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and additionally felt pressure, as it was his hometown race. Cody Webb was also present, racing a Yamaha YZ450FX for his first time in a hard enduro. Several other top 10 USHE athletes and Canadian motocross star Blake Davies were some of the other favorites. Hart grabbed the holeshot and didn't lose his lead for the rest of the race, averaging 21-minute laps. Cody Webb settled into second place and also would remain there the entire race. Both Red Bull athletes were having a great race, conquering nearly every hill and not crashing once. The real battles were behind the front two. KRD Hui's Ryder Guest was sitting in third place for the first couple of laps, with IRC Beta's Branden Petrie right on his tail in fourth. A collision between the two resulted in mechanical issues for both, set - ting them back several places. A three-way battle for third place started to form involving Fantic USA's Braxton Hintze, IRC Beta's James Flynn and 2025 USHE A-class champion Niko Piazza, who was also making his Pro class debut. Flynn was suffering with a starter issue, so he was trying his best to keep up with a strong Hintze. Red Bull Outliers opened a final section for the top racers, dubbed Xtinction, which towered above the Red Bull Oasis and had thousands of spectators lining the bottom. Hart was the first to enter Xtinction, which consisted of several ups and downs that were some of the steepest these guys have seen in competition. On the final hill, Hart spent a few minutes tick- tacking his way up and crossed the finish line in just over two hours with a huge roar from the crowd. Webb was about 12 minutes behind and also did great work on the hill with his YZ450FX, finishing in second. Hintze and Flynn were battling for a couple laps, only 15 sec - onds apart from each other, and were given access to finish on the final hill. They were neck and neck until Flynn didn't make the first hill successfully, allowing Hintze to pull away to the final hill a couple of minutes ahead. Hintze was nearing the top when a charging Flynn made short work of the hill, actually passing Hintze by inches at the top. But Hintze had the preferred line and went through the finish line only 10 seconds ahead of Flynn. This was also the first Pro podium for the 17-year-old Hintze and Fan - tic's first podium in a Pro hard enduro event. Next up on the 2025 U.S. Hard Enduro Series is Quinn Wentzel's Hollow Point Hard Enduro points race, set for this weekend in Wellsville, Ohio. Matt Musgrove OVERALL (Top 3) 1. Trystan Hart (KTM) 2. Cody Webb (Yam) 3. Braxton Hintze (Fan) WIND IN THE P60 Cody Webb rode, for the first time in a hard enduro, a Yamaha YZ450FX four- stroke and placed second overall.