ROUND 5 / NOVEMBER 9, 2024
FIRST INTERSTATE BANK CENTER / REDMOND, OREGON
OFF-ROAD I SLAVENS RACING AMA ENDUROCROSS SERIES, PRESENTED BY PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE
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and Factory Beta's Max Gerston
finished out the top five.
By lap two, FactoryOne
Sherco's Cody Webb had made
his way into fourth in his first
race back from surgery on his
wrist and knee.
Hart and Haaker pulled away
from the field on the first lap in
an exciting battle for the lead.
Haaker made a pass on Hart
to take the top position, only to
bobble and hand it right back
to the Canadian. Haaker finally
made a pass stick with three
laps to go and took control of
the race, beating Hart to the
claim a pair of podium finishes
in the final two rounds to clinch
the 2024 championship title.
However, the defending champ
did not play it safe and went all-
out for the win.
Haaker turned the fastest
time during Hot Laps to claim
the first pick on the gate for
moto one, though it was Hart
that exited the first turn with
the lead, followed closely by
Haaker. Factory Beta's Tim
Apolle, Rieju's Dominik Olszowy
Haaker turned the fastest
time in qualifying, topped the
Hot Lap time charts, and ap
-
peared at times to be the fastest
rider
through most of the night.
But it was Hart's precise riding
and determination that garnered
the Canadian the victory, while
Haaker suffered a couple of
unfortunate mishaps in key mo
-
ments.
Leading the points
standings
by 19 coming into the Redmond
event, and with Triumph Fac
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tory rider Jonny Walker having
returned
to the U.K. to race in
Europe, Hart needed only to
Colton Haaker started the
evening off with a win.
