Cody Webb Crosses Over
S
ome might have figured multi-
time EnduroCross/SuperEn-
duro Champion Cody Webb was
lost as he lined up on the start
of the Kicker AMA Arenacross
Series at the National Western
Complex in Denver, Colorado.
With his FactoryONE Sherco
proudly adorned with an 18-inch
rear wheel, handguards and a
headlight, the extreme off-road
specialist was ready for battle,
only there were no rocks, logs or
concrete culverts on the floor of
the National Western Complex
for him to show his real talents on
the weekend of February 11-12.
But Webb was invited to come
out of his comfort zone by Kicker
Arenacross promoters (the same
crew that now promotes AMA En-
duroCross) at the final stop of the
2022 championship. The exhibi-
tion by Webb marked a first for
off-road and trials manufacturer
Sherco. Until now, the brand had
never been represented at an
AMA Arenacross event.
"I figured I would give it a go and
help cross promote the two series
and get the Sherco name where it
hasn't been before," said Webb.
"I did the best I could to set
up my EnduroCross practice
bike at the last minute. I bought
an 18-inch motocross tire on
Wednesday from my local dealer
and adjusted the clickers almost
all the way in. I had never hit a set
of whoops before in my life but I
was more than willing to give it a
try. I think I impressed some of
the other riders on my 'enduro'
bike, so I was pretty stoked about
that."
Webb qualified for both the
250 and 450 main events on
Friday (round 9) and ran inside
the top-10 for much of the 250
race. But yielding the blue flag
for the leaders inadvertently cost
him several positions in the race,
leaving him 14th. He fared slightly
better in the 450 main with 12th,
but bad luck and small mistakes
kept his results modest through-
out the weekend.
"I don't know what I'm doing
out there with these guys, but it
sure is fun," Webb commented.
"I had an absolute blast and
would honestly probably try and
give it a go when they come into
town next year."
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Old dog, new
tricks? Hard enduro
specialist Cody
Webb tried his hand
at Arenacross at
the series final in
Denver, Colorado.
PHOTO: JACK JAXSON
