Gary Sutherlin Wins Utah Hare & Hound
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FMF KTM Factory support rider Gary
Sutherlin took a win at the sixth round of the AMA National
Hare & Hound Series to help move his KTM further up in the
championship standings.
Sutherlin did not have the best jump off the line and came out
around 15th at the end of the long bomb run. His teammate, Ivan Ramirez,
pulled the holeshot and was leading the pack early on the first
lap.
A few miles into the race, Ramirez began to suffer complications
from a crash suffered a week ago. Ramirez slowed down to deal with
the issues and dropped to 4th. Meanwhile, Sutherlin charged forward
and was able to move into the lead and pull a nearly two minute gap
on the field by the end of the first loop.
The course was quite dusty for the majority of the event and that
kept the riders spread pretty far. The last 15 miles of the race,
an unexpected rainstorm entered the area and blasted the riders
with hail. Sutherlin had a comfortable lead and was able to ride
through the storm to secure the win. He was followed by Axel
Pearson, Jacob Argubright and Ramirez.
Next Event: August 22, 2015 - Panaca, NV
Source: KTM North America
Utah Overview And Point Standings
2015 National Hare & Hound Utah Image Gallery (Click for full size images)
Overall Results
- Gary Sutherlin
- Axel Pearson
- Jacob Argubright
- Ivan Ramierz
- Nick Burson
Overall Point Standings
- Ivan Ramirez - 144
- Ricky Brabec - 131
- Gary Sutherlin - 111