2022 AMA WHS champ spearheads Sherco SEF development for Western US racing Many products featured on this site were editorially chosen Dirt Rider may receive financial compensation for products purchased through this site Copyright © 2025 Dirt Rider. An Octane Media, LLC Publication Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited — A man is being hailed a hero after he put his life on the line trying to stop a shooting suspect in Arapahoe County The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office was called out to the 5200 block of S. Geneva Way — southwest of Cherry Creek Reservoir in the Hills West at Cherry Creek neighborhood — around 8 a.m. on March 30 for reports of shots fired who is still trying to process what happened "Our neighborhood is so close-knit and so quiet It just can't be what that was." We were all shocked And it just seemed like we were talking about something so surreal that that we couldn't even imagine we're living through." Neighbors heard yelling and jumped into action to try to help David Ottersberg was heading to Paxton's house for some plumbing work when he witnessed the altercation "David was coming to my house that morning it just all happened like right as he was driving by And so he witnessed the whole thing," said Paxton "He took it on himself to just really put his own life in jeopardy and he basically did a complete U-turn and went back into the conflict." Ottersberg sprang into action and tried to stop the shooting suspect from getting away He told Denver7 he first noticed something was wrong when he saw the suspect's face was covered "Something drew my eyes to the scene," said Ottersberg I looked back and he had a gun in his hand He stared right at her— he didn’t turn away Ottersberg crashed his van into the suspect's vehicle to try to stop him from getting away "We kinda looked at eachother for a second and I went out the passenger door," he said I knew my time was kind of limited and I escaped." drove away from the scene but didn't get far Lechner was taken into custody and transported to the hospital for superficial injuries he was booked into the Arapahoe County Detention Facility for first-degree murder menacing - aggravated assault with a gun and domestic violence The neighborhood has since come together to try to help Ottersberg "Everyone just rallied around and wanted to help David because he's and all of his equipment was in there," said Paxton.' A GoFundMe online fundraiser was created to help Ottersberg raise funds for his van impound feeds and tools While the neighborhood mourns the loss they've suffered Paxton said it's heartwarming to see bravery in the midst of tragedy "We had no idea one of our neighbors was experiencing something like that it's just a horrible situation," she added An online fundraiser was also created to support Tracy Lechner's children at this time. Click here to donate Venmo records show members of rightwing militia paid vice-president for months after group’s January 6 role was exposed Oath Keepers members paid dues to the rightwing militia’s then vice-president for up to almost a year after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol and months after the organization and its founder were named in court filings as participants in the assault according to publicly accessible transaction records on the payment platform Venmo Those who made payments to an Oath Keepers leader on Venmo include an engineer whose employer provides satellite technology to US government agencies including the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Homeland Security a former Department of Homeland Security employee whose tenure at the agency overlapped with his membership in the group and a 2022 candidate for the Wyoming state senate Others connected on Venmo to Rhodes or other organizational leaders include a US navy recruiting officer The Guardian corroborated the identity of some of the individuals making payments using earlier hacks and leaks of Oath Keepers membership rolls payment records and internal communications Venmo transactions were public by default throughout most of the service’s history. Megan Squire is deputy director for Data Analytics and OSINT at the Southern Poverty Law Centre, and from 2017 she was one of the first to use Venmo transactions to understand the internal structure of groups like the Proud Boys Squire said: “Venmo has had security issues since its inception. They have tried to fix them but only after high-profile privacy breaches involving people like Joe Biden.” The Oath Keepers transactions were recorded on the profile of Jason Ottersberg man who has been publicly identified as a senior leader in the Oath Keepers email address and a username – “seebeewyo” – were all revealed in a leak of information from the Oath Keepers website in 2021 Ottersberg is also named as the recipient on an Oath Keepers fundraising page on the extremist-friendly fundraising site Givesendgo Ottersberg’s current username on Venmo is based on his name but a scrape of his account with the open-source intelligence tool Venemy shows that his original user name was nationalokvp indicating that he was presenting himself as the Oath Keepers national vice-president The account’s transaction history shows payments to and from Ottersberg along with explanations of the payments an account carrying the name Michael Ray Williams made a payment to Jason Ottersberg on Venmo with the message “OK dues” The account’s avatar is a promotional image for Williams’s political campaign bearing the slogans “Michael Ray Williams Wyoming Senate District 11” and “Giving the power back to the people” In 2022, Michael Ray Williams ran