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over the top of it, Price bounced back to his feet seemingly unscathed and ready for the restart to follow. That restart also provided the field with a second chance to deter Beach. Rick Ware Racing's Briar Bauman, the rider who ended Beach's Peoria streak, was glued to his rear wheel for a stretch before that small gap imperceptibly grew and grew until the race was once again blown wide open. Beach said, "It's been a great three rounds, but this round was amazing. I've got to give it up to the whole fanbase. All the fans were going crazy all day long, and so many people stuck it out despite all the rain. I think this race was awesome. And I've got to thank the Estenson Racing Monster team for letting me come out and do these three rounds to fill in for Dallas. I'm bummed he's not here because I know he would have given me a run for my money too, but it's been a real good three races." Bauman didn't have to worry about getting bored despite losing touch with the leader, however. He found himself under threat late from JMC Motorsports' Jarod Vanderkooi, who closed in on second before happily settling on third to claim his first podium of the season. "It's about time," Vanderkooi said. Fourth went to Rackley Rac - ing's Davis Fisher, who gave Beach his biggest challenge of the day in the Mission #2Fast- 2Tasty Challenge race, at least before the risk associated with almost taken out in the chaotic opening rush into the first turn. Left squandering near the bottom of the top 10 as a result, Mees attempted to force his way back up the order, starting with a hard pass on Memphis Shades/ Sody Enterprises' Brandon Price as they transitioned into the dirt. But instead, he knocked Price over and then added insult to injury by driving his front wheel over Price's body while trying to get free and back into the fight. Despite being both trapped under his bike and getting run VOLUME ISSUE AUGUST , P81 running Beach's pace sent Fisher bouncing off the wall and into the main with an injured right foot. The pain cost him a realistic shot at a podium, but he still gritted his way to a fourth fourth of 2024. Mees, meanwhile, finished up in fifth. That was not just good enough to avert disaster but put himself in a strong position to potentially lock up a record-set - ting 10th Grand National Cham- pionship at the Springfield Mile. His lead is now 22 points over second-ranked Brandon Robinson 25 IVAN CERVANTES 2ND ADVENTURE- TRACKERS Despite his impressive credentials, it was difficult to predict exactly how five-time Enduro World Champion and Guinness World Record holder Ivan Cervantes would fare when thrown into this new arena. And as it turned out, pretty impressively, all things considered. While he was never the fastest rider nor in the mix for the win, he improved throughout the day. And when all was said and done, he came away in second. He said, "I'm really, really happy. I've never been to Sturgis before or to a race like this. Triumph America gave me an opportunity to come here and try a new class. It was a new chal- lenge, and they said I could do it, so I did." MYOWNRACE Briar Bauman (3) and Jared Vanderkooi battled it out for second place.