piper started the day strong with a
test win but finished sixth in class
through the next two tests before
regaining momentum to go 5-4-2
for the remainder of the day. His
performance earned him the final
step of the NE Pro2 podium.
Last year's Rattlesnake Na
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tional winner in the Women's Elite
class, Sherco USA-backed Rachel
Gutish, backed up her win while
also taking her first win of this
season. Finishing more than a
minute and a half ahead of En
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duro Engineering's Shelby Turner,
Gutish won all the day's tests.
Turner took her sixth podium of
the year after she placed her Gas-
Gas machine in third and second
through most of the day's tests.
Red Bear Racing's Rachael
Archer, who had dominated the
season thus far with wins at the
first five rounds, rounded out the
podium aboard her Kawasaki. She
said that she struggled to stay off
the ground most of the day and
encountered a few bike issues.
Beta rider Kyle McDonal in the
AA class secured top amateur,
finishing 14th overall. Third in
class through the first section,
McDonal took second in tests
2-3-5-6. He captured the test win
in the fourth section.
Chase Landers (KTM) topped
the A classes. The 250A rider
finished 19th overall. He was the
fastest 250A rider through all
but one test.
In the overall 2024 Champion
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ship standings, Toth leads the
way with 166 points, followed by
Steward Baylor with 128. Johnny
Girroir (97), Evan Smith (96) and
Grant Davis (91) round out the
overall top five.
In Pro2, Davis leads Nathaniel
Tasha 166-141, and in Women's
Elite, Archer leads with 171
points, then Turner with 134 and
Gutish with 130.
Heather Wilson
Overall (Top 10)
1. Josh Toth (GG)
2. Steward Baylor Jr. (Kaw)
3. Evan Smith (Hus)
4. Trevor Bollinger: (Hus)
5. Grant Baylor (Kaw)
6. Jason Tino (Hus)
7. Will Sievenpiper (Kaw)
8. Hunter Bush (KTM)
9. Nathaniel Tasha (Yam)
10. Thorn Devlin (GG)
WIND
IN THE
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Rachel Gutish won the
Women's Elite class at the
Rattlesnake National for the
second year in a row.
