FASNACHT TOPS VEGAS WMX
T
he Onsia Sound Art Wom-
en's Motocross Champion-
ship (round four) rolled into Las
Vegas as part of the 2017 Amsoil
Arenacross Series Final, May 5.
Although the Arenacross format
was a bit different than their
conventional two-moto format,
a full gate of the fastest women
motocross racers in the country
were on hand to take on the
challenge, including two-time
and current WMX champion
Kylie Fasnacht.
The WMX slotted into the Ar-
enacross schedule with practice
rounds held on Saturday and
the qualifiers and main event on
Sunday. Factory KTM's Mack-
enzie Tricker was first to strike
by winning the first heat race
followed by Brandy Richards,
Jaymie Hajewski and Lauren
Woods. Tricker was a last-minute
entry as her scheduled GNCC
event was cancelled due to ex-
treme weather conditions. "This
weekend was very last minute,"
said Tricker. "I haven't been rid-
ing much moto and absolutely no
arenacross since Vegas last year.
After the GNCC was canceled I
quickly put together everything
with KTM to come and race."
In Heat tow, Eve Brodeur
took the holeshot followed by
Shelby Rolen who went on to
lead the first couple laps with
Fasnacht in tow. It was obvious
both riders had previous aren-
across experience, or it at least it
looked like it, as they proceeded
to cut inside each other, banging
bars and putting on a great show
for the crowd. Fasnacht took the
heat race win, followed by Rolen,
Amanda Brown and Marissa
Polencheck.
The stage was now set for
the main event with 16 women
representing 11 different states
and Canada. It was a 10-lap main
event with Fasnacht grabbing
the MyLucasOil.com holeshot
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Kylie Fasnacht won the Vegas
round of the WMX series. Australia's
Mackenzie Tricker finished second
followed by Brandy Richards.
