Gerston Tops Arizona
ISDE West Qualifier
M
ax Gerston rode his Max
Off-Road/Klim-backed
GasGas to the win both days at
round two of the AMA West ISDE
Qualifier Series, hosted by the
Arizona Trail Riders, in Prescott,
Arizona, April 17-18.
The sprint format featured one
35-mile loop with three tests
along it. "On Saturday, I felt like I
was pushing hard and got a little
squirrely, but I felt good taking
the day-one win," said Gerston.
"On day two, I worked my way
into the rhythm and just let the
350 eat and came out on top."
He traded test wins with
Purvines Racing/Moose Gas-
Gas-mounted Axel Pearson until
Pearson smashed his foot on
a rock during test three. It took
longer than he would have liked
to recover. "I really wish I would
have just kept riding," Pearson
said. "I really thought my foot was
broken and I spent way too long
worrying about it."
Pearson finished fifth Letter of
Intent on day one, but he found
his momentum again on day two
winning every test of the day and
taking the Sunday win and sec-
ond overall on the weekend.
Mojo Motorsports-backed
Anthony Ferrante rode his KTM
250 XCF to a win on day one for
the LOI riders. "I put together
a few smooth tests and kept it
consistent and came out on top,"
said Ferrante. "I was
hoping for the same
thing on Sunday but a
few mistakes dropped
me down to sixth but
I'll take it."
The Reality Provid-
ers Husqvarna of Alec
Brawner was con-
sistent all weekend
and he sandwiched
himself between the
LOI riders, finishing
third overall when both
days were combined.
Rocky Mountain ATV-MC/
Fly Racing KTM's Josh Knight
came out looking to qualify for
his fifth ISDE trip and ended up
with a solid second on Saturday
and fourth on Sunday, giving
him fourth overall on the week-
end with the Power Motorsports
KTM of Nate Ferderer looking to
qualify for his fourth ISDE with a
consistent third both days for fifth
overall on the weekend.
Fred Hoess came out to qual-
ify for his 28th ISDE in the E4
class. He would take the win on
Saturday but nagging mechani-
cal issues during the entire event
took him out of the weekend.
Washington's John Beal fin-
ished second to Hoess by two
seconds on Saturday and took
the E4 win on Sunday.
The final AMA West ISDE
Qualifier will be held in Craig,
Colorado, May 22-23.
CN
OVERALL
1. Max Gerston (GG)
2. Axel Pearson (GG) LOI
3. Alec Brawner (Hus)
4. Joshua Knight (KTM) LOI
5. Nathan Ferderer (KTM) LOI
6. Anson Maloney (KTM) LOI
7. Anthony Ferrante (Hus) LOI
8. Joel Tonsgard (Kaw) LOI
9. Zack Brawner (KTM)
10. James Flynn (GG)
IN
THE
WIND
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Max Gerston was the
overall winner at the
ISDE West Qualifier in
Prescott, Arizona.
PHOTO:
GARRETT WICHMAN
