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HAAKER TOPS CALI EX
Colto Haaker back on top in EnduroCross Series
Rockstar Husqvarna’s Colton Haaker took a dominating win at round two of the
2018 AMA EnduroCross championship at the Orange County Fairgrounds. For
the second race in a row, the seats were packed and the crowd was treated to an
exciting night of racing. Trystan Hart rode his SRT-Husqvarna to a second-place
finish after passing defending champion Cody Webb on the final lap.
FMF KTM’s Webb got the day started by narrowly beating SRT-Husqvarna’s Kyle
Redmond for the fastest hot-lap time.
Webb kept the momentum going by winning the first of the two pro class heat
races. South American, Benjamin Herrera, finished second on a Beta. Hart, Noah
Kepple, Abbott and Dustin McCarthy took the remaining direct transfers to the
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main. In the second heat race, Haaker quickly moved to the front, despite his
second row starting position, and easily held on for the win. Tremaine, Redmond,
Geoff Aaron, Ryan Wells and Wally Palmer took the other main event qualifying
spots. Webb and Haaker each earned a bonus championship point for their heat
race wins.
The top four from each of the above heat races faced off in head-to-head brack-
et races. Haaker and Webb worked through the brackets to face off for the bracket
win. Haaker won a close race to take the additional bonus point and first gate pick
for the main.
Tremaine rocketed to the holeshot on the Alta to take the lead in the main and
held that to the end of the first lap. Webb then took over the point position while
Haaker, his main rival, found himself in eleventh position after a first lap crash.
Haaker quickly sliced through the field and made his way to second by the fifth
lap and then closed in on Webb over the next five laps. Haaker made a pass on
Webb for the lead at the start of lap eleven of what ended up being a 21-lap main.
Haaker looked set to pull away but then fell in a rock corner a few laps later, allow-
ing Webb to close to his rear wheel. But Haaker was on a mission and pulled away
again for the remainder of the race to take his first win of the season.
Webb looked set for a second-place finish, but Hart snuck up on him and the
two battled wheel to wheel through the rock pile on the last lap with Webb crash-
ing and Hart continuing on to take second. Webb recovered for the final podium
spot.
Tremaine continued his strong night with a fourth-place finish, the best ever for
an electric powered motorcycle.
“I crashed on the first lap in the main, but I was still calm and worked my way to
the front. It was just one of those nights where I knew I could be patient because I
had good speed,” said Haaker.
RESULTS
1. Colton Haaker (Hsq)
2. Trystan Hart (Hsq)
3. Cody Webb (KTM)
4. Ty Tremaine (Alta)
5. Cristobal Guerrero (Yam)
6. Benjamin Herrera (Bet)
7. Geoff Aaron (GG)
8. Kyle Redmond (Hsq)
9. Cooper Abbott (KTM)
10. Ty Cullins (Bet)
11. Noah Kepple (GG)