Jarvis Takes the Win at Xtinction

Husaberg
Factory rider Graham
Jarvis travelled from the United Kingdom to Alberta, Canada for one
of the countries toughest offroad races, known as Xtinction. His
visit was well worth his time as he was able to take the victory in
the 2-hour endurance race. His U.S. based teammate, Nick Fahringer,
finished 4^th
overall for the day.

Rain
the night before the race made the track slick for the first laps of
the qualifier but did not affect the 2-hour main event. The qualifier
was won by FMF/KTM Factory rider Mike Brown with Jarvis finishing 2^nd
and Fahringer 3^rd.
The track dried up rather quickly and the main was slightly dusty
with warm temperatures.

In
the main event, it was Brown with the holeshot in a run to your bike
start with Fahringer in 2^nd
and Jarvis in 3^rd.
Brown blew a corner in the opening track section which left the door
open and allowed Fahringer to make a pass for the lead. Fahringer led
for several minutes until reaching the top of a large hill climb
where the course markings were hard to read.

“Unfortunately,
when I lost sight of the trail markers some spectators flagged me on
in the wrong direction. That mistake cost me the lead and several
positions,” remarked Fahringer.

When
Fahringer lost his way, Jarvis capitalized on the mistake and took
over the lead position. Fahringer fought hard and climbed back up to
2^nd
place ahead of Brown before making a mistake in a technical section
and allowing Brown to pass back on another hill climb. It looked as
if Fahringer would hang on to 3^rd,
but unfortunately he stalled on an off-camber ledge and slid off the
trail. This allowed Kyle Redmond to move into 3^rd
place.

After
2-hours and one final lap, Jarvis crossed the checkers in 1^st
place to take the Xtinction win. Jarvis adds this victory to his long
list of overall wins in 2011 including Hell’s Gate and the Tough
One. Brown finished 2^nd,
Redmond took home 3^rd
and Fahringer rode back to an impressive 4^th
place.