Ricky Brabec Wins Check Chase National Hare & Hound
Kit Palmer | February 23, 2015
Ricky Brabec won the Check Chase National Hare & Hound. Photography by Mark Kariya
THR Motorsports/Precision Concepts/Bonanza Plumbing-backed Ricky Brabec came from behind to win the 65th Annual Check Chase World Championship National Hare & Hound in Barstow, California, February 22. It was the second round of the Kenda/SRT AMA Hare & Hound National Championship Series, which Brabec now leads. He took the points lead away from first-round winner Gary Sutherlin who did not finish the race.
Second place went to FMF/KTM’s Ivan Ramirez, followed by Purvines Racing Beta’s Axel Pearson.
Opening-round winner Sutherlin was recovering from a bad start when he reportedly suffered a broken wrist.
Brandon Prieto and Nick Burson rounded out the top five overall.
Kit Palmer | Editor
Kit Palmer started his career at Cycle News in 1984 and he’s been testing dirt and streetbikes ever since – plus covering any event that uses some form of a knobby tire. He’s also our resident motorcycle mileage man with a commute of 120 miles a day.
