Victoria Hett of Vernon, B.C., ventured to Odessa, Washington, on April 7, 2013, where she challenged the Ladies Class in an event of over 1,500 riders. The Desert 100 began in 1969 and has grown into an event of more than 3,000 people.
After some testing to adjust her Valley Motosports Husaberg TE 250 to the faster speeds of the desert, Hett gated in the top 10 out of nearly 800 riders on the line. After working her way through the pack, her luck nearly took a turn for the worse, high siding off a hidden rock in the silt. After regaining her composure, Hett pushed herself back into a comfortable pace and took the victory in the Ladies Class. Taking the win by over six half-minutes, this victory was redemption after “running in first place last year and running out of gas less than 10 miles from the finish!”
This is Hett’s third podium in three events and her first win of the season. Her efforts would not be possible without the support of these sponsors: Husaberg Canada, Valley Moto Sports, Gamma Sales, FLY Racing, Dragon Goggles, Emperor Racing, Atlas Brace Technologies, ProMoto Billet, FMF, Warp 9, Dunlop Tires, TM DesignWorks, SIDI, USWE Sports, Shorai Batteries, Matrix Concepts, RynoPower Sports Supplements, Fasst Company, Motorex, Advanced Pavement Technologies, HiTech Bracing, PG Graphics, Riders Edge Suspension, Rekluse Canada and Twin Air.
Hett’s next event will be the Pacific Northwest Motorcycle Association’s Big Kahuna VI in Kamloops, B.C., on April 21, 2013.
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