first of three motos. Five-time
EnduroCross Champion and
Husqvarna Factory Racing's
Colton Haaker followed with a
32.783, while Hart was third-
fastest with a time of 32.863.
Abbott was fourth (34.017 sec
-
onds), with Walker fifth (34.187).
Hart
posted a runaway victory
in the first race, squeezing by
Olszowy in the first turn to take
a lead he would never relinquish,
lapping his way up past fifth
place by the finish. Olszowy kept
Hart honest by sticking to the
KTM rider's rear wheel until the
halfway mark of the race, eventu
-
ally finishing second, with Haaker
rounding
out the top three.
Abbott was fourth, with Factory
Beta rider Max Gerston in fifth.
Walker, having just signed
with Triumph a little more than a
month ago and still getting used
to the new bike, was second
overall with a 7-1-3 race tally.
FactoryOne Sherco's Cooper
Abbott was third overall with
13 points after logging 4-3-6 re
-
sults, while Rockstar Husqvarna
Factory's
Ryder LeBlond won the
final race, but could only muster
an eighth and a 13th in the other
two races for eighth overall after
struggling early in the evening.
To kick off the show, Rieju
Factory Team's Dominik Ol
-
szowy of Poland posted the
fastest
time during the Hot Lap
qualifying on his factory Rieju
with a time of 32.782 seconds
to set the starting order for the
"Winning last year's cham
-
pionship was probably one of
the best
feelings I've ever had,"
Hart said after the race. "It was
one of the things I needed to
tick off my bucket list. It had
eluded me since 2020, and I
was thinking it was starting to
get worse and worse every year.
I'm like, 'Oh God, if it doesn't
happen this year, it might not
happen next year either,' so to
get that out of the way, I feel
a big weight off my chest, and
I'm going to breathe better and
sleep better so I'm not feeling
too much pressure to defend
the number-one plate this year.
The big weight was winning the
championship the first time and
I got that one off my chest."
ROUND 1 / OCTOBER 12, 2024
BROADMOOR WORLD ARENA / COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
OFF-ROAD I SLAVENS RACING AMA ENDUROCROSS SERIES, PRESENTED BY PROGRESSIVE
P86
Defending champ
Trystan Hart took
the overall win but
had to fight for it.
