Cycle News Staff | November 6, 2016
Boise EnduroCross: Colton Haaker Wins Again: With just one round left in the 2016 AMA EnduroCross Championship, Colton Haaker extended his points lead to 14 over Cody Webb after taking the win at the Boise EnduroCross in Nampa, Idaho, November 5. It’s Haaker’s fifth win of the year.
Boise EnduroCross: Colton Haaker Wins Again
Haaker was fast all night, winning his Heat race, the evening Hot Lap and eventually the Main event, though he struggled in the wood pit in every race, which almost cost him the victory.
Webb, Haaker’s closest rival in the championship and last round’s winner in Washington, suffered a couple of hard get-offs in the main but was still able to put pressure on Haaker late in the race, despite riding much of the race with bent handlebars, suffered in one of his crashes.
Haaker, on the Rockstar Husqvarna, took the checkers just 5.6 seconds ahead of FMF/KTM’s Webb, who was in 12th place after the first lap.
Third place went to Beta’s Kyle Redmond. He got off to a fast start and actually found himself in the lead when Haaker got hung up in the wood pile. Redmond held the point position until the sixth lap when Haacker got back around him, then gave up second to Webb a lap later. Redmond lost sight of the two leaders but still hung on to third for a spot on the podium, finishing about 48 seconds behind Webb.
South Carolina’s Trystan Hart had a great showing, riding his Husqvarna all the way up from 13th after the first lap to place fourth at the end of the race.
KTM rider Cory Graffunder rounded out the top five after passing Husqvarna’s Mike Brown late in the race.
Ty Tremaine (KTM), Ty Cullins (Beta), Geoff Aaron (GG) and Noah Kepple (KTM) completed the top 10.
Former EnduroCross champ Taddy Blazusiak had another tough night, pulling out of the race after crashing while running eighth. He ran as high as third on the third lap.
Canada’s Shelby Turner (KTM) claimed her sixth win of the year in the Women’s Main. Melissa Harten took second after leading into the final lap. Tarah Geiger (Honda) finished third.
2016 AMA EnduroCross Series
Ford Idaho Center
Nampa, Idaho
RESULTS: November 5, 2016
- Colton Haaker (Hus)
- Cody Webb (KTM)
- Kyle Redmond (Beta)
- Trystan Hart (Hus)
- Cory Graffunder (KTM)
- Mike Brown (Hus)
- Ty Tremaine (KTM)
- Ty Cullins (Beta)
- Geoff Aaron (GG)
- Noah Kepple (KTM)
- Nick Thompson (KTM)
- Cooper Abbott (Hus)
- Taddy Blazusiak (KTM)
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