which helped me maintain my
lead. I'm happy to come out on top
and win the championship!"
A win would have given Webb
the overall championship, but
things got off to a bad start
when Webb ran into the back
of another rider near the top of
the first hillclimb, Chicken Fight
Hole, which sent Webb flying off
his motorcycle. By the time he
got going again, he was mixed in
with the second wave of riders.
However, Webb made a charge
and soon found himself in sec-
ond place. At one point, he was
within approximately three and a
half minutes of Hart, but would
later struggle up some of the
hills, including the newly added
"Little Romaniac."
The hill climbs proved to be
Webb's Achilles heel for the
race. "I rode way better this year,
but I struggled on some of the hill
climbs," said Webb. "Overall, it
was a pretty good day. The first
lap went pretty well, but I had a
few small mistakes. I was down
on time, but I knew I could make
it up. The second lap I pushed
hard to get first for the day, and
I was making up time, but I got
hung up really bad on three hill
climbs that basically ended any
chance at a win."
Husqvarna-mounted LeBlond
finished another 10 minutes in
back of Webb which was good
enough to get him on the podium
for the day.
Riordan finish more than an
hour back in fourth.
In the East Championship,
Hart finished on top with 145
points, followed by Webb with
135 and LeBlond with 99.
In the Extreme Championship
Overall standings, Hart stands
atop with 255 points, followed by
Webb (245), Colton Haaker (169),
LeBlond (162) and Taylor Robert
(150).
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Hart never looked back
en route to victory and
captured both the East
and Overall Kenda
AMA Extreme Off-Road
Championships.
West Extreme
champ Cody Webb
struggled with some
of the hillclimbs
and lost sight of
Hart. He finished
second in the overall
championship.
