ROUND 6 / NOVEMBER 16, 2024
ANGELS OF THE WIND ARENA / EVERETT, WASHINGTON
OFF-ROAD I 2024 SLAVENS RACING AMA ENDUROCROSS SERIES PRESENTED BY PROGRESSIVE
P70
stretching his lead to a consider-
able margin. Haaker ran second,
with LeBlond, Abbott and Webb
battling for third.
Hart took the win by five sec-
onds over Abbott, with LeBlond,
Webb and Haaker rounding out
the top five. The overall results
for the night were Hart in first,
followed by Gerston, Abbott,
LeBlond and Haaker. The final
points standings for the champi
-
onship season have Hart in first
(170), Haaker in second (132)
and Abbott in third (111).
"It's pretty cool to go back-to-
back championships, and major
props to Haaker," said Hart.
"He made this one much more
meaningful. He's been a pain
onds down on the leader. Two
laps later, Hart was on Gerston's
rear wheel and was setting his
sights on the lead when he fell
on one of the giant tires and
dropped a few seconds to Ger
-
ston, allowing Gerston to cruise
to the win. Hart was second,
Hintze third, Apolle fourth and
LeBlond fifth.
"This is amazing," said Ger-
ston. "I've been racing this series
for 17 years, and this is my first
moto win. I'm pretty excited."
Haaker was away first to start
the final moto, with Hart and
LeBlond in pursuit. Hart snuck
underneath Haaker in the turn
before the firewood section
and moved into first, eventually
eight riders from race one start
on the second row. GasGas rider
Braxton Hintze took advantage
of a front-row start to grab the
holeshot, with Gerston moving
into second from the second
row. Haaker was fifth and Hart
was in seventh.
Gerston passed Hintze on lap
two to take the lead. The two
front-runners were followed by
Hart, Haaker, Factory Beta's Tim
Apolle and LeBlond on lap two.
Haaker moved to fourth on
lap three but had a disastrous
fourth lap and dropped out of
the top 10.
By lap five, Hart had worked
his way up to second behind
Gerston but was still eight sec
-
Beta's Max Gerston won
his first EnduroCross
moto of his career. He
went on to claim second
overall on the night.
