Kurt Caselli started the 2012 AMA National Hare & Hound season with a dominating win.
Caselli, the reigning Hare & Hound champion, was confident heading into the first round.
"I feel very comfortable on my bike. I am lucky to be riding the same model we raced last season so we have a pretty good set-up already and had to make minimal changes during the off-season," stated Caselli.
Caselli took the holeshot with his KTM 450 SX-F and by the end of the first loop he had a forty-five second lead.
"Getting a great start was definitely the key to winning this race," said Caselli. "My bike fired up right away and I was able to get a good jump off the line and was out front early as we set out on the first loop... Once I was out front, I just concentrated on riding my own race and keeping it on two wheels. I had no issues and was able to pull to a nice gab early in the race."
Caselli finished the first race of the season three minutes ahead of second place rider David Pearson. David Kamo completed the podium in third.
