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Austin Myers/Troy Vanscourt/ Mark Winkelman team eventually DNFed]. We were about 18 miles back from 66X (the Santiago Creel/Massimo Mangini/Bran- don Prieto/Eric Yorba KTM 450 XC-F). By the time I got back off the bike [at 405 miles], we were less than eight." After Poucher took the bike up the Pacific Coast side, Howes said they were even closer so he got back on at 465 and passed 66X before hand- ing the bike to Valenzuela at 500. From there, new father Valenzuela kept the bike ahead for their first podium, 66X having to contend with a fuel-delivery issue that led to them fin- ishing fifth in 13:50:54. Veterans Tim Abshire, Ben Binkley, Kreg McCoy, Damon Myers, Scott Myers and Brian "Spud" Walters snuck in for fourth overall bike on their Echo Collective/Sta- dium Pizza/Precision Concepts CRF450X in 13:48:54. Other class winners were Ser- gio Garza, Philip Jaramillo, Jorge Ramirez, Arturo Salas in Pro Moto Limited (less than 400cc) with a final time of 13:56:15; Greg Bardonnex, Ryan Liebelt, Andrew Puckett, Justin Schultz in Pro Moto 30 (13:59:44); Jeff Kawell, Jano Montoya, Alberto Ruiz, Sergio Vegas in Pro Moto 40 (14:18:18); John Griffin, Troy Pearce, Earl Roberts, Giovanni Spinali in Pro Moto 50 (14:36:09); Craig Adams, Doug Smith, Bob Johnson, Guy Lay- craft, Dave Potts in Pro Moto 60 (15:58:49); and Hector Cardena, Joe Leal, Oswaldo Moncada, Raul Ortega Jr., Carlos Silva, Carlos Silva Jr. in Sportsman Motorcycle (13:20:19 for the ab- breviated course). Mark Kariya IN THE WIND P42 Skyler Howes (pictured) and teammates Garrett Poucher and Michel Valenzuela all finished on the podium for the first time. DAN KNEEN, ADAM LYON KILLED AT ISLE OF MAN TT T wo riders have been killed dur- ing the 2018 Isle of Man TT. Superbike star and factory Tyco BMW rider Dan Kneen passed away from injuries sustained during a crash in practice at the Church- town section of the TT course, Wednesday, May 30. "Dan made his mountain course debut at the Manx Grand Prix in 2008 and won an unprecedented three races—the Junior, the New- comers C and the Ultra Lightweight MGP Races," said a release from the Isle of Man TT. "He achieved his first TT podium in last year's Superstock race, finish- ing third in the Super- stock TT race. He has a fastest official lap of 130.347 mph, which he set in last year's Superstock race. During the first Supersport TT, Scottish newcomer Adam Lyon was killed at Casey's on the third lap of the race, Monday, June 4. "Adam was a newcomer to the TT this year," according to a TT release. He finished sixth in the 2010 Pirelli National Superstock 600 Championship with podiums at Croft and Silverstone." CN Superbike star Dan Kneen passed away following injuries sustained while practicing at the 2018 Isle of Man TT. PHOTOGRAPHY BY IOMTT.COM