John Burr Cycles Endurance Series

As round two of three in the John Burr Cycles Endurance Series, this year’s Glen Helen 10-Hour was an event to remember. This was technically the first ever “10-Hours of Glen Helen,” since It replaces the 12-Hour, which has been held for the last nine years. Cutting two hours out of the schedule allowed the staff to execute the race more effectively without pushing the boundaries of daylight. Three years ago, the race was held at night to deal with excessive heat during the day and officials haven’t ruled out that possibility again since this 10-hour was a hot one. As for this year, no one complained about missing two hours in the high 90-degree heat that Mother Nature brought to Southern California. The course was set over most of the Glen Helen facility using the National track, REM track, truck course, sand washes and, of course, the dreaded dry, dusty and choppy ridges.

Nick Burson led the Purvines Beta Team to a hard-fought victory in the Open Pro class over the weekend. Burson recruited Ryan Abbatoye and Bobby Garrison to face the grueling 10-hour challenge on a 2013 Beta 300cc two-stroke (which also happens to be the Dirt Rider Magazine Bike of the Year). Justin Jones, Ty Tremaine and Eric Yorba finished just behind the Beta team on their RPM Racing KTM 450. Robby Bell and the Precision Concepts squad of Benny Breck and Mark Tilley had a crash on the first lap, which resulted in the team playing catch up all day.

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