U.S. DESERT RACING SERIES ROUND 1 - 02/07/10

Pearson takes the win with Abatoye on his heels

By Erek Kudla - Photo by Dave Earll

Saturday mornings practice started out chilly and humid and about 30 minutes into the technical 15 mile loop the sky opened up and it rained. Riders working on their bikes scrambled to put up eazy-ups, tarps, push bikes into trailers and find any dry spots they could. The Kids, however, had no choice but to line up and get ready to race!

Over fifty youth quads, pee wees, kids 1 and kids 2 racers lined up wrapped in plastic and wool with parents holding umbrellas until the green flag waved. As the races went on the Kids 1, 50-65cc 0-11 years old, got the brunt of the down pour. The course turned to slop and most were without goggles but ALL finished and ALL earned their medals.

AMA/KENDA NATIONAL HARE AND HOUND SERIES ROUND 2 - 02/14/10

2007 NATIONAL HARE AND HOUND CHAMPION TAKES HIS 1st WIN OF THE 2010 SEASON

By Erek Kudla - Photos by Matt McGowen

Fresh off the Overall win at Round 1 of the US Desert Racing Series held in Red Mountain just a few days prior, Factory Muscle Milk/KTM racer Dave Pearson took an amazing victory at Round 2 of the AMA/KENDA National Hare and Hound Series.

When the banner dropped it was all Dave Pearson down the virgin bomb run area. "There really weren't that many lines down the bomb but there wasn't any dust either so everyone just pinned it" said Kawasaki Racer Ryan Abatoye who dropped in right behind Pearson after the start.

Kurt Caselli comes out of no where to win his first National Hare and Hound

 
AMA/KENDA NATIONAL HARE AND HOUND SERIES - ROUND 1- 1/24/10
 
By Erek Kudla - Photos by Jacob Michna and Kyle Nunn

www.nationalhareandhound.com

 
In 2009 the American Motorcycle Association announced that they were selling the rights to the National Hare and Hound series which set the gears into motion for the formation of the National Hare and Hound Association. The NHHA is a committee chaired by members of the 4 California National Hare and Hound promoting Clubs in an effort to keep the series out of the hands of a single promoter scenerio. Now in 2010 there is more hype, more support,  factory backing from KTM and Husqvarna and more in store the the AMA/KENDA National Hare and Hound series then ever before!

 
The week started with 3 solid days of rain in the desert along with snow and wind which sent the Desert MC scrambling to get the course race ready come sunday. With 40+ years of experience putting on the National Caliber event the club was more then confident and more then ready for the challenge. So now with the most epic conditions and the deepest field of competition the banner dropped for what was to be the most anticipated season opener to date.