OFF-ROAD
2018 AMA ENDUROCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
FINAL ROUND / NOVEMBER 3, 2018
FORD IDAHO CENTER / NAMPA, IDAHO
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of a gap. He was riding really
solid tonight and taking some
extra risks that I didn't have to. I
just wanted to bring it home here
and I'm so happy we did. It's
amazing to come back and win
the EnduroCross title again after
losing it. It wasn't easy coming
back from not winning and gain-
ing the confidence to get back
up to the front."
"The season and my riding
were good despite how little
prep time I had coming in [due
to a broken foot and injured
knee sustained at Erzberg in
June]," Webb said. "I got the
win at round one in Prescott
and that was just really lucky.
second championship in three
years to go along with his two
FIM Super Enduro world cham-
pionships.
"This whole season it's been
Cody (Webb) and I going back-
and-forth, back-and-forth and
the championship really came
down to a few key moments, like
the halfway point in the season
when we were tied, and I knew
what we had to do to win,"
Haaker said. "For me, I think
last weekend in Everett was the
championship night. I knew if I
could win there, I could win the
title. Tonight, I got a great start
and rode clean and smooth and
Cody passed me and got a bit
the end of the first lap. Haaker
led the first two laps and Webb
jumped a huge log double to
close right up to his back wheel
and then made a pass for the
lead on lap three.
Webb kept jumping the large
double to open a gap on Haaker,
who was riding a conservative
race to clinch the championship.
Haaker made it through the No
Joke Lane on lap nine of 15 and
the only drama remaining for
Webb was to make it through the
No Joke Lane himself without
losing time. Webb did that on lap
11 and went on for his third win of
the season. Haaker easily held
on for second and locked up his
Ty Tremaine (14) and
Kyle Redmond (7)
battled it out for third in
the main and third in the
championship. Tremaine
came out on top in both
categories.
