pace from the drop of the gate,
while Walker rounded out the
podium in third after overcoming
early race tightness.
"My first one, I was just a bit of
a disaster," Walker said. "I think
because it was the first race,
you know, a bit tight and stuff
like that, so I managed to come
through."
Five-time former Enduro
-
Cross Champion Colton Haaker
(Kawasaki), making his highly
anticipated return to
the series,
finished fourth. Max Gerston
(Beta) completed the top five,
while Cooper Abbott (Kawasaki),
the FIM SuperEnduro competitor
returning on Kawasaki machin
-
ery, finished fifth after dealing
with
mechanical issues that
plagued him during the hot laps.
Nick Thompson (KTM), the
veteran racer who won the
Expert-class main event to
qualify for the Pro ranks, finished
a strong sixth in the first moto.
Remarkably, Hart had been
dead last in practice earlier in
the day, making his moto-one
dominance more impressive.
The second moto featured an
inverted start based on moto-one
results, placing the top-eight fin
-
ishers on the second row. What
followed was
one of the most
dramatic races of the night.
James Flynn grabbed the early
lead while Hart and Webb bat-
tled from midpack. Cody Webb
(Yamaha)
surged to second by
the end of lap one, with Hart
climbing to third. Walker, starting
from the second row, began his
methodical march forward.
By lap two, Webb had seized
the lead from Flynn, with Hart
following through into second.
Walker made quick work of Flynn
as well, setting up a three-way
battle between Webb, Hart and
Walker for the lead.
At midrace, Hart made his
move, passing Webb to take
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Defending champ Trystan
Hart had a rough start but
recovered for second overall.
