The Hero Racing Ducati duo of Ciaran Naran and Lyndon Snodgrass delivered another dominant performance at the American Off-Road Racing Championship, taking their second straight win in motorcycles at the Silver State 300 on April 25-26. At last month’s Mint 400, the team made a late-race pass for the win, but this time the N2 Open Pro team led from start to finish, completing three laps around the 109-mile course. Their winning time of five hours and 10 minutes was nearly 18 minutes ahead of their closest competition.
“We had a great day in qualifying,” Naran said. “We were first off the line this morning and had dust control, which definitely helped us out. Luckily, the wind wasn’t blowing too hard this morning, so it helped in our favor being the first bike on the course. The course was super fun, and the AORC organization put on a great event. I’m stoked to be here at the finish line. Lyndon had a great race—he had a small get-off, so did I. With how high-speed this course is, I’m happy that we’re both safe and sound.”
“Ciaran did the first lap and a half, so he set up the race,” said Snodgrass. “Unfortunately, the other guys [Shane Logan] had a bike issue, so we had a good gap there. We just got into a flow, and I was able to click off the miles and look forward to getting to the finish line.”
Naran and Parker 400 winner Shane Logan were the first two bikes off the line, and after teaming up to finish third at this event on a different course last year, Friday looked to be a showdown between the two points leaders. Logan suffered a fuel-pump issue on the first lap that knocked his team out of winning contention and dropped him off both the overall and Open Pro podiums.
With the rest of the Open Pro podium up for grabs, third- and fourth-place qualifiers Gavin Erickson and Matthew Grant stood on the class podium for the first time this year. Ironman Pro winner Matthew Combs split the Erickson/Grant battle for third overall, and Open Expert winner Caleb Tate completed the top five overall. This marked Tate’s third class win in three races this year and his second overall top five. Combs, meanwhile, became the third different Ironman Pro winner this year and the first to earn an overall podium, finishing ahead of Mint 400 winner Patricio Cabrera and Parker 400 winner Remington Mathews.
Other class winners included Teddy Miller in 399 Expert, Shandy Kittleson in Quad Pro, and Mark Gerloff in Hooligan Sportsman Motorcycle. Miller is a perfect three for three on the season, while Gerloff is two-for-two after winning the Mint 400, and Kittleson took his first win of the season. CN
2026 AORRC Round 3 Results
OVERALL (Top 5)
- Ciaran Naran 5:10:24.548
- Gavin Erickson 5:28:22.219
- Matthew Combs 5:31:50.645
- Matthew Grant 5:32:47.555
- Caleb Tate 5:39:00.793