for the Constitution party for the Wyoming state senate, but lost handily to the Republican Larry S Hicks. On the Constitution party’s website and Ballotpedia’s candidate survey he expressed anti-abortion Williams told Buzzfeed News in October 2021 that he was an Oath Keeper but his payment of dues the month before confirms his ongoing links to the group at the time of his election campaign The Guardian contacted Williams for comment via email Others identified by the Guardian hold sensitive positions in business One of those identified is a senior figure at Space Systems Engineering at Echostar Corporation Echostar is also a major government contractor in potentially sensitive areas. Last year, the company announced that its subsidiary Hughes won a contract to create a private 5G network at a US navy base on Whidbey Island in Washington state and the previous year trumpeted its success in bidding for satellite services to the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) Advanced Battle Management System project according to US government spending records Current Hughes contracts include supplying satellite services to the Department of Homeland Security The person identified by the Guardian was involved in developing satellite-related technologies including a project to gain limited access to Nasa satellites Another separate payment on 4 October 2021 came from an account of someone who was a DHS employee until June 2021 They had also recently applied for a job in a state department of corrections A third person connected to Stewart Rhodes on Venmo and identified by the Guardian works in US navy recruitment in Texas Venmo records show that other accounts are connected to Stewart Rhodes and Ottersberg A Venmo “friend” connection does not necessarily indicate that the parties have exchanged money but it does indicate that the parties have recorded one another as telephone contacts at least nine people paid Ottersberg or were charged by him on Venmo with comments indicating that the payment was for dues Ottersberg appeared to funnel money onwards to Rhodes including one to an account in the name of Chad Rogers In January 2022, Rhodes was arrested in Plano prosecutors detailed a 10 January 2021 meeting between Rhodes and Jason Alpers a man who Rhodes believed could pass on his plea to Trump to retain the presidency by force if necessary Alpers testified that Rogers was present at the meeting said of the new Oath Keepers revelations that “it’s amazing to me that they’re still using open She added: “They don’t seem to have institutional knowledge about previous things that have happened to other groups Despite Ottersberg’s apparently senior role in the Oath Keepers 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Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Mason Ottersberg uses this YZ250F to lead the AMA WHS Pro 250 title chase Sherco USA announced its support of Utah-based DC Racing and its three-rider lineup in the 250 Pro class of Mason Ottersberg Robby Schott and amateur rider Cayden Chidester This is a press release from Sherco USA… The team will have a primary focus on the AMA West Hare Scrambles (WHS) series where Ottersberg is the defending 250 Pro class champion The team will be competing on the Sherco SEF 250 Factory four-stroke platform “I was excited when Dallas (Chidester) approached us about the opportunity to go racing with them,” said Sherco USA President Ron Sallman “Dallas and all of the DC Racing team are professional and will be great ambassadors for the Sherco brand we are happy to provide them with a premium product to help them in the title defense of their No Jack and Robby are also podium guys who will be pushing for a championship as well I am thankful for the information and development that DC Racing is able to provide not only Sherco USA but ultimately the factory as we have onboarded many new dealers in markets where DC Racing will be racing which will help bolster those relationships.” “DC Racing is super excited to partner with the Sherco USA brand for West Coast-style racing,” said DC Racing Team Owner Dallas Chidester “The 250 Factory bikes are awesome machines and the team is excited to put them on the box I’d like to give a special thanks to Ron Sallman and Bryan Kraham for believing in us and aligning our brands together to reach the long-term goals we are both setting forth to let everyone know of these awesome bikes and we were surprised at how fast we were able to adapt to the bikes to start the season; we are set to go racing and will be ready to defend the No We have a solid team with solid sponsors to help us achieve great success in the 2023 season Mason Ottersberg is the defending West Hare Scrambles Pro 250 class champion and is the most experienced rider in the DC Racing lineup He has also been instrumental in the development of the WHS race bike and will continue to develop the bike for other racing disciplines “I am looking forward to spending the season on the DC Racing Sherco SEF 250,” said Ottersberg “I have been putting in a ton of testing over the last two months and I’m quite shocked at how much I liked this bike coming off my previous brand I can honestly say the fun factor is back with this motorcycle and my lap times certainly don’t lie either I feel confident that we can back up my title again this season.” This will be the first year that Robby Schott will have a primary focus on West Hare Scrambles He is a podium contender from Round 1 due to his experience and past results as a part-time WHS participant He has also finished on the podium in National Hare and Hound series He finished seventh in the Pro 250 class last year despite his