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win in the class. Devlin finished of
the year with seven podiums and
four wins to put him second over-
all in the class championship.
"It felt good to battle with
Liam [Draper] all year, basically
being my own mechanic and
working on my own bike," said
Devlin. "To be able to come in
second for the season feels
pretty good."
Draper, on the AmPro Yamaha,
took the Pro2 number-one plate
after finishing second on the
day. "I've heard if you surround
yourself with good people, good
things happen. I have great
people in my corner this year
and being part of the Yamaha
team, where they want to win
every weekend, has really helped
this season," Liam said.
Nicholas Drywall KTM rider
Steve Nicholas III finished on the
podium for the first time in the
NE Pro2 class since this race
last year.
Enduro Engineering GasGas
rider Mackenzie Tricker won the
Women's Elite class for the sixth
time this season. She clinched
her fifth championship in a row a
round earlier. On the day, Tricker
won all five tests. "It was nice to
wrap up the championship early
so that I didn't have to push as
hard as I normally would," Tricker
said.
Mackenzie added that this is
her final time racing the National
Enduro Series.
Brooke Cosner, riding a KX450
borrowed from her boyfriend
Grant Baylor, had a season-best
finish with a second place in the
Women's Elite Class. Rounding
out the Women's podium was
Husqvarna rider Sheryl Hunter,
marking her first National Wom
-
en's Pro Podium finish. "I have
been chasing after a podium for
quite a while now," Hunter said.
The Beta Cup was decided in
the final round of the season.
There were two riders who had
a near-perfect season in each of
their classes. With throw-away
races factored in, both Emma
Hasbell of the Women Amateur
class and James Jenkins of the
B 200 class had perfect sea
-
sons going into the final round.
Having tied in points, wins, and
test wins, the deciding factor
came down to the total aver-
age margin-of-victory time for
the season. Emma held a slight
advantage over James, and after
winning all four tests at the Gob
-
bler Getter, Hasbell became the
2023 Beta Cup Champion. She
will be choosing a free Beta two-
stroke motorcycle of her choice,
courtesy of Beta USA.
Logan Densmore
OVERALL
1. Steward Baylor Jr (KTM)
2. Grant Baylor (Kaw)
3. Josh Toth (GG)
4. Ricky Russel (Yam)
5. Evan Smith (Bet)
6. Craig DeLong (Hus)
7. Ben Kelley (KTM)
8. Thorn Devlin (GG)
9. Liam Draper (Yam)
10. Steve Nicholas III (KTM)
Mackenzie Tricker won the
Women's Elite division and
then said this will be her last
season racing full time.
