ROUND 5 / NOVEMBER 5, 2022
FORD IDAHO CENTER / NAMPA, IDAHO
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OFF-ROAD I GEICO AMA ENDUROCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
race one for gate picks, so the
top eight riders start on the
second row. Blazusiak took the
holeshot and led for most of the
race. Walker, who started in 10th
place from row two, charged
through the pack to move into
second place behind Blazusiak
midway through the race. On the
eighth lap, Walker passed Bla-
zusiak for the lead and took his
ing the series points leader.
Hart dropped his bike in the first
turn, and GasGas Factory rider
Taddy Blazusiak and Webb both
crashed hard after a collision on
the first lap. Haaker got tripped
up midway through the race, and
Walker capitalized to take the
lead, which he maintained to the
checkered flag. Haaker finished
second ahead of Sherco rider
Cooper Abbott in third.
Max Gerston finished fourth,
and Hart recovered from his
first-turn crash to finish fifth.
Blazusiak, who came into the
race tied with Walker for second
in the points, finished 16th after
multiple crashes.
The second moto inverts the
16 riders' finish positions from
To kickstart round five, Walker
set the fastest hot-lap time to set
the starting order for the first of
three motos with a time of 44.717
seconds. Haaker was second-
fastest with a 45.062-seconds
lap. FactoryOne Sherco rider
Cody Webb had the third fastest
hot lap with a time of 46.639
seconds. The fourth fastest time
belonged to LeBlond at 47.736
seconds. Hart rounded out the
top five with a time of 47.794
seconds.
Haaker started off moto one
strong with the Moose Racing
Holeshot and the early lead
ahead of Walker. The Boise
track proved very challenging.
The first moto saw several of
the top riders go down, includ-
(Above) Colton Haaker earned
his first podium finish of the 2022
season at round five. His 2-3-1 moto
scores earned him second overall.
He is mathematically still alive in
the championship but is currently
fifth. (Right) Bad starts and a few
crashes held Trystan Hart back to a
fifth-place overall finish in Idaho. His
15-point lead shrank to just one point
going into the final round.
