The big news at this round was that the young racer Logan Holladay (age 17) from Lopoc, CA would be entering his first Pro-race. On Saturday he led the Pro-production ahead of Doug Eichner for a couple of laps until his quad broke. After the national anthem, the riders were ready to start. At exactly 12pm the gate dropped and the 16 entered pro riders were off to race for the next hour and a half