"It's pretty awesome terrain, to
be honest. There weren't too many
crazy scary ditches or anything
[and] the trail had a really good flow
to it—but man, it was relentless! It
never stopped twisting!"
Norman completed the 80 miles
in two hours, 58 minutes and 43
seconds, an astounding 5:18 ahead
of eventual runner-up Burson.
Precision Concepts/FMF/O'Neal
Racing YZ450FX-mounted Burson
said, "I got an okay start and made
some passes [early] and I think I
was fourth and I did a stupid move:
I tried to shave a corner a little bit
and ended up in a ditch like they'd
talked about [at the rider's meeting].
"I was getting frustrated—I could
see Kendall was gone—and I was
stuck behind a couple guys. [Get-
ting passed] actually made me ride
better."
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After running as high as second
overall, Chance Fullerton settled for
fifth overall, though that was good
enough for his second consecutive
FMF Pro 250 victory.
actually ride the terrain and now experience it," Norman shared. "He
told me about the cat's claw. They're like the bushes that don't look
like much—they look like a normal desert bush, but they've got really
gnarly spikes on them."
He continued, "I definitely really wanted to get that start. Getting a
few bad starts this year, I put more emphasis on starts and it's pay-
ing off. I knew if I got out front, I could kind of ride my own race and
ease into the terrain and get used to it.
His second win
in a row gives
Norman a healthy
20-point lead in
the series over
race runner-up
Burson, 81-61.
