VOLUME 56 ISSUE 34 AUGUST 27, 2019 P97
BACK FROM THE DEAD
After the AMA announced in early
June that the 2019 EnduroCross
series was canceled, it appeared that
the extreme indoor off-road series
that has made Taddy Blazusiak, Cody
Webb, and Colton Haaker household
names to motorcycle racing fans
around the world was dead. But the
quote attributed to Mark Twain, "the
reports of my death are greatly exag-
gerated," can be applied to Enduro-
Cross. Eric Peronnard, the founder of
EnduroCross, created a partnership
with Tod Hammock, the promoter
of the Kicker Arenacross Series, to
resurrect it. Despite having just three
months to pull together the three-
race series, the opening round was
a big success. The rider count was
up from 85 last year to 90, and the
spectator turnout was near capacity.
The racing was also great with three
exciting motos in the pro class to go
along with several great races in the
support classes.
OTHER WINNERS
In the Women's class, two-time
champion Shelby Turner took the
win over former champion Maria
Forsberg. Rachel Gutish had a tough
main event with a couple of crashes
but managed to get back to the
podium. Utah's Nick Tolman won
the Intermediate class over Anthony
Johnson and Wiliam Riordan. Before
taking the Women's class win, Shelby
Turner also won the Amateur class.
Kimball Whitmer and Jared Prosser
rounded out the podium. Destry
Abbott had to make a last-lap pass
to win the Vet 35+ class over Nick
Mcgowen. Michele De Mas finished
third. Each round includes a lo-
cal club class, and Nick Saia, on a
Sherco, won the Arizona Motorcycle
Riders Association (AMRA) race with
Nick Mcgowen, and Chad Lamaide
rounding out the podium.
Briefly...
Blazusiak (111) leads the way in one
of the three main events. The former
EnduroCross champ went on to finish
third overall.
