JCR Honda

This year, the BITD organization put together a demanding, high-speed 555-mile one-way adventure. The race started in Crystal, NV, and finished in Dayton, NV.

JCR/Honda led two individual efforts, with the #N10 Factory HRC Rally Team of two-time Dakar winner Ricky Brabec and his Dakar podium Teammate, Skyler Howes, splitting the race in half. Each rider has won V2R and was odds-on favored to win.

JCR/Honda's young Preston Campbell teamed up with SLR/Honda's Baja Veteran Justin Morgan on a JCR-prepared CRF450X (#N304).

The race started pre-dawn at 5:45 a.m., with starting intervals of one minute apart based on the competitors' qualifying times. N304 was second off the line, and N10 was fifth off.

The race was shaped into a heated battle with the top 4 bikes gapping the field. By the halfway point (Race mile 268), N10- Brabec had physically passed all bikes and had control of the race. At the central service pit, JCR crews refueled the Factory rally bike and installed fresh tires, all in a 1-minute + pit stop. Skyler Howes took over from Brabec for the remainder of the race. Unfortunately, Howes had a high-speed crash in a G Out about 5 miles out from the pit and was unable to continue. Special Thank You to the BITD response team for their efforts in stabilizing and transporting him to safety.

The N304 bike of Campbell/Morgan was fighting for the lead position at this point, and the top three were locked in a tight battle. Preston, who was trailing the lead bike in second and was able to make the final pass at pit 11 (Race Mile 427) and lead the rest of the 555-mile race to the checkered flag to add "Vegas to Reno" to his growing list of wins.

O/A Results Open Pro MC: 1. Campbell/Morgan 8:43:35 HON (63mph average!)

Next up for the JCR/Honda Team: August 25-30 Colorado 500 (Johnny is Grand Marshal) September 7-8 WHS Hare Scramble Glen Helen (Tarah Gieger)

September 14th NHHA Caliente, NV (Preston Campbell)

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