season being cut short in Round 5 due to a hand injury “I’m really excited for the upcoming season and to be part of DC Racing Sherco!” exclaimed Schott “I’ll be navigating the 2023 Sherco SEF 250 Factory bike confident and have excelled in my riding aboard the bike The combination of the stability and consistent handling of the Sherco along with my confidence and much-needed strength training I’m truly looking forward to working with the Sherco brand DC Racing and all the other great sponsors that have committed to our 2023 season 2022 was Anderson’s first year in the 250 Pro class with a focus on WHS He steadily improved results from round to round and ended up finishing 10th in class he and the team are looking forward to continued improvement this year “I am very excited about this opportunity and for what this year will bring,” said Anderson and I have been putting in the work to continue to improve I am so glad to be with the best of the best in DC Racing Sherco.” “DC Racing is proud to be a part of the Sherco family and its winning ways,” said DC Racing Team Manager Scott Perkins “The SEF 250 is a great bike and the testing this off-season has proven that We feel confident we will be successful on the West Coast in defending our WHS AMA title We look forward to promoting the brand in the USA and providing valuable feedback to make the bike even better than it has already proven itself to be Thank you to Ron Sallman and Bryan Kraham for believing in us and giving us this opportunity For more information, visit shercousa.com your new go-to podcast to spice up your weekday mornings with relevant news and behind-the-scenes from Brussels and beyond From the economy to the climate and the EU's role in world affairs this talk show sheds light on European affairs and the issues that impact on our daily lives as Europeans Tune in to understand the ins and outs of European politics Dare to imagine the future with business and tech visionaries Deep dive conversations with business leaders Euronews Tech Talks 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dealerships and vehicles in opposition to Musk's role as the head of the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) where he’s gained access to sensitive data and shuttered entire agencies as he attempts to slash government spending Most of Musk's estimated $340 billion (€314 billion) fortune consists of the stock he holds in the electric vehicle company that he continues to run while also working alongside Trump Earlier protests against Musk and DOGE have been comparatively sporadic but Saturday's action marked the first attempt to surround all 277 Tesla showrooms and service centres in the US in the hopes of deepening a recent decline in the company's sales crowds ranging from a few dozen to hundreds of protesters had flocked to Tesla locations in New Jersey Minnesota and the automaker's home state of Texas Pictures posted on social media accounts showed protesters brandishing signs such as "Honk if you hate Elon" and "Fight the billionaire broligarchy." The Tesla Takedown movement also hopes to rally protestors at more than 230 Tesla locations in other parts of the world Although the turnout in European locations wasn't as large as the crowds in the US About two dozen protesters held signs lambasting Musk outside a Tesla dealership in London as passing cars and trucks tooted horns in support One of the signs displayed at the London protest showed a photo of Musk next to an image of Adolf Hitler making the Nazi salute a gesture Musk was accused of using shortly after Trump’s inauguration in January A person in a tyrannosaurus rex costume held another sign with a picture of Musk's straight-arm gesture that said make people aware of the problems that we're facing," said Cam Whitten an American who attended the London protest Tesla Takedown was organised by a group of supporters that included disillusioned owners of the automaker's vehicles and at least one Democratic Party lawmaker "I'm going to keep screaming in the halls of Congress I just need you all to make sure you all keep screaming in the streets," Crockett said during a Tesla Takedown organising event earlier this month Some people opposed to Musk have gone beyond protests and set the automaker's vehicles on fire and committed other acts of vandalism that US Attorney General Pam Bondi has decried as domestic terrorism Musk indicated he was dumbfounded by the attacks during a company meeting earlier in March saying the vandals should "stop acting psycho." Crockett and other Tesla Takedown supporters have been stressing the importance for Saturday's protests to remain peaceful But police were investigating a fire that destroyed seven Tesla vehicles in northwestern Germany early on Saturday morning It was wasn't immediately clear if the blaze was related to the Tesla Takedown protests A growing number of consumers who bought Tesla vehicles before Musk was appointed to lead DOGE have been looking to sell or trade in their cars while others have slapped on bumper stickers seeking to distance themselves from the billionaire's efforts to prune or shut down government agencies But Musk didn't appear concerned about an extended slump in sales of new Tesla cars in his 20 March address to employees He reassured the workers that the company’s Model Y would remain "the best-selling car on Earth again this year." He also predicted Tesla will have sold more than 10 million cars worldwide by next year "There are times when there are rocky moments but what I am here to tell you is that the future is incredibly bright and exciting," Musk said investors initially saw Musk’s alliance with the president as