for our whole team, with me on
the podium and Rachael [Archer]
winning the Women's class."
Grant Baylor, the Babbitt's
Online Monster Energy Kawa-
saki rider, took the fourth overall
position, while Coastal GasGas'
Ryder Lafferty rounded out the
top five. Sixth overall was Am-
Pro Yamaha's Ricky Russell, who
also had a return-from-an-injury
ride.
Max Motorsports Husqvarna
rider Evan Smith finished the day
in seventh-place overall after a
penalty was assessed for miss
-
ing a portion of the course in
test five.
First place in the NE Pro2
class and eighth overall was Na
-
thaniel "Bubz" Tasha. Bubz broke
Grant Davis' winning streak
this season and put his Am-Pro
Yamaha on the top step. Bubz
said, "My bike is dialed, espe-
cially for enduros. I don't have to
worry about setup, and I can just
do my thing on the track. That
helped me secure the win today."
FMF Factory KTM Landers
Racing rider Grant Davis man
-
aged to secure second place
in the NE Pro2 class and ninth
overall, despite battling some
broken ribs. "I broke some ribs
at another race a few weeks ago,
so I was dealing with the pain a
little bit today and just tried to be
smooth," said Davis.
A new face to enduros, Tyler
Palmer, aboard his Husqvarna,
took his first podium at his first-
ever enduro with third in NE Pro2
and 10th overall.
"I had a lot of fun today learn
-
ing the enduros," Palmer said.
"This was the first time I ever
rode one, and it feels good to put
it on the podium. I was pumped
to win a couple of tests, too."
Keeping her win streak alive
for the 2024 season in the
Women's Elite class was Rocky
Mountain ATV/MC Red Bear
Racing's Rachael Archer. Second
place went to Sherco rider Ra
-
chel Gutish, followed by Enduro
Engineering GasGas rider Shelby
Turner in the third spot.
The top AA rider at the
Cherokee was Coastal GasGas
rider Lane Whitmer. Winning the
overall A was a 250-rider Chase
Landers. Open rider Jacob
McPherson was the overall B
winner, and the top C rider for
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Nathaniel "Bubz" Tasha
was the Pro2 winner.
