2014 AMA National Hare & Hound Series Sawmill Canyon 100 Results

Ivan Ramirez Wins The Sawmill Canyon 100 Hare & Hound

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Factory FMF/KTM rider Ivan Ramirez took his second win in a row at the Sawmill Canyon 100 to inch closer to the championship point leader at the seventh round of the AMA National Hare & Hound Series.

Temperatures were in the low 80's and made for a perfect day of riding. The bomb run was unusually long at nearly 3 ½ miles in total length. Luckily, Ramirez had a great jump off the line and pulled the holeshot. His KTM dirt bike led the entire bomb run and he had about a 10 second lead as they started the first of the two 40 mile loops.

The first loop was fast-paced and consisted mainly of grated fire roads. Ramirez was able to pull ahead to a 30 second lead before the first gas and the start of the more technical second loop.

The more challenging loop allowed him to showcase his skill and pull to a 2 minute lead. He rode a mistake-free race to finish over 2 minutes ahead of the next closest competitor to earn his third win of the season.

[caption id="attachment_32067" align="alignleft" width="300"] Ivan Ramirez - Photo: Mark Kariya[/caption]

"I had a lot of fun out here today and am excited with my finish," stated Ramirez. "I am so happy to finish on the top step of the podium the last two races and hope to continue to finish here for the remaining rounds."

With three rounds remaining, Ramirez sits 3rd in the overall point standings just 10 points shy of the lead.

Next Event: Round 8 - Panaca, NV - August 23, 2014

Source: KTM North America

Nick Burson Puts His Beta On The Podium

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On the west coast, the Beta/Purvines Race Team attended the National Hare and Hound in Caliente, Nevada where dust made racing at the elite speed tough. Nick Burson once again led the team with a third overall finish and put the Beta back on the podium. Burson stills holds the series points lead by 2 points over Ricky Brabec.

Burson describes his push for second overall, "I felt good and started to catch dust but then I clipped a rock and hit the ground pretty well. This took all the wind out of my charge, as I knew we were closing in on the finish. I came down the finish hill and ended up 3rd overall. All in all it was a good day but not where I need to be."

Axel Pearson rounded out the top 5 with fifth overall and comments, "The whole first loop I've ridden most of it in previous races so I could make up time quick in sections but the top 3 were riding really good and with the dust I couldn't make any passes!" Pearson maintained fourth overall until the second loop where a brake pedal issue slowed him down after clipping a rock.

Justin Morrow and Tallon Taylor helped put four Betas in the top fifteen overall with eighth and thirteenth overall finishes, respectively. Round 8 of the AMA National Hare and Hound series continues on August 23rd in Nevada.

Source: Beta USA

Fourth Place For Jacob Argubright At AMA Hare & Hound

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Jacob Argubright took on "The Sawmill Run", Round 7 of the AMA National Hare and Hound series in Caliente, Nevada on his factory Husqvarna and worked hard for his fourth place in the hills of Nevada. Argubright got out to a poor start, and due to the short duration of the race, ran out of time to get his FC 450 on the podium, and had to settle for fourth.

"I got a terrible start and after that, it was just a long day in the dust," Argubright said. "It was super silty the whole day. Through the trees, in the single track it was really bad. I tried to make as many passes as I could, but it was a short race - only two hours."

Jacob made it into the top-five by the end of the first loop, and continued to apply pressure and riders headed into the second loop. He soon found his way into fourth place, but ultimately ran out of time before he could make a run for the podium.

