Trystan got back by me. Then
about halfway through the last
lap, I just went for it with every-
thing I had.
"If it [had gone] another lap,
these guys would've blown my
doors off!"
Though somewhat disap-
pointed at finishing second
after leading most of the way,
the result was welcome after a
couple rounds of disappointment
for round-one winner Gerston
and his Motul/FMF/Klim-backed
390 RR.
"I was going pretty much as
fast as I could," he admitted. "I
was trying to get away from these
guys, but man, it's harder than
what it sounds like because, re-
ally, everybody was going as fast
as they could. That was a three-
hour, 24-minute race and I was
going as fast as I could the whole
time—fully pinned! [On the last
lap], Bolin went flying by me on a
[fire] road like I was standing still!
I was pinned; I couldn't believe it!
"I really wanted that W, but
coming off the last couple
rounds, to be back up on the box
in a good spot, I'll take it."
Hart felt the same way after
running a close second for much
of the way aboard his Kenda/
Shorai/O'Neal Racing-sponsored
FX 350 before ultimately finishing
third. "That was a tight race for
three hours—probably the tightest
race I've ever had!" he declared.
"Right near the end, Max was just
in front of me and my visor broke
and the wind was pulling it back
so I couldn't really see that well.
"I was trying my hardest, but
I couldn't close in. It's a little
frustrating, but it's all good; it's
good to be on the podium." (Hart
is the only rider to podium all five
rounds so far.)
Six Five O Racing GasGas
rider Travis Coy hurt his back last
week and wasn't sure he'd even
be able to race at Shasta, but
after a season-best fourth place,
he was glad he lined up.
J.T. Baker (SRT Husqvarna)
VOL. 55 ISSUE 15 APRIL 17, 2018 P29
(Above) The FMF Pro 250 class
saw Jeremy Wilton (center) win for
the fourth time this season, while
Dillon Sheppard (left) finished a
season-best second and Mateo
Oliveira earned his first podium of
the season—aboard a 150! (Left)
After years of racing the series and
a number of podiums, Devan Bolin
finally claimed his first series victory,
coming from a last-place start to win
the Shasta Dam GP.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
MARK
KARIYA
