouble. I put my head back
Though he ran up front early,
Zach Bell decided to play it
safe and cruised to a safe
fifth WCGP Pro, sixth overall,
in order to wrap up the series
championship.