Source: Husqvarna Motorcycles

Sawmill Canyon 100 Overview And Point Standings

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Overall Results

Event Place	Rider #	Rider Name	Brand	Class	Total Time	Lap 1	Lap 2
1	450	Ivan Ramirez	KTM	Pro	2:03:09 (1)	56:07 (1)	1:07:02 (1)
2	357	Ricky Brabec	KAW	Pro	2:05:15 (2)	56:23 (2)	1:08:52 (2)
3	N3	Nicholas Burson	BET	Pro	2:07:35 (3)	57:38 (3)	1:09:57 (3)
4	911	Jacob Argubright	HSQ	Pro	2:10:08 (4)	59:32 (5)	1:10:36 (4)
5	13	Axel Pearson	BET	Pro	2:11:05 (5)	58:09 (4)	1:12:56 (5)
6	422	Brandon Prieto	KTM	Pro	2:12:09 (6)	1:00:04 (7)	1:12:05 (6)
7	110	Skyler Howes	KTM	Pro	2:14:28 (7)	59:45 (6)	1:14:43 (7)
8	14	Tallon Taylor	BET	Pro	2:18:09 (8)	1:01:01 (8)	1:17:08 (8)
9	N999X	Steve Kirk III	YAM	A 250	2:21:05 (9)	1:03:10 (9)	1:17:55 (9)
10	N476	Morgan Crawford	KTM	A Vet	2:21:40 (10)	1:04:50 (11)	1:16:50 (10)
11	N200	Kevin Murphy	KTM	A Vet	2:23:19 (11)	1:04:42 (10)	1:18:37 (11)
12	N215	CJ Crandall	YAM	Pro	2:23:30 (12)	1:05:37 (13)	1:17:53 (12)
13	N557	Benjamin Meza	KTM	A 250	2:25:16 (13)	1:05:16 (12)	1:20:00 (13)
14	33AA	Jared Schlapia	YAM	Pro	2:25:37 (14)	1:05:52 (14)	1:19:45 (14)
15	5	Irving Powers	TM	Pro	2:27:44 (15)	1:06:00 (15)	1:21:44 (15)
16	104X	Justin Wray	YAM	A 250	2:30:52 (16)	1:09:58 (22)	1:20:54 (16)
17	N380	Dalton Shirey	YAM	A 200	2:31:27 (17)	1:09:09 (20)	1:22:18 (17)
18	N835	Paul Krause	KTM	A Sen	2:32:09 (18)	1:08:45 (19)	1:23:24 (18)
19	N537	Joey Black	KAW	A Open	2:32:20 (19)	1:10:04 (23)	1:22:16 (19)
20	N792	Brendan Crow	KTM	A Open	2:33:02 (20)	1:09:56 (21)	1:23:06 (20)
21	45P	Sam Jones	KTM	A Vet	2:35:05 (21)	1:12:42 (32)	1:22:23 (21)
22	141	Daniel Bradley	KTM	A Open	2:35:14 (22)	1:10:18 (24)	1:24:56 (22)
23	111X	Jeremy Purvines	BET	A 250	2:35:21 (23)	1:07:42 (17)	1:27:39 (23)
24	N367	Bryan Fiscalini	KTM	A Sen	2:35:27 (24)	1:12:03 (27)	1:23:24 (24)
25	1A	Colton Gubler	HON	A 250	2:35:36 (25)	1:13:50 (39)	1:21:46 (25)
26	87	Jeremy Asquith	YAM	A Open	2:35:55 (26)	1:12:14 (29)	1:23:41 (26)
27	N451	Maxwell Tom	HON	A 250	2:36:55 (27)	1:13:21 (37)	1:23:34 (27)
28	12	Jack Zerkle	HON	A Open	2:37:23 (28)	1:10:56 (26)	1:26:27 (28)
29	614A	Pierce Holtfreter	KTM	A 200	2:38:07 (29)	1:14:39 (42)	1:23:28 (29)
30	N711	Patrick Miller	KTM	A Open	2:38:31 (30)	1:12:45 (33)	1:25:46 (30)
31	N477	Leon Hanson	YAM	A 250	2:38:43 (31)	1:13:01 (35)	1:25:42 (31)
32	N220	Steve Roberts	YAM	A Vet	2:39:06 (32)	2:39:06 (32)
33	26X	Gary Smith	KTM	A 250	2:39:14 (33)	1:14:11 (40)	1:25:03 (33)
34	N466	Brandon Krause	KTM	A 200	2:39:20 (34)	1:12:33 (31)	1:26:47 (34)
35	N365	Josh Wilson	YAM	A Sen	2:39:34 (35)	1:14:34 (41)	1:25:00 (35)
36	121S	Todd Abrotowski	YAM	A Vet	2:39:47 (36)	1:13:48 (38)	1:25:59 (36)
37	47	Alex Kortepeter	HON	A Open	2:39:59 (37)	1:12:53 (34)	1:27:06 (37)
38	71T	Nicholas Tichenor	KAW	A Open	2:40:28 (38)	1:12:09 (28)	1:28:19 (38)
39	N336	Jeff Bell	KTM	A Sen	2:41:20 (39)	1:15:20 (43)	1:26:00 (39)
40	27X	Dal Shemp	KTM	A Open	2:42:29 (40)	1:06:49 (16)	1:35:40 (40)

Point Standings ( Race 7 of 10 )

1. Nicholas Burson - 165
   
2. Ricky Brabec - 163
   
3. Ivan Ramirez - 155
   
4. Jacob Argubright - 98
   
5. Axel Pearson - 89
   
6. Skyler Howes - 88
   
7. Ryan Smith - 83
   
8. Justin Morrow - 77
   
9. Brandon Prieto - 69
   
10. Morgan Crawford - 55