August 2020 -- Vol 4 -- Issue 8 August 2020 | Page 120

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In the WXC Women’s Pro division, BABS/Fly/
Maxiss/Yamaha’s Becca Sheets
came from way behind after getting lost on
the trail on lap to come from behind to claim
her sixth win in seven rounds, ahead of Am
Pro Yamaha’s Rachel Archer, while defending
champ Tayla Jones was third on a Rockstar
Energy Racing Husqvarna.
“I had a pretty decent start,” said Sheets. “I
was third going into the woods and kind of
towards the end of the lap, I would say the
eight-mile marker, Tayla went down on a rocky
hill. I just peeled right and MacKenzie Tricker
(MEPMX/Fly Racing/Grizzly Peak/Travelers Rest
Speedway/KTM’s) was behind me and followed
me. So, we got ahead of Tayla, and then Rachel
Gutish (Beta USA) got us somewhere and
was out front and she had turned where they
had given us a fresh bike trail, and she turned
left instead of right. I didn’t see it, because we
were in a pack of some sportsman A guys who
had caught us. So, we turned around. I was
like, this is wrong, because we’re going back
to the same track we just rode. So I think that’s
where Tayla and McKenzie got us back. When
I popped on the moto track I saw them. They
were almost finished with the moto track and
I was like, oh, no. I just kind of put my head
down and tried to ride smooth. It’s hard to
push on this track because it’s so slippery, but
I was able to catch up to McKenzie and then
Tayla eventually and get the win.”
Archer’s second, 28-seconds behind Sheets,
matched her best performance of the year.
“I was actually dead last off the start line, and
I managed to get back into sixth or seventh