a positive development for Tesla and its long-running efforts to launch a network of self-driving cars That optimism helped lift Tesla's stock by 70% in the period between Trump's 5 November election and his 20 January inauguration creating an additional $560 billion (€517 billion) in shareholder wealth But virtually all those gains have evaporated amid investor worries about the Tesla backlash Boulder Commons broke ground on the final phase of its mixed-use development on July 19 a leading impact investment firm based in San Francisco and Boulder-based developer Morgan Creek Ventures Boulder Commons is a constellation of four projects including office and multi-family residential strategically located along the Goose Creek bike path­ at the RTD transportation hub in the Boulder Junction neighborhood we are collaborating with diverse stakeholders to rebuild and revitalize the community at the corner of Pearl and 30th street,” explained Stephen Hohenrieder “By integrating the built environment and renewable energy Net-Zero-aspiring community seeks to connect people to each other the spaces we inhabit and the broader Boulder community.” The final phase of the Boulder Commons development pipeline is an 89,000-square-foot multi-family residential project spread across four buildings located at the corner of Spruce Street and Junction Place will be completed and leasing of the units will begin in the summer of 2024 The Boulder Commons initial construction schedule is highlighted by the following milestones:  The planned multi-family residential buildings designed by Morgan Creek Ventures and Coburn Partners out of Boulder onsite solar power generation and human-centered design and construction to foster an aligned community This final phase of development will provide 83 one- two- and three-bedroom luxury apartment homes and feature amenities including a fourth-floor roof deck with dramatic views of the Flatirons “We’re thrilled to be a part of the vibrant and dynamic Boulder Junction district where we have incorporated exceptional design into our mixed-use development,” said Andy Bush “ With its prime location offering convenient access to bike and nature trails Boulder Commons embraces the essence of Boulder’s flourishing community For more information on the project or to inquire about leasing an office, retail space or residential unit, visit bouldercommons.com.  Michelle Ellis is the principal at Ellis Communications Marketing and a veteran communications professional with more than 20 years of experience in local regional and national public relations programs Michelle was the 2020 President of PRSA Colorado she was named one of Denver’s 2016 top 40 Under 40 business leaders by the Denver Business Journal she was recognized as the 2015 PR Person of the Year and her agency received the 2019 Small Practice Award from PRSA Colorado You must be logged in to post a comment Welcome back to Shop Showcase, where Off Road Xtreme scours the country in search of off-road shops that you ought to know about. In our last installment, we turned the spotlight on Slee Off Road out in Golden Slee’s bread and butter consists of 80 Series Land Cruisers and Project Vlakvart was an interesting take on the traditional Land Cruiser project–and that’s putting it mildly This week, we’re delighted to bring you yet another awesome shop, this time hailing from Phoenix, Arizona. It’s Elite RaceWorks is the fact that for all intents and purposes At the helm is 24-year-old Ryan Ottersberg a self-taught fabricator whose early exposure to the trade left a lasting impression: “I was always hanging out at the shop with my Dad I got more and more interested in the work.” Ottersberg’s specialty is fabricating cages for side-by-sides I was busy building five to six cages a week for side-by-sides,” said Ottersberg “It was only natural that I wanted to [keep building] the things after I graduated high school.” Ottersberg founded Elite RaceWorks three years ago he’s honed his craft to the point that he’s drawn in business for projects outside of side-by-sides a Class 6100 sand truck that he built in just under five months It started with a client’s request for a “true front-engine sand truck,” one that could fit a family of four and keep them safe and go from the dunes of Glamis to the gauntlet that is the Baja 1000 to serve as a suitable pre-runner “I did all the work by hand on myself,” explained Ottersberg “It was true old school–no AutoCAD all of it hand-drawn on paper and measured by me.” Soon the customer had before him a 1.75-inch chrome moly full-tube caged chassis with box-plated suspension For this and other typical full-custom builds Ottersberg uses an LS3 engine that he can have tuned up to a whopping 550 HP “We’ve run this thing at Glamis it’s probably the best thing you could run out there because it weighs as much as a Corvette and still generates loads of horsepower.” Stopping is a fast too, with six-piston calipers and 14-inch rotors on all fours. And topping it all off is a lightweight Fiberwerx fiberglass Ford body All of the finishing work was completed by Ottersberg’s like-minded fabricator friend Per the client’s request for a four-seater vehicle the truck was fabricated with two bucket seats in front and a 42-inch bench seat in the back The truck has been a great success for Ottersberg and just one example of the fine work the young man is capable of Ottersberg has his sights set on becoming a top builder of Class 6100 and trophy trucks all while continuing to service his bread-and-butter UTV customers “My passion for the off-road industry comes from the love and support that comes from a huge group of people,” he said Off-roaders