Turner Wins
Ironman WMX
W
ith just two rounds remain-
ing in the WMX Champion-
ship, it appears that defending
champ Lachlan "La La" Turner is
starting to stamp her name on
the series again. The Altus Mo-
torsports bLU cRU Yamaha rider
is now 21 points clear of Austra-
lia's Quad Lock Honda's Charli
Cannon after dominating both
motos at Ironman Raceway, Au-
gust 8-9, which ran alongside the
AMA Pro Motocross Champion-
ship. The first WMX moto took
place on Friday, and the second
was held during the intermission
of Pro MX on Saturday.
In the first moto, Turner
worked her way through a tumul
-
tuous first turn with the lead and
never looked back, easily taking
the win.
Behind her, Mikayla Nielsen
and Cannon squabbled over
second. After banging bars a
few times, Nielsen slid out on
lap two but still held onto sec-
ond over Cannon. Behind them,
Kyleigh Stallings and Jordan
Jarvis Racing's Jordan Jarvis
rounded out the top five. The
order would remain this way
to the finish, with Turner taking
the checkers with more than 20
seconds to spare.
Stallings grabbed the holeshot
ahead of Cannon and Nielsen
in moto two; however, the race
was red-flagged before one lap
was completed, and the riders
lined up to do it all over again.
But, due to time constraints, the
re-started moto was reduced to
just five minutes plus a lap.
Stallings again grabbed the
holeshot on the second start, with
Cannon and Nielsen once again in
second and third, respectively.
"My starts were good," said
Stallings. "I've always had pretty
good starts, and I think it's really
just confidence, just going out
there, honestly knowing you're
going to get the start. I got the
first start, and then obviously we
had a red flag, so I got it again,
got out front quick, so I was
pretty happy about that."
Exiting the first turn at mid
-
pack, Turner had her work cut
out for her but was already up to
second by the end of lap one.
"When we did that restart, I
got a terrible jump," said Turner.
"I rammed into the start and was
near the back, but I made some
quick passes to get up behind
Charli and Kyleigh."
WIND
IN THE
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Lachlan Turner won
both WMX motos
at the Ironman
Pro Motocross in
Indiana. Photos:
Michael Antonovich
