ENDUROCROSS
AMA ENDUROCROSS SERIES
ROUND 3 / SEPTEMBER 30, 2017
WESTERN EVENTS CENTER / DENVER, COLORADO
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cation race win. This race seeds
the top riders into the entertain-
ing Bracket Races—head-to-
head one-lap sprint races as
well as lines them up for gate
picks into the main. The two
would, not surprisingly, meet up
in the Bracket Race final. Here,
Haaker's speed wasn't to be
denied and the champ put down
a heater to stay in front for the
win after beating Webb to the
first turn.
When the gate dropped for
the main event, Redmond took
the holeshot for the second
week in a row with Webb, Tre-
maine and Haaker tightly in tow.
damage was limited.
Third place in Denver went to
a new podium finisher for 2017,
as Maxxis RPM KTM rider Ty
Tremaine put in his best ride in
of the season to stay out front
(and off the ground) to finish on
the box.
Despite a valiant effort on
Haaker's part, the night be-
longed to Webb from the begin-
ning. Since the new 2017 format
throws the top racers on the
track to battle three times, there
was plenty of speed to see.
First, Webb looked fastest in
practices and took the Super
EnduroCross (pro class) qualifi-
in making it to Denver toting one
Popeye arm. It wasn't until Friday
morning before his flight that
he felt well enough to compete.
Finally able to see some re-
sults from an updated antibiotic
regimen, Haaker jumped on
the plane and hoped for the
best. The best for Haaker was a
strong second-place finish and
a bracket race win that scraped
a valuable championship point
from the pot.
Haaker charged to close
some gaps and put down fast
lap times throughout night. In the
end, it wasn't enough to topple
a clearly on-form Webb. But the
A few days earlier,
Haaker wasn't
even sure he was
going to race due
to an issue with
his elbow, but
he did race and
finished second.
