relinquishing her position.
SLR Honda Racing's Mikayla
Nielsen suffered a mishap of her
own and fell out of third posi-
tion. Capitalizing on the midpack
drama, Jordan Jarvis (Yamaha)
rode a steady, mistake-free race
to hold off Herrick at the line, cap-
turing third behind Cannon, who
managed to remount and salvage
second place despite her crash.
With the overall still up for
grabs, all eyes turned to the
second and deciding moto on
Saturday. At the start, JPM
Kawasaki's Taylah McCutcheon
reacted perfectly and rocketed
to the holeshot, leading the field
into the opening corners. Behind
her, KTM riders Piper Bell and
Brandy Richards quickly slotted
into contention, while Herrick
and Turner worked to establish
themselves among the front-
runners. Cannon also emerged
from the opening lap in a strong
position and immediately began
applying pressure to the riders
ahead.
As the leaders completed the
first lap, McCutcheon continued
to set the pace up front while the
pressure behind her intensified.
Turner, who had started just in
-
side the top 10, wasted no time
charging forward. The cham-
pionship leader put together a
stunning opening lap, picking off
riders one after another through
Unadilla's sweeping hills and
deep braking bumps.
By the start of lap two, Turner
VOLUME ISSUE AUGUST , P51
(Left) Lachlan Turner won both WMX motos at Unadilla. (Above) Charli Cannon
kept Turner honest en route to second overall.
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