their fight for the title.
Turner overcame a poor start
that left her well outside the top
10 to claim an impressive come-
from-behind victory in moto one
that took place on Friday. True
to form, the Altus Motorsports
bLU cRU Yamaha rider charged
forward, climbing to fifth by the
end of lap one, then reaching
third on lap two. On lap four,
Turner passed Cannon (Quad
Lock Honda) to take the lead.
Once in front, the defending se
-
ries champ controlled the race,
steadily
extending her advantage
over the remaining four laps to
claim her seventh moto victory
of the 2026 season.
Cannon finished second, while
Mikayla Nielsen (SLR Honda)
took third. Partzilla Blaster
Power PRMX Kawasaki's Taylah
McCutcheon, who led the race
early after grabbing the hole
-
shot, finished fourth. KTM rider
Piper Bell
completed the top five
for her second top five of the
season.
Mayla Herrick, who had
earned her first career podium
the week prior at Unadilla, suf
-
fered through a disappoint-
ing day. The SLR Honda rider
crashed
early while running third
and later encountered mechani-
cal issues that forced her retire-
ment.
Moto
two got underway on
Saturday with Nielsen grab
-
bing the holeshot while Turner
and
Cannon quickly fell in line.
Drama struck immediately in
the opening turn as McCutch
-
eon and GNCC standout Brandy
Richards (KTM) both
went down,
forcing them to recover from the
back of the pack.
Up front, Turner and Cannon
wasted little time moving past
Nielsen during the opening lap
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(Left) Lachlan Turner was unbeatable
in the WMX Championship at
Budds Creek, winning both motos.
(Below) Charli Cannon kept the
pressure on Turner en route to
double second-place moto finishes.
