Walker Sweeps Prescott
B
ritain's Jonny Walker con-
tinued his perfect season
on his factory Beta, going 1-1-1
in the IRC Tire EnduroCross
Series, presented by Progres-
sive, at Findlay Toyota Center in
Prescott, Arizona, on October 21,
for round two of its six-round se-
ries, duplicating his performance
at the opener two weeks ago in
Everett, Washington. Walker also
topped the hot lap qualifying at
both events, doing so in Prescott
by a full two seconds.
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's
Colton Haaker gave Walker a run
for his money after grabbing the
holeshot in the first moto and
leading until Walker was able to
make an aggressive pass to take
the lead in the treacherous rock
section.
"The whole night was tough,"
said Walker. "The track was dif
-
ficult to make time anywhere.
Even if I did do a hot lap that was
two seconds faster, it's difficult
to do that every lap, lap after lap.
Colton was on fire. He rode well
tonight. Even the first moto, he
was in front, and I knew the only
way to pass him was to get ag
-
gressive with him. I was setting
Colton up a few laps. I was only
gaining on him in the rocks. I
gained on him a few times, and
then all of a sudden, he dropped
onto my line. So, then I shot back
to the inside. I thought, if I can
get it inside in this corner. He
stayed going from the outside
back to the inside, so we made a
bit of contact. But it was on the
second-to-last lap. I knew I had
to get away because I knew he'd
be coming back hard at me. So
happy to go 1-1-1 again."
The third moto played out
in similar fashion, with Haaker
getting away first at the start
while Walker dogged the former
EnduroCross champ, making a
pass while jumping out of the
rock section.
WIND
IN THE
P40
After two rounds of the AMA
EnduroCross Championship,
Beta-mounted Jonny Walker
has yet to lose a race. He
again swept the motos at
Prescott.
PHOTOS: SHAN MOORE
