ROUND 1 / OCTOBER 12, 2024
BROADMOOR WORLD ARENA / COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
OFF-ROAD I SLAVENS RACING AMA ENDUROCROSS SERIES, PRESENTED BY PROGRESSIVE
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race win tonight, but we did."
Walker wasted no time taking
the lead in the third and final
race, grabbing a clean holeshot
and leading the pack into the
opening lap, followed by Rock-
star Husqvarna Factory's Ryder
LeBlond and Hart. Halfway into
the race, LeBlond put a pass on
Walker when the Triumph rider
lost traction. LeBlond rode a
smooth and steady race for the
final few laps to win, followed
by Hart in second and Walker in
third. Riordan was fourth, with
Gerston in fifth.
After one round, Hart leads
the series standings with 30
points, followed by Walker with
25 and Abbott with 21.
On the final lap, Hart made an
inside move on Abbott to secure
the runner-up slot, with Walker
taking the win at the checkers,
followed by Hart, Abbott, Gas
-
Gas' Will Riordan and Gerston.
"I really struggled with the
track," said Walker, who, in
addition to switching teams,
also went from a two-stroke
to a four-stroke. "As far as the
suspension, the bike feels like
it is handling [okay], but we've
obviously done nothing with
the engine. It's basically stock.
We're at high altitude, so that's
working against me, but the
bike's good for a full standard
model, and I certainly didn't
think I'd be going away with a
The second moto inverts the
16 riders' finish positions from
race one to establish gate picks,
meaning the top eight riders
from race one start on the sec
-
ond row.
Starting from the back, Abbott
moved quickly up into fourth,
followed by Walker, who took
the lead from Abbott a lap later,
wanting to make amends for his
seventh-place finish in the first
race. Haaker went down on lap
two, dropping out of the top five,
while Hart was stuck struggling
at midpack trying to get around
slower riders.
By lap four, Hart had moved
his way up into third and set his
sights on Olszowy and Abbott.
Jonny Walker gave
Triumph the second-
moto win in Colorado
and finished out the
night second overall.
