OFF-ROAD
KENDA AMA NATIONAL ENDURO CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 9 / NOVEMBER 15, 2020
CAPROCK CANYON / TURKEY, TEXAS
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sion by nearly two minutes ahead
of Sherco's Brooke Cosner.
Cosner won two of the tests,
while Gutish won the remaining
three.
"It was very interesting not
having cell service and not really
knowing how I was doing," said
Gutish. "I like to know. I know
some people don't, and some
people do. But for me it's nice to
just know if I need to push a little
harder, or if I can afford to back
off. I liked this event. I wasn't
really expecting to. I'm usually
not a fan of dusty and dry, but
the course was super sick when I
could see I had a good time."
Texan Allie Spurgeon
(Husqvarna) was third.
the top five.
In only his second race back
from injury, Husqvarna-mounted
Evan Smith looked good and
was the definition of consistency,
turning the seventh-fastest time
in all five tests for seventh overall.
Craig DeLong claimed eighth
overall for his ride that carried
him to the NE Pro2 title, while
Barnes finished ninth overall and
second in class.
Local boy and two-time Na-
tional Enduro winner Cole Kirk-
patrick rounded out the top 10 on
a Gnarly Routes KTM and was
third in the NE Pro2 division.
Beta USA's Rachel Gutish
continues her string of wins and
topped the Women's Elite divi-
"I started really strong," said
Duvall. "I've been trying to work
on my sprint speed right off
the gate, so I felt like I made an
improvement there, but I had a
couple bad tests. Just couldn't
stay off the ground and made a
lot of mistakes. The last time I
was in Texas I almost won it. So,
I think I had high expectations
to come in to try to win, and just
didn't pan out the way I wanted
it to."
Ryder Lafferty was four sec-
onds off Duvall's pace in sixth.
The XC Gear/EE/Husqvarna
rider had a spectacular ride in
test three, finishing second-fast-
est, but sixth-fastest in the first
and last tests dropped him out of
Ben Kelley was third
overall in Texas but
ended up six points
behind Toth in the
championship.
