The King of the Motos is one of the most extreme enduro events and includes open desert racing as well as rock climbing. It is part of the annual King of the Hammers event and takes place in Johnson Valley, CA. The 2016 edition of King of the Motos took place on January 31.
Moto Pro Report
Last year’s winner, Colton Haaker, wasted no time in getting up front. However, by the end of lap 1, Cody Webb and Kyle Redmond were practically neck-and-neck and not far behind Haaker, with Taylor Robert in hot pursuit in 4th. On lap 2, Robert moved up past Redmond and Webb into 2nd. Next, it was Webb’s turn, and he pushed past Robert and Haaker into 1st.
While Webb and Haaker battled over the lead, Cory Graffunder had worked his way from 5th into 3rd, but Robert and Redmond were close behind. They continued their three-way fight for 3rd. Webb began to put some distance between himself and Haaker, and by the end of lap 5, Webb looked to have solid control of the lead. Redmond drifted back to 5th. Robert and Graffunder passed up Haaker, and the three of them fought for 2nd and 3rd.
Eventually Graffunder fell back, but Robert and Haaker continued their battle all the way up until the end. They never could catch Webb, who took the win. Robert managed to edge out Haaker for 2nd, but after over three hours of racing, less than 20 seconds separated the two of them.
Moto Pro Results
| Pos. | No. | Name | Bike | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Cody Webb | KTM | 3:04:42.341 | 7 |
| 2 | 33 | Taylor Robert | KTM | 3:06:09.663 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | Colton Haaker | Husqvarna | 3:06:26.920 | 7 |
| 4 | 118 | Cory Graffunder | KTM | 3:10:41.815 | 7 |
| 5 | 7 | Kyle Redmond | Beta | 3:32:22.408 | 7 |
| 6 | 15 | Max Gertson | Beta | 3:29:05.987 | 7 |
| 7 | 696 | Noah Kepple | KTM | 3:37:24.585 | 7 |
| 8 | 177 | Mitch Carvolth | KTM | 3:07:08.635 | 6 |
| 9 | 114 | Ty Tremaine | KTM | 2:16:35.304 | 4 |
| 10 | 125 | Bryan Roper | Husqvarna | 1:37:56.661 | 3 |
| 11 | 529 | Eric Bailey | KTM | 1:39:47.495 | 3 |
| 12 | 403 | Justin Morgan | Yamaha | 1:41:11.114 | 3 |
| 13 | 4 | Quinn Wentzel | KTM | 1:45:27.698 | 3 |
| 14 | 203 | Mike Aranda | KTM | 1:49:36.088 | 3 |
| 15 | 815 | Tyler Kinkade | KTM | 1:49:37.831 | 3 |
| 16 | 51 | Andrew Putt | Husqvarna | 1:50:07.552 | 3 |
| 17 | N200 | Kevin Murphy | KTM | 1:50:08.568 | 3 |
| 18 | 21 | Kevin Dupuis | Husqvarna | 1:51:54.016 | 3 |
| 19 | 103 | Peter Weiss | KTM | 1:08:06.140 | 2 |
| 20 | 305 | Wayne Dickert | KTM | 1:33:32.484 | 2 |
| DNF | 407 | Josh Adams | KTM | 0:00:00.000 | 0 |
| DNF | 1923 | Todd Romano | SCB | 0:00:00.000 | 0 |