are a unique group that treats everyone like family.” it brings me a great amount of satisfaction to build quality vehicles that are capable of withstanding the harshest environments in the world and achieving speeds of 120 MPH!” To find out more about Elite RaceWorks and what one-man-army Ottersberg has coming down the pipeline, take a look at the company website Build your own custom newsletter with the content you love from Off Road Xtreme We will safeguard your e-mail and only send content you request We'll send you the most exciting Off Road articles We promise not to use your email address for anything but exclusive updates from the Power Automedia Network Round two of the AMA West Hare Scrambles (WHS) Regional Championship Series couldn’t have been much more different than round one Where the series opener was more twisty yet fast desert-style terrain hosted by the Motorcycle Riders Association at the Lilly Prairie Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Area was definitely a woods race with rain in the days before round two transforming the courses into a nearly perfect playground for all classes FMF KTM Factory Off-Road Racing Team’s Taylor Robert proved he’s as fast through the trees as he is in the desert as he claimed his second win in a row by nearly three minutes over 3 Bros./Kilmartin Racing GasGas rider Giacomo Redondi and LiquiMoly Beta’s Zane Roberts Defending series champion Carson City Motorsports KTM rider Austin Serpa claimed the holeshot as the main race got underway admitting to being too conservative on the opening lap since other commitments prevented him from examining the 15-mile course on Saturday That allowed Robert to quickly power past on his Red Bull/Dunlop/Thor-backed 450 XC-F taking full advantage of the woods training in Prescott he and Mason Ottersberg did on Thursday before heading to Oregon “We went up there and diced around in the trees a little bit It was good practice for today,” Robert declared “Today was honestly one of the best racecourses I’ve ever seen We got lucky with the rain [here] this week—the dirt was just perfect!” Describing what ended up being the race-winning pass only a few turns in “There were two lines [in one section] and I took the inside line It ended up working out even easier for me than I [expected] and I was going to have to get kind of aggressive but he kind of slid out on the outside as I snuck around the inside.” it was simply a matter of clicking off the laps as he stormed to a decisive win in two hours The battle for second was more interesting pitting round-one runner-up Roberts against third-place finisher Redondi DC Yamaha’s Clayton Gerstner and Serpa early on Redondi slipped to about sixth when he and Serpa missed a turn Redondi rallied back aboard his FMF/Nitro Mousse/Seven MC 450F “On the fast parts—like on the gravel roads—I pushed very hard and I make it [up to] second.” With his suspension setup still a work in progress he found himself at somewhat of a midrace plateau but concentrated on his breathing which seemed to help fend off his Beta-mounted rival to secure second at the checkers he had also had a midrace issue when he started losing the front end of his FMF/Kenda/Klim 480 RR in corners I don’t know what I was struggling with there,” he said “I don’t know if it was a tire selection thing or what This is much different terrain than what I normally ride; it could be me needing to adjust how I ride I just had to calm down there a little bit towards the end and stop pushing the front so hard into stuff.” But the fun factor of the course took some of the sting out of finishing third After Gerstner reportedly crashed on the last lap while in the top five DC Yamaha teammate Ottersberg not only finished fourth overall but topped the Pro 250s on his Precision Concepts/Kenda/Pure Adrenaline YZ250F after finishing runner-up at round one “Practicing with Taylor [in Prescott] helped for sure,” he said after coming from the second row with the rest of the class and Pro Vet 35+ riders Ottersberg finished about a minute ahead of Serpa who admitted falling a couple times on the fourth lap (of five) 707 Suspension GasGas rider JT Baker finished in just over three hours for sixth overall followed by defending Pro 250 champ Shane Logan and MojoMotoSport KTM-mounted Anthony Ferrante Pros Anson Maloney on his Maloney Training Facility KTM and YZ450FX-mounted Jaden Dahners rounded out the top 10 O’Neal GasGas rider Devin Watson topped the Vet Pro 35+ division this year after putting away early leader Ethan Mutoli and his Yamaha on the white flag lap DC Yamaha’s Dan Capparelli rounded out the podium FMF/RPM Racing KTM’s Kaitlyn Jacobs shook the gremlins that have dogged her so often this year powering to the holeshot and leading from there to take the overall and Pro Women honors on her Dunlop/Motorex/Klim 250 XC-F Full Factory Racing KTM’s Rachel Stout latched onto second right away but couldn’t get close enough to try a pass and 3 Bros./Kilmartin Racing GasGas rider Ava Silvestri rebounded from a bad start to take third Mason Ottersberg and Ava Silvestri put the perfect finishing touches on their seasons by winning their respective Pro classes at the seventh and final round of the AMA West Hare Scrambles (WHS) Regional Championship Series While 3 Bros./Kilmartin Racing GasGas rider Giacomo Redondi had already clinched the overall Pro championship at the previous round and notched his third-straight triumph Ottersberg and Silvestri just needed safe rides to wrap up the Pro 250 and Pro Women titles they put in performances more akin to last-gasp efforts to claim their crowns—Ottersberg by winning and Silvestri taking second at the