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Cody Conquers Vegas to Reno

Jon Lague — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:08:36 +0000

Many said it couldn’t be done, but Quinn Cody proved them wrong when he became the first solo rider to claim the overall motorcycle victory in the 14-year history of the TSCO Vegas to Reno desert race on August 20.

Round five (for the bikes) of Best in the Desert’s American Off-road Racing Series saw Johnny Campbell Racing Honda’s Cody chase RPP Racing Yamaha-mounted Jerry Parsons and Anthony Westbay for most of the first 300-plus miles of the 534-mile-long sprint between Beatty and Dayton, Nevada.

But when they reached one long, rough, uphill sand wash where the dust wasn’t as bad, Cody realized his chance was at hand and dashed into the lead, enjoying nothing but clean air from there to the finish, which he reached in nine hours, 21 minutes and 18 seconds, unofficially. Parsons and Westbay easily held on for the runner-up spot in 9:35:06……

Check out the full story @ Cyclenews.com

Kamo, Pearson Win BITD Laughlin Hare Scrambles

Jon Lague — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:50:45 +0000

After leading for much of the first half of the Best In The Desert Laughlin Hare Scrambles in Laughlin, Nevada, on March 7, Gary Sutherlin crashed his Zip-Ty Racing Husqvarna TC 450, allowing David Pearson, of the Shock Doctor/Muscle Milk/KTM Factory Off-Road Racing Team, to scoot past and turn the bike over to partner David Kamo for the final loop. Kamo managed to keep Sutherlin’s partner, Ty Davis, at bay over the final 21 miles to win the Laughlin U.S. Hare Scrambles Championship Team Race, round two of Best in the Desert’s American Off-Road Racing Series.

For the whole story check out CycleNews.com

2009 AMA National Hare and Hound Video Round 1

jefflague — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:58:32 +0000

The first Round of the 2009 National Hare and Hound Series got kicked off out in Johnson Valley, California. Monster Energy Kawasaki rider Destry Abbott was out to defend his crown as last year’s runner up David Kamo on his Red Bull KTM and host of other equally capable riders tried to hunt him down.

The crew over at Promoto.tv posted of a video of the event check it out here:

Promoto.tv

Johnny Campbell Earns 11th Overall Motorcycle Baja 1000 Victory

jefflague — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:06:44 +0000

Johnny Campbell sets a record for the most Overall Motorcycle Baja 1000 wins at 11. He beat off-road legend Larry Roeseler’s record and jokes about it being his record now. With an unofficial time of 12 hours, 29 minutes and 10 seconds Johnny Campbell and teammate Robby Bell took the Johnny Campbell Racing 1x Honda CRF450X across the finish line first just after 7pm after starting at 6:30 am earlier that day.

Get the rest of the scoop over at Dirt Sports:

Johnny Campbell Earns 11th Overall Motorcycle Baja 1000 Victory – Dirt Sports – an Off-Road.com site

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