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the entire race. Redmond's
teammate Hart moved into fifth
on the same lap. From here,
there were no changes in the
top three until lap 10.
The first No Joke Lane move
by the top racers came on lap
seven when Tremaine raced it
cleanly, and without losing a
position. The No Joke Lane is a
challenging short lane that each
rider in the main event must
do once. If they miss it, they're
served a one-lap penalty that
certainly ruins their plans.
Webb would take his turn on
lap nine, and the move allowed a
consistent-riding Haaker to catch
up and latch on to the front-
runner. Here, Haaker put on a
charge with fire in his eyes and
caught and passed Webb. Webb
returned the favor on the same
lap with a good inside move in
the rock garden turn. In the fol-
lowing straight, Haaker blitzed
inside and Webb held up, decid-
ing to let Haaker have the line
instead of bumping through the
sand turn. Webb continued to
The top four quickly pulled a gap
to fifth and by the end of lap one
Webb had moved by Redmond
in a 180-degree turn between
two (yes, two!) Rocky Mountain
ATV-MC rock gardens. Webb
almost immediately pulled a gap
that would be hard to close for
the field.
Behind Redmond in second,
Haaker made a move into third
past Tremaine and in lap two the
top five were Webb, Redmond,
Haaker, Tremaine and Purvines
Racing DA8's Cooper Abbott,
who was out to a great start sit-
ting in fifth.
By the third lap, Haaker had
moved into second position after
a Matrix bobble by Redmond,
but the defending champion was
nearly 11 seconds behind race
leader Webb. Redmond and
Tremaine stayed tight in third and
fourth with Hart charging from
a few mistakes to keep the top
three in sight.
Lap four saw the race settle
into its own as Tremaine moved
by Redmond and stayed in third
the show with 14-year old Elliot Key,
14-year old Anthony Johnson and
16-year old Nigel Parker going 1-2-3,
respectfully.
Injuries are already affecting the
EnduroCross field. Apart from Colton
Haaker's ailments, Cory Graffunder
is still recovering from a multiply frac-
tured thumb. Still, the Canadian won
the Super EnduroCross qualifier. In-
terestingly, he received a strong chal-
lenge by Beta's Max Gerston who is
riding with a broken sternum and ribs
from a high-speed get-off. The Arizo-
nan was on standby-and-see-mode in
Denver but put down some fast laps
in in all his races—running as high as
sixth place in the main.
Destry Abbott showed off some
great looking Scott Motorsports
Breast Cancer Awareness goggles
in support of his wife, Charlotte,
who has been fighting cancer along-
side her husband for over the past
year. The entire Abbott crew was on
hand in Denver to support the event
and family.
The first three EnduroCross events
have featured live webcasts on You-
Tube and Facebook. You can watch
the entire night show from either
of the first rounds at www.enduro-
cross.com.
Ty Tremaine
finished out the
night on the
podium for the first
time this season.