always popular Lodestar Ranch where the Nor Cal Motorcycle Club held its 69th Annual Wilseyville Hare Scrambles Wilseyville couldn’t have gone much better as he claimed the holeshot for the first time and fended off some early challenges en route to his fourth victory of the season Among the early challengers was FMF KTM Factory Racing Off-road Team’s Taylor Robert making his long-anticipated return to racing after his serious injury in May the winner of the first two rounds conceded that he still has work to do and called it a day “I was super-stoked to take the holeshot and ride my own pace [for] the entire [race],” the Kilmartin Racing GasGas EX 450F rider said Several surprise entries among the 959 riders for the weekend guaranteed Redondi wouldn’t get away easily there was FMF RPM Racing KTM’s Mateo Oliveira Normally seen only at grand prix-style events he decided at the last minute to get more seat time on his RPM Racing Team KTM 450 XC-F as he preps for next year’s assault on the Open Pro division He waited until lap four of the two-and-a-half-hour race to pit which allowed him to get tantalizingly close to Redondi we were battling like [at] a GP,” Redondi laughed it’s difficult to make some passes because of lappers [and the tight trail].” LiquiMoly Beta’s Zane Roberts got off to a rough start aboard his Beta 480 RR I think I went down five times in the first “I don’t know what was going on I was about ready to head in [to the pits] and call it good I wasn’t too far off [at the end] of that first lap—could see Mateo and Taylor out here in the field but those guys were riding awesome the rest of the race For Dallas Chidester (DC) Yamaha’s Ottersberg and his Precision Concepts/Rocket Exhaust/Law Tigers/Pure Adrenaline YZ250F though Team Manager Scott Perkins purposely avoided letting him know he was leading Needing to finish only 16th or better if rival Jaden Dahners won “I’ll be quite honest—I’ve been nervous all weekend I haven’t been in contention for a championship in I can’t tell you how long; these championships have been escaping me but it was definitely a fight—I had to earn this one but my biggest goal was just get to the finish minimize mistakes and we ended up finishing first Dahners had to settle for second in class both on the day and in the final Pro 250 points on his Americool/TBT Racing/Nexus/Arai YZ250F while Maloney Training Facility/SixFiveO Racing/XC Gear/Fasthouse 250 XC-F rider Anthony Ferrante rounded out the podium The 90-minute morning race saw defending Pro Women champion Kaitlyn Jacobs get the jump into the downhill but—emblematic of her season—she slid out on the slick inside and would take off last the FMF RPM Racing KTM rider finished off the podium for the day and second in final points 3 Bros./Kilmartin Racing GasGas rider Silvestri went to work aboard her EX 250F who wanted to get in another race this year and made the trip from Colorado with her Bobby J’s/Family/Fly Racing Husky TE 250 Early pacesetter and round-six winner Ashlee Gage claimed third on her Let’s Ride KTM 250 XC-F Having had her broken collarbone plated four days before round six Silvestri still wasn’t 100 percent but said “This round I came in a lot more confident [compared to the previous round two weeks ago] and didn’t really doubt it that much I hit a couple chattery braking bumps and definitely you could feel it I would say it definitely held me back a little bit today but it was not as bad as I thought it would be.” Earning a first big championship always takes some of the sting away OVERALL RESULTS Click here for more off-road racing news. Round 1 of AMRA Offroad Championship Presented by Motocity This is a race report/press release provided by AMRA… Written and Photographed By Jonathan Barrett 2018) – The opening round of Arizona Motorcycle Racing Association’s 2019 season sponsored by Motocity Anthem and hosted by Arizona Trail Riders kicked off west of Williamson Valley The Sprint Enduro format brought the top riders in Arizona to compete for the overall win across four tests With the remnants of Hurricane Rosa looming the cool and cloudy weather left perfect riding conditions for a grueling course Factory Beta/Kenda/FMF riders Mason Ottersberg and Joe Wasson were among those competing in the AA (Pro) class alongside Nick Brawner riding on a rarely sighted Sherco and Ryan Wells representing his Az Dirtbike Training company as well as Klim Gear and Realty Providers Wasson was able to ride through all four tests relatively smooth and finish on the top spot of the podium His teammate Ottersberg had another solid ride on his Beta 430RR coming back from a small detour after hitting a tricky rock section and regaining his pace Nick Brawner took his Sherco to the podium with a solid third place finish The top 10 would round out with Ryan Wells (KTM) Kyle Hutcheson (HUSQ),Brent Larsen (KTM) and Skylar Thornton (KTM) Next round will be in Globe, Arizona for the Prison Break Hare Scramble hosted by Rock Stars MC Visit www.amraracing.com for more information dancer and actor Gabriella Ottersberg Enriquez Gonzales and the City of Santa Fe Arts Commission present this year’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts The 2015 list includes five award winners working in the areas of visual arts the awards recognize the outstanding achievements of local artists The recipients are the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet; JoAnn Balzer a community arts advocate for more than 30 years; Arthur López a santero who works with traditional and contemporary techniques and mentors young artists; bestselling author Michael McGarrity a former Santa Fe County deputy sheriff whose novels are set in New Mexico and who helped establish creative writing scholarships for students at several regional colleges and universities; and Richard Snider a musician and teacher who taught at Santa Fe High School and who served as Youth Philharmonic Conductor with the Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association The annual Melissa Engestrom Youth Artist Award goes to Gabriella Ottersberg Enriquez and actor with experience at the National Dance Institute of New Mexico the Rockettes Summer Intensive dance program at Radio City Music Hall and other dance programs around the country The awards ceremony and dinner take place in the Sweeney Ballroom in the Santa Fe Community Convention Center (201 W. 