Johnson Valley, CA – On Saturday afternoon, Cody Webb, 25, of Watsonville, Calif., finished first out of 69 competitors during the 2014 King of the Motos qualifying. Webb, who won the event in 2013, now has pole position going into Sunday’s two-part final. Kailub Russell, a first-time competitor from Boonville, N.C. finished second, while Kyle Redmond of Lake Hughes, Calif. was third.

Notes from KOM Qualifying
·       Qualifying didn’t eliminate any competitors – it was used as a way to seed competitors for Sunday’s final. Competitors left the start at intervals and did a short lap close to the venue.

·       With a time of 3:00:42, Cody Webb was seven seconds faster than the next competitor. A three-time X Games medalist with a strong trials racing background, Webb is the defending “King” of the event. He’d like nothing more than to start off his racing season with a win. “I want to start the year with a bang,” Webb said in an earlier interview. “I want prove to people I’m here to do business. The first step is winning King of Motos and putting some fear in my competitors’ eyes.” Webb also competes in the Endurocross series, X Games, AMA/NATC Moto-Trials and select endurance races throughout the year.

·       2012 King of the Motos winner Graham Jarvis (UK) finished 12th in qualifying with a time of 3:22.78. Considered one of the greatest extreme enduro racers of all time (he’s a three-time Hell’s Gate winner), look for Jarvis to step up on Sunday’s longer course.

·       Louise Forsley, one of three women competing in the competition, finished an impressive 35th, besting almost half of the men’s field. Forsley is a former X Games competitor from Bernardston, Mass.

2014 King of the Motos Presented by Trail Tech – Qualifying Results

Order | Class | # | First | Last | Time
1 Pro 1 Cody Webb 03:00.4
2 Pro 557 Kailub Russell 03:07.5
3 Pro 7 Kyle Redmond 03:10.5
4 Pro 720 Jordan Brandt 03:11.0
5 Pro 30 Jason Matheney 03:18.2
6 Pro 118 Cory Graffunder 03:18.3
7 Pro 33 Taylor Robert 03:19.2
8 Pro 403 Justin Morgan 03:19.7
9 Pro 10 Colton Haaker 03:20.0
10 Pro 4 Quinn Wentzel 03:21.2
11 Pro 114 Ty Tremaine 03:22.1
12 Pro 2 Graham Jarvis 03:22.8
13 Pro 507 Rory Sullivan 03:24.7
14 Pro 15 Max Gerston 03:25.4
15 Pro 203 Mike Aranda 03:25.9
16 Pro 452 Travis Coy 03:30.3
17 Pro 177 Mitch Carvolth 03:31.3
18 Sportsman 104 Michael Allen 03:32.8
19 Pro 5 Kale Elworthy 03:33.7
20 Pro 696 Noah Kepple 03:33.7
21 Pro 20 Kevin Murphy 03:38.2
22 Pro 106 Bryan G Nelson 03:38.2
23 Pro  804 AJ Lehr 03:41.0
24 Pro 9 DON BOESPFLUG 03:41.8
25 Pro 616 Brad Hendry 03:42.9
26 Pro 34 Brady Elton 03:43.7
27 Pro 13 Peter Weiss 03:46.3
28 Pro 108 Joseph Edsman 03:49.7
29 Sportsman 17 Bernard Unhassobiscay 04:13.9
30 Sportsman 239V Kevin Driver 04:15.0
31 Sportsman V3 Greg Gilbert 04:26.5
32 Sportsman 86 Travis Tiner 04:28.0
33 Sportsman 666 Chad Hummer 04:28.6
34 Sportsman N375 Brenden Throckmorton 04:30.0
35 Woman/Sportsman 77 Louise Forsley 04:30.3
36 Sportsman 76 patrick kubiak 04:33.3
37 Sportsman 308 Alex Lehr 04:36.4
38 Sportsman 105 Erin James 04:37.1
39 Teams 6T Thomas Pira Team 04:38.3 | 85 Teams 6T Phil Pira 04:38.3
40 Sportsman 74 Radek Burkat 04:44.7