think about anything else. Just
focus on what's in front of me.
Focus on the next turn, the next
thing. So, I really made an effort
just to stay focused tonight."
In the EX Women's Pro divi
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sion, Over and Out Racing/Gas-
Gas' Rachel Gutish swept the
weekend, winning both nights.
Gutish used her technical skills
to outdistance the field and
was the only rider in the class
to do the finish-line double. The
final moto on Saturday was an
exceptionally hectic race.
"I've been racing EnduroCross
since 2011, and I have never had
a finish to any race like that,"
said Gutish. "I think our entire
class was in a five-by-five [foot]
track, I found it difficult tonight. I
didn't gel with the track from the
off, but I did the best I could. I
just couldn't work the track out.
I think with it being such a short
track tonight, 30 seconds, there
were just loads of people on the
track. I got unlucky in the first
one and the second one, but the
other guys were riding good.
Happy to move onto the next
round."
Fifth was Gerston for the sec
-
ond night in a row, with a 3-7-7.
"Coming off that top five last
night, I just really wanted to
back it up," said Gerston. "I knew
to do that, I just needed to stay
focused on the task at hand and
not think about other riders, not
"I ripped the holeshot on the
smoker and never looked back,"
said Webb. "Those guys were
there pushing hard, and I looked
back here and there, and they
were kind of getting hung up on
each other, which allowed me to
get away. All night, every single
moto was super close. Tonight, I
just was able to run away with my
own race. I almost had the overall,
but Trystan did what he had to do
and snagged it away from me. At
least we got a positive outlook
going into the next race."
Although he still retains the
point lead, Walker went 6-4-3 for
fourth overall.
"Starts weren't the best," said
Walker. "To make time on this
ROUNDS 3-4 / OCTOBER 27-28, 2023
HERO ARENA / IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO
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Max Gerston had a
solid weekend with
top-five overalls on
both nights and even a
podium on Saturday.
