OFF ROAD
GEICO AMA ENDUROCROSS SERIES
ROUND 8/NOVEMBER 15, 2014
FORD IDAHO CENTER/NAMPA, IDAHO
P72
Factory Beta and Stillwell Per-
formance-backed Cody Webb
narrowly took his third win of the
season and a 13-point lead in the
series.
The championship is now his
to lose and the rest of the con-
tenders will need to be flawless
at the final round in California and
hope GEICO-supported Webb
has his worst finish of the sea-
son. Nothing is predictable in
EnduroCross, as Saturday's main
event proved yet again.
Coming into the Idaho round,
the points battle was tight. Webb
led by a mere seven digits over
Factory Red Bull KTM's Taddy
Blazusiak—the defending and
five-time champion. Behind
them, only two more points back
in third place, was Rockstar/
JCR Honda/Lucas Oil's Colton
Haaker.
Idaho's penultimate round of
the season was sure to set the
tone for a championship finale in
Ontario. And the Idaho Center's
large floor and Idaho's abun-
dance of nasty obstacle materi-
als made for a track that was both
fast and ruthless. Long straights,
tall logs and nasty back-to-back
woodpiles in the final 180-degree
corner meant consistent laps
were nearly impossible.
The night started right for
Webb as he transferred straight
into the main event after win-
ning his heat race. The heat-race
win earned him one champion-
ship point and let him relax (and
warm up) before the night's Hot
Laps and main event. But the
race wasn't easy. Webb was in
a stacked heat with Husqvarna's
Mike Brown grabbing the hole-
shot and early lead with Blazusiak
in second. Brown, fast all night,
slid out momentarily, letting the
two leaders by. Webb stalked
Blazusiak, making a pass with
two laps to go and holding on for
the win by a mere eight seconds.
Brown finished third, taking the
final transfer spot.
The second EX Pro heat went
to Factory FMF/KTM's Taylor
Robert. Coming off his first win of
the season at the previous round
Taylor Robert (33) and
Colton Haaker (10) had a
good battle right up to the
last few turns.
