Every weekend KLIM athletes and ambassadors across the globe tackle some of the gnarliest and sometimes unpredictable terrain to pursue their passion and push their abilities to see what they’re really capable of.
Here’s a quick recap of where KLIM athletes put their gear to the test this weekend.
In the second half of the AMA West Hare Scrambles Regional Championship Series in Boise, Idaho, Beta’s Zane Roberts finished fourth in the Pro/AA class with 14 laps in 2 hours, 32 minutes and 1 second for seventh overall.
“It was a tough weekend for me,” Roberts said Monday. “After a poor start, I made my way up to third and had caught the lead two riders. Then, I had some unfortunate issues that set me back 14 minutes – a full lap and a half. That was lap seven. While I had the fastest second half of the race, there was no making up that 14-minute deficit.”
Round 6 of the eight-round series, hosted by the Owyhee Motorcycle Club, featured shorter loops and two motocross tracks as well as steep hill clubs, single track and sand turn tracks up above, and the top three overall finished 15 laps.
“The track was extremely dusty and silty,” added the Nevada rider. “Surprisingly it didn’t get that beat up, but the combination of the silty holes and lapped riders on the course made for challenging conditions.”
At the World Off Road Championship Series race in Mesquite, Nev., Mateo Oliveira (FMF RPM KTM Racing) wrapped up the Pro 250 Championship with one race to go. After a third place start, the California rider worked his way to first by the third lap of the two-hour, 15-lap race.
Oliveria finished over 35 seconds ahead of second place for sixth overall and was the only rider to finish 15 laps in the Pro 250 class.
On the Black Jack Enduro Circuit, co-sanctioned with the Round 9 Zink Ranch National Enduro, in Sand Springs, Okla., KLIM Women Ambassador Lindsay Dutch clinched third overall in the BJEC series championship in Women’s Super Short with one race to go. “Hardest third place I’ve ever had to work for,” said the former Division I NCAA equestrian athlete.
“I had a rough first test, spent some time on the ground and pulled my bike out of the thicket after accidentally hitting my map switch during one of the dirt naps, I put my bike in spicy mode and that turned eventful to say the least,” Dutch said. “Test 2 went much better and ended the race with myself and the bike in one piece so overall a great day.”
At the first round of the three-race Lake Elsinore Series Dream Extreme Racing Series in California, KLIM Women ambassador Grace Anzaldi finished first in Girls Junior 7-9 and second in 85cc 7-9 Beginner.
“This race on Saturday was really fun and the track was a new layout that ran in the opposite direction than it used to,” Anzaldi said Monday. “I had to learn the track quickly. The dirt conditions were really good, the track was made to be fast so I had to step it up and push myself out of my comfort zone to get the wins.”
“I love KLIM Women gear,” Anzaldi added. It makes me feel official and super stylish.”
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In other news, KLIM athletes Matt Entz and Mason Rutledge attended the Utah Snowmobile Show in Sandy, Utah, to host an Avalanche Awareness seminar with KLIM’s Snow Athlete Manager, Dustin Pancheri.
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Prior to Saturday’s seminar, Entz and fellow KLIM Backcountry teammates, Rutledge and Keith Curtis joined KLIM Athlete Sam Peterson to tackle some hard enduro Utah training.
“So fun trying to ride with these four,” Entz wrote on Instagram. “I was driving the struggle bus but absolutely loved every second of it! Sooooo much to learn and practice but I sure am excited to put that time in and progress.”
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