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prime dirt to race on and a cool breeze to keep body temperatures down the mini and Supermini racers took to the muddy track The Superminis were first off the line in the Fly Racing Mini Series with Chase Haynes taking the early lead with Samuel Campbell and Dominic Craighill closely behind These three would battle across the challenging mud with third-place Campbell taking the lead by lap two and keeping it for one more lap before running into issues and ending his race on lap four That left Craighill and Haynes to battle it out for the rest of the race with Jonathan Kirat taking third place behind them The race would finish with Craighill taking a dominant win over Haynes by six minutes Jenna Janson showed a strong early performance before a technical malfunction ended her race early Ruffin Dodson would take the win in 85cc 12-14 with a third overall with Keegan Hardy taking second and sixth overall and Jeremiah Campbell taking third and eighth overall Jace Vogt and Jackson Powell would battle all race in the 85cc 9-11 class Alex Nelson took the early lead but came off track with technical difficulties leaving Jon Nordling and Jesse Blevins-Heck to duke it out for the rest of the race with Colton Calmes falling closely in third it was Nordling taking the win five minutes ahead of Heck with Calmes finishing close behind her with the ever dominant Deegan Fox taking first place early and holding it all race in the 65cc 7-9 class Marley Kuhn would take second in class and overall Kyle Riddle won his 50cc 7-8 class and Tagret Wasson The mud was better than it was for the minis but it still proved to be a great challenge for the youth as it claimed six bikes before the checkers would come out The Big Bikes would come out after a brief bit of sunshine to a relatively primed track in the MotoCity Offroad Championship with Open C first off the line and Brian Craze taking the holeshot Kenny Bates would take the lead and hold it for three more laps until he was passed by Kevin Bradley Bates and David Tavares would round out the Open C podium with Kaden Bedlion taking the holeshot and early lead until Craig Johnson took over first for lap one Tanner Ehly would take the lead for two laps Johnson would have the top spot again for three laps until finally Bedlion sealed the victory with two laps to go and third-placed Colton Edwards would take third in class and seventh overall Cole Dilley proved that skill conquers size taking first and the overall win on a Yamaha 200 Vincent Chavez and Garrett Anderson took the top three spots of 30+C and Joe “Rockstar” Kamai took the win in 40+C ahead of Chris Bouchard and Bill Hendricks Thomas Brown and Michael Perry took top three in 50+C and Mark Koenig put a dominant performance in 60+C The women of C class dominated the rough course and Brea Core and Tracy Evans taking second and third finishing first in class and fourth overall on an 85cc Dominic Craighill and Alex Trapp would take second and third The AA/A/B race had a massive turnout with 140 bikes ready to race with Factory Beta’s Mason Ottersberg taking the holeshot ahead of Beta teammate Joe Wasson and Rick Emerson The Beta teammates would battle it out all race Wasson was able to pull away as he and Ottersberg began to run into lapped traffic AZ Dirtbike Training’s Ryan Wells had a rough start but quickly made his way up to third position pushing hard to catch the rear fender of Ottersberg but finishing three minutes behind and rounding out the podium “I held my pace and rode a conservative race trying to be smooth and not make any mistakes,” overall winner Joe Wasson stated after the race “I had a great start and got the holeshot and lead for roughly half a lap then me and my teammate joe started dicing it for the next half hour until running into lapped traffic” Ottersberg said about his second-place finish “Line choices were important in the beginning I made a few mistakes and the Beta boys were on it!” Ottersberg would win the AAA Insurance Holeshot award and stand on the second spot alongside his girlfriend and supporter while Wasson had his wife and son celebrating the win alongside him with GasGas Support rider James Flynn battling with Nick Fouts half the race until taking the lead and holding it until the finish Robert Russell held third all race and rounded out the top three Casey Davis-Henning and DJ Weber battled all race Weber in third and Blake Donatelli taking third Jake Wussow and Kyler Heimer battled in the 200A class Todd Jarman and Wayne Dickert took the top three in 30+A Paul Jones and Joe Mcneil taking the top three in 40+A Steve Reiswig and Hans Bindels took top three in 50+A The B class was just as fierce in competition with Nathan Berger taking the win in Open B ahead of Endurocross Women’s runner-up Shelby Turner and Drake Hacker Michael Maclean and Jonathan Buchanan taking top three; 30+B had Sean Davy Joseph Brown and Jeff Baker on the podium; 