GEICO AMA ENDUROCROSS SERIES
OFF ROAD
ROUND 3/JUNE 21, 2014
SLEEP TRAIN ARENA/SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
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HAAKER BREAKS THROUGH
Colton Haaker has his way in Sacramento
BY SEAN FINLEY
PHOTOGRAPHY BY DREW RUIZ
O
ver the last five years,
Colton Haaker has been
one of the fastest Endu-
roCross racers in the world, but
with only one main-event win to
his credit, which came more than
two years ago, Haaker has been,
to say the least, hungry for that
second win. After coming oh-so
close so many times over the past
few months, Haaker finally put it
all together in Sacramento, using
the proper amount of speed and
patience to win round three of the
2014 GEICO AMA EnduroCross
Championship inside the Sleep
Train Arena. The Rockstar/Lucas
Oil JCR Honda rider dominated
the day by setting the quickest
time in the Hot Lap competition,
winning his heat race, and then
passing Beta USA's Cody Webb
to take the main-event win.
As usual, the start of the En-
durCross final got a little crowded
going into the first turn, with the
13 main-event qualifiers all vying
for the $500 Nexen Tire Hole-
shot Award and the quick lead.
Haaker, Webb, Mike Brown and
defending champ Taddy Blazu-
siak all were banging bars and
wrestling for the point as the pack
rounded the first corner. Webb
used his lanky frame to his ad-
vantage, as he elbowed his way
to the front just ahead of Haaker,
while Brown and Blazusiak both
got shuffled back to sixth and 11
th
places, respectively.
Opening-round winner Webb
