Stover and Garvin Top Glen Helen 6 Hour
Jean Turner | March 9, 2015
Nick Stover (pictured) and Nic Garvin teamed up take the overall win at the 2015 JBC 6 Hours of Glen Helen race. Photography by Ron Lawson
Many of AMA District 37’s finest lined up at Glen Helen for the second weekend in a row for the opening round of the track’s 2015 Endurance Series. The first of three races (6 Hour, 10 Hour and 24 Hour) got started on March 8 with the John Burr Cycles 6 Hours of Glen Helen, where Nick Stover and Nic Garvin teamed up to take the overall win. The duo piloted their KTM 300 XC to the Open Expert win ahead of Charles Jirsa’s Husqvarna-mounted team of Beau Baron and Mitch Anderson.
In the “Family” class, Ryan Dudek teamed up with Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck. The odd couple had very differing lap times, but finished on top in their class and eighth overall.
Nearly 70 teams took to the 9.5-mile course that included the track, ridges and steep hills of Glen Helen, and also included plenty of tight, fresh-cut single-track – cut by former Motocross Champion Gary Jones especially for the event.
Holly Breck was impressive in the Ironman class, where she finished third out of 17 riders. Photography by Ron Lawson
The next race of the Endurance Series is the 10 Hours of Glen Helen, which will take place on Sunday, June 15, the same weekend as the Prairie Dogs Last Dog Standing. The 10 Hour is slated to begin at midnight following the Last Dog Standing extreme race.
For full results, go to GlenHelen.com/results
Jean Turner | Contributor
A former staffer at Cycle News, Turner continues to contribute to the website and magazine as a columnist and someone we can count on to whip up a few thousand words on an off-road race when needed.
