FMF KTM's Trystan Hart and
RPM KTM's Cooper Abbott proved
to be the next best riders in a
stacked field. Hart finished second
overall with 2-3-2 moto finishes
and Abbott rounded out the overall
podium with 3-2-3 moto finishes.
Haaker kicked off his day by
setting the fastest hot-lap time to
set the starting order for the first of
three motos with a time of 35.621.
Abbott showed his speed with the
second fastest time at 36.608.
Hart was third with a 37.021 lap
time. SRT Off-Road-backed Cory
Graffunder finished fourth with a
38.300 lap and Will Riordan round-
ed out the top five with a 38.381 lap
on his RPM KTM.
Hart blasted to the Moose Racing
Holeshot in moto one with Haaker,
Ryder LeBlond, Cory Graffunder
and Abbott close behind. Haaker
worked his way past Hart on the
third lap of the race and began to
edge away slightly. Abbott took a
couple of laps to work his way past
Graffunder and LeBlond to get to
third. LeBlond held onto fourth place
in the moto with Graffunder fifth.
The second moto inverts the top
16 riders' finish positions from race
one for gate picks, so the top eight
ROUND 1 / SEPTEMBER 18, 2021
BOK CENTER / TULSA, OK
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OFF-ROAD I AMA ENDUROCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
>>Trystan Hart was
disappointed in his
results at round
one, despite getting
second. He had
good starts, but in
his words, "got a
beat down" from
Haaker. He said he
will be working hard
to reverse that at
the next round in
Amarillo, Texas.
(Top right) Cory Graffunder is a
veteran of EnduroCross racing and
still has the speed to compete for
podiums. He finished close to the
front in all three motos, taking fourth
overall. (Right) Cooper Abbott, the son
of multi-time off-road champion Destry
Abbott, is establishing himself as one
of the top dogs in EnduroCross. He
set the second-fastest hot-lap time
and finished 3-2-3 despite mediocre
starts in the three motos.
