![]() There are 22 motorcycles that have passed the homologation process and are approved for use in the 2020 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross series. We’re just not sure we want to ride a National Hare & Hound on it.ĪPPROVED MOTORCYCLES FOR LUCAS OIL PRO MX If you want to ride a two-stroke in the Nationals, it has to be a Husky or KTM. We would love to build one for ourselves. Overall, we have to say that the bike inspired us. One of them was the pipe, which was a Termignoni full system. Photo Credit: John Ryan Hebert / Max Mandellĭucati has a number of in-house accessories that were also used. The Scott’s steering damper and Flexx bars were essential. ![]() BJ Manufacturing made a massive skid plate. The swingarm was extended and Pirelli full knob tires were uses with mousses. It got a Scott’s steering damper, Flexx bars and Fasst Co footpegs and hand guards. The fork was the stocker, but reworked by Race Tech. As you might expect, the suspension was first on the list. They didn’t have to reconstruct the bike, but they did make some smart changes. The Ricky Diaz and Jordan Graham bikes were built by the Spider Grips team, which also built a Ducati for Pikes Peak. But it would be tough to ride at speed in a national Hare & Hound for four hours. It has a 803cc L-twin motor that produces about 73 horsepower. You can read the test of the production Scrambler Desert Sled here. The Scrambler Ducati Desert Sled is nostalgia-driven bike that we tested back in 2018. Photo Credit: John Ryan Hebert / Max Mandell There were three Scramblers in the Mint this year. You can watch a video of the Ducati Mint 400 race here. The winning time of 4:45 would make for a long day of riding, especially when you see how fast these guys were going. Diaz got a full loop in before he was stopped by a broken shifter. In the end, Graham won the class over the Smith/Allen team. Jordan Graham won the Hooligan class at the Mint 400 on a Scrambler. Jordan Graham and Ricky Diaz were on Fast House sponsored Scramblers, and Alexander Smith and Michael Allen teamed up on a Malcolm Smith Motorsports Scrambler. Ducati got behind the class and helped put together several teams mounted on Scrambler Desert Sleds. What really got our attention was the new Hooligan class for big twins. It was a two-loop race staged out of Buffalo Bill’s Casino in Primm, Nevada. The Mint 400 had been a car-only race for years, but for 2020, they opened it up to motorcycles once more and included it in the National Championship. Just before the Covid-19 lockdown, the third round round of the National Hare and Hound series took place, which would be one of the last races held for some time. ![]()
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