40+B had Steve Keller Shawn Barney and Joe Kertesz in the top three; 50+B saw Scott Boek Mike McDaniel and Allen Poore took the top spots in 60+B The round five stop of the MotoCity Championship Series and Round 4 stop of the Fly Racing Mini Series proved to be a challenge for all with the mud in the morning and the deep sand in the afternoon with OHV85 keeping everyone safe on course Next stop is at Mile Maker 4 in Wickenburg on January 19-20 For more information about Arizona Motorcycle Riders Association (AMRA), visit AMRARacing.com The wife of jailed developer Justin French has filed for bankruptcy in Florida Tanya French listed total assets of $2,048,776.39 and liabilities of $5,771,137.90 in a Chapter 7 filing submitted this month French and her two children moved to the Miami area as her husband’s legal and financial troubles mounted The recent filing indicates that she now lives in Austin The largest asset is the Frenches’ former residence at 330 Oak Lane in Richmond with a value of $2,035,000 which was the former residence of local historic figure Douglas Freeman The amount still owed on the Bank of America issued mortgage is $1.4 million There is a second mortgage on the house held by Village Bank totaling $900,000 Other assets include $4,500 worth of furniture some of which are stated as being held by the FBI in a storage facility in Richmond as part of the forfeiture order stemming from Justin French’s fraud conviction French’s engagement and wedding rings are valued at $8,000 French had a 70 percent ownership interest in Savor Company a restaurant in Manchester that closed in May French also lists trade tools including shears In addition to the two mortgages on her former residence other secured claims against French stem from several more mortgages on properties that her husband developed at 3012-3026 Q St They are held by Virginia Commonwealth Bank and total more than $3 million Justin French is serving 16 years in prison for a tax credit scheme that netted him as much as $20 million He 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Update my browser now × Getting full-factory support from a manufacturer is every privately owned race team’s goal that goal was met when they signed with Sherco for the 2023 season and beyond but rather the result of many years of hard work backing the team through his trucking company Mason Ottersberg has been a member of the DC Racing family for two years He is the current AMA West Coast Hare Scramble 250 Pro-class champion and in 2023 will compete on a Sherco 250SE in a variety of West Coast-based off-road series We caught up with Dallas and his DC Racing team to get some insight on Ottersberg’s race machine Precision Concepts is very active in off-road racing and took care of Ottersberg’s suspension needs “Mason likes a progressive suspension setting but ramps up and stiffens up towards the end of the stroke before the season started to get a comfortable base setting that we can adjust throughout the season for different types of events if need be.” The team will be contesting the entire AMA West Coast Hare Scrambles series while also doing select AMA National Hare & Hound and National Grand Prix Championship events throughout the year so getting Mason comfortable with a general setting is key All of the races Ottersberg competes in require him to be on the bike a minimum of 60 minutes and that is very apparent with his chassis setup His controls consist of 12-degree low-bend Flexx handlebars (Mason is on the shorter side) that have customizable elastomers that can change the flex characteristics a G2 Ergonomics throttle for a smoother pull A very key component on Ottersberg’s Sherco is the V5 GPR Pro steering stabilizer system that includes a split-design top triple clamp Rubber Bar Mount (RBR) system and the all-new V5 stabilizer that has on-the-fly adjustability options the DC Racing Sherco 250SE has some performance upgrades The engine modifications come directly from the Factory 1 Sherco crew and are performed by the engine department at Race Tech that’s designed to increase midrange and top-end power You might be familiar with the Rocket Exhaust name and the previous ownership has nothing to do with the operations of the new company “We have worked closely with the entire Rocket Exhaust staff testing and developing our race team systems for the past of couple years Their determination to make things better on both the performance and durability side is great to see as a team manager The latest Sherco 250 systems are some of the best we have seen The company has a new direction and look for a lot of goods to be announced soon.” Other engine performance items include Rekluse clutch components Moto Center AZ high-pressure radiator hoses and customprogramed mapping Protection is another key area that the DC race team has focused on and those items come in a variety of shapes and sizes Things that are obvious are the Reflex hand-guard system SXS full-coverage skid plate with additional rear linkage guards but what you might not think about is hiding just underneath the surface Inside the Kenda Washougal 3 front tire and Millville 2 rear tire is a brandnew foam-insert system from Mr Wolf called Mousse Balls that completely eliminate the chance of a DNF due to getting a flat tire Rocket Exhaust is under new ownership and working closely with the DC Racing Sherco team The SXS skid plate provides full coverage protection GPR’s Version 5 stabilizer and Fasst Company Flexx bars provide rider comfort at high speeds The initial engine performance package specifications are provided by the FactoryOne Sherco crew and performed by the Race Tech engine department