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.

2010 JACKRABBITS HARE AND HOUND - 1/10/10

JCR Honda's Quinn Cody Takes the First Win of the Season by a Hare...

By Erek Kudla

JCR Honda has recently shown a renewed interest in Southern California desert racing in the past few months sending some of their top riders to the final rounds of the District 37 Desert series taking the Overall win in all but 1 race that they have entered. 2010 is no different with JCR Honda making a full assault on D37 with Quinn Cody, Kendall Norman, Colton Udall and support riders Matt and Max Eddy Jr. all racing for the #1 plate. Raining District 37 Desert Champion Nick Burson, and local favorites Jake Argubright, Ryan Kudla and Bob Roberts will all have their hands full in the year to come.

Published in Issue 17 of DUST MAGAZINE

U.S. Desert Racing Empire Technologies Finale

RYAN KUDLA IS TRIUMPHANT But, Burson takes the title
 
11-15-2009
 
Ridgecrest, Ca
 
Article by Erek Kudla - Photos by Fred Villalobos

 
2009 has been the most exciting season of the US Desert Racing Series. Two major championships came right down to the final laps of the final race at the final round.  With both the Pro and Open #1 plates up for grabs it would be a stroke of luck and a a few new faces that would decide the winners fate.
 

The Kids 1 champion would be crowned with a lead of only 5 points. Ryan Lazar did exactly what he needed to do, finishing on the top of the podium but a flat tire at the previous round robbed him of the valuable points he needed to keep the others at bay. 9 year-old Brandon Valdez finished 2nd after a long battle with Lazar but walked away with his first #1 of his young career.  Lazar took the #2 plate and Justin Covarrubias rounded out the top 3.

 
In Kids 2 it was a classic battle between 4-sroke and 2-stroke with CRF 150 mounted T.J. Olsen and CR 85 mounted David Allen going back and forth the entire season. Olsen got out to an early lead with Allen on his tail but the little 85 just couldn't get the edge he needed to make the pass . They finished just as they started with Olsen in front but a hard crash and a 14th place finish at the previous round gave Allen the edge and the tittle for the season. Olsen was able to hold on to 2nd overall with Dylan Adams taking 3rd overall on the year.