ROUND 1 / SEPTEMBER 18, 2021
BOK CENTER / TULSA, OK
P90
OFF-ROAD I AMA ENDUROCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Gerston third. Haaker was in
fourth but moved into second by
the third lap and started to apply
pressure on Hart. The two riders
battled for a couple of laps and
Hart fought back when Haaker
finally took the lead. Haaker had
a scare when a lapped rider
crashed in front of him, but he
still managed to pull off another
win. Hart was second and Ab-
bott had worked his way to third
in the moto and third overall.
Gerston finished fourth and Rior-
dan finished fifth in the moto.
For the overall, Graffunder
carded fourth with his 5-4-10
moto finishes. Riordan finished
riders start on the second row.
Canadian Branden Petrie took
the holeshot from row one fol-
lowed by Noah Kepple. Haaker
made quick work to finish lap
one in third place. Hart crashed
in the Matrix on lap one while
Abbott was seventh. Abbott was
on the move and worked his
way through to second place.
Graffunder got up to third place,
which he held until Hart finally
made his way past on the final
lap. Graffunder finished fourth
with Petrie holding on for fifth.
In the final moto, Hart again
took the holeshot with Riordan
second and GasGas rider Max
LOCKED BARS
In the Vet class, Yamaha rider
David Stirm edged out Craig
Thompson (Husqvarna) to take the
win with the two riders crossing
the finish line with their handlebars
locked together. Kyle Strever (Ya-
maha) rounded out the podium.
JUNIOR WINNER
Jack Williford (GasGas) won the
inaugural Junior Trials class, which
is limited to riders that are 12 to
17 years of age. Dylan Lozano
(Sherco) finished second and Ruf-
fin Dodson (Sherco) rounded out
the top three.
Briefly...
>>Will Riordan, the
Australian teenager
who now lives in
California, finished
fifth overall and
was the top Junior
EnduroCross rider,
a championship
within a
championship for
riders that are 21
and under.
