Kody Kamm Sweeps Rounds 9 & 10 In Salamanca, New York
Kody Kamm played the game and Tucker Hibbert played the spread and in the end Kamm pocketed two big checks and ran his win total on the national tour to three, while Hibbert collected bonus heat race points, a DNF and a second place to maintain his comfortable lead in the championship.
The starting line in New York was among the most lop-sided of the season placing a huge advantage on an inside gate pick and Kamm made no excuses about sandbagging in the heat races to rig his selection. To be fare he wasn’t the only one and quite honestly the whole procedure is making a mockery of the spirit of racing.
To his credit, Hibbert raced to win every time he was on the track, a tactic which bit him on Friday night when he had to work through the pack and ended up with a DNF after pile-driving into Jake Angove early in the race, breaking his throttle cable in the process. Kamm and Pirtek, Polaris teammate Petter Narsa set sail at the front of the field and never looked back. Kamm, in fact, looked as good as he has all year, riding smart lines and seemingly conserving energy when he could.
Tim Tremblay, who was making a return to the series after taking some time off to recover from early season injuries and contemplate his future, put in a strong ride passing his way into the third sport early on and closing on Narsa at the finish.
On Saturday Kamm and Hibbert took similar paths to the main event with Hibbert actually opting to start in the back row to get a bit more of an inside line. In a scene similar to what has played out a couple of times this season, Kamm and Logan Christian raced away at the front of the pack with Hibbert laboring through traffic. As the laps wound down it looked like deja vu all over again as Hibbert began to hone in on the leaders. He managed to get by Christian with four or five to go and then closed the remaining seven second gap on Kamm. This time, however, Kamm held on by just over one second to complete the sweep.
