OFF ROAD
AMA DISTRICT 37/FMF BIG 6 GRAND PRIX SERIES
ROUND 1 / JANUARY 13-14, 2018
ADELANTO STADIUM / ADELANTO, CALIFORNIA
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fter dominating the AMA Big
6 West Coast Grand Prix
(WCGP) Series Pro II cham-
pionship in 2015, Trevor Stewart
knew the next step would be
winning in the Pro class. He—and
sponsors—felt it was only a matter
of time, and that time finally came
at the Adelanto Grand Prix hosted
by the So Cal Motorcycle Club, the
opening round of the AMA District
37/FMF Big 6 Grand Prix Series.
The Johnny Campbell Racing
(JCR) Honda rider proved untouch-
able in the $2000, 90-minute
WCGP feature race to kick off
the season, leading from start
to finish aboard his CRF450RX.
He finished 12 seconds ahead of
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Fac-
tory Racing Off-road Team's Dalton
Shirey while FMF/Maxxis/RPM
Racing KTM's Eric Yorba rounded
out the podium, a further 13 sec-
onds back.
The expected showdown be-
tween East Coast and West Coast
racers didn't quite materialize on
the super-fast course based at
Adelanto Stadium. After getting
too throttle-happy and spinning the
rear wheel at the start, FMF KTM
Factory Off-road Racing Team's
Kailub Russell—who owned the
season finale last month in his
first-ever Big 6 GP—discovered he
has a little more fine-tuning before
he's at the front, and he settled
for fifth place behind Chaparral
Motorsports/Precision Concepts
HENGEVELD
TOPS WCGP
PRO II FOR
FIRST TIME,
COY TOPS
WCGP
WOMAN PRO
STEWART
SIZZLES AT
ADELANTO
GRAND PRIX
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARK KARIYA
