VOLUME ISSUE NOVEMBER , P77
BY THE CN STAFF
PHOTOGRAPHY BY JACK JAXSON
A
fter three rounds of
displaying championship-
winning speed but strug
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gling with starts that cost him
crucial points, Jonny Walker, the
Triumph Factory Racing rider, de
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livered a complete performance
at round five of the 2025 Slavens
AMA EnduroCross Series pre
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sented by Progressive Insurance.
Walker's dominant 1-1-1 sweep,
the first by any rider this sea
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son, at the Reno Events Center
reduced defending champion
Trystan Hart's points lead to just
three with one round left, setting
up a winner-takes-all showdown
for the championship.
Walker's breakthrough perfor
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mance arrived at just the right
moment, fixing the start issues
that troubled him at the previ
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ous round in Redmond while
keeping the high pace that has
made him a constant threat all
season. "Yeah, honestly, I felt
good tonight," Walker explained
after the race. "I felt good last
week, but I just think my mind
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set wasn't right, and tonight, I
had a smile on my face pretty
much every lap around there. I
loved the track. It had so much
flow. So, yeah, to win every race,
I'm super excited, and I'm going
to carry that into the final round."
For Hart, the night was his
most challenging performance
of the season. The Red Bull FMF/
KTM Factory Racing rider's 2-2-3
scorecard marked his first time
finishing outside the top two
since the series began, ending
Jonny Walker (22) ran off with the
sweep at the Reno EnduroCross.
