Rupp Tops Pennsylvania AWRCS
T
he Kioti Armstrong Truck &
Tractor American Woods
Racing Championship Series
(AWRCS), presented by Lojaks
Cycle Sales and an AMA East
Regional Championship, re-
turned to racing for round nine
at the Nik Resch Construction
The Forest in Sigel, Pennsylva-
nia, September 5-6. After a few
weeks away from racing, AWRCS
competitors were back in action
for a weekend in the Pennsylva-
nia woods.
When the green flag flew
for the Adult Bike race, Sawyer
Carratura grabbed the XC-Pro
holeshot and led the field into
the woods. By the end of the
opening lap, Liam Draper held
the lead, while Keihin Rupp came
through second and Carratura in
third.
Draper suffered bike issues
that ultimately ended his day
early, making room for Rupp to
take over the lead on the sec-
ond lap. Easton Uplinger came
through second overall and first
in the XC-Pro Amateur class,
using time adjustment to his
advantage as he began to close
the gap Rupp had created. Car-
ratura followed Uplinger in third
overall, with Shawn Myers Jr
sitting fourth.
The running order continued
to change on lap three as Myers
worked his way into second
overall. Uplinger dropped back
to third overall, while Carratura
found himself sitting fourth. Out
front, Rupp continued to lead the
way heading into the fourth and
final lap.
Rupp held on to earn back-
to-back overall wins and take
over the series points lead with
just two rounds remaining.
Meanwhile, Carratura clawed
his way back to second overall
on the final lap, earning valuable
points after finishing outside the
top five at the previous round.
WIND
IN THE
P48
Sawyer Carratura (1)
leads the start of the
XC-Pro race at the
AWRCS round in Sigel,
Pennsylvania. Carratura
went on to finish
second overall.
PHOTOS: KATE STILLER
