Mackenzie Tricker took advantage of the weekend from her off-road duties to catch up on a little motocross - and came away with the overall win.
The professional women of the Onsia Sound Art Women’s Motocross Championship (WMX) made their way to Lakewood, Colorado where they kick started the weekend for Round 3 of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship.
It was another stacked field of entries led by current champion Kylie Fasnacht, Shelby Rolen, Eve Brodeur and a guest appearance by former WMX champion, Mackenzie Tricker, who had the weekend off from her regular GNCC and Full Gas Sprint Enduro duties.
In Moto One, Fasnacht took over right where she left off at Hangtown. She immediately bolted to the front of the pack, collecting another Lucas Oil Holeshot Award and led the first moto from start to finish. It wasn’t a complete run-away, though, as both Rolen and Brodeur kept applying pressure and eventually Fasnacht slid out, allowing the gap to close between the top three riders.
“In the first moto, I came out of the gate super good and grabbed the holeshot. From there I just started riding my own race until I slid out in a turn,” explained Fasnacht. “I was able to keep my bike running, jumped back on and definitely had some pressure from Shelby [Rolen] and Eve [Brodeur]. I just started over and pushed forward – all these girls have upped their game, so I have to be on my game all the time.”
Rolen and Brodeur continued to fight for that second spot until Brodeur bobbled and Tricker slipped past to take the third spot. “I started in about 5th place,” said Brodeur. “Then I managed to make my way up to third and got into second when Shelby [Rolen] made a mistake. A couple laps later Shelby passed me back and I made a mistake, and Mackenzie [Tricker] passed me and I fell back to fourth where I stayed to finish the first moto.”
Rolen was on her game and the high altitude didn’t appear to be an issue for her as she kept pushing hard to take the second spot. “I was running in second the first couple laps until I hit a hole and I honestly have no idea how I even pulled it back, but I did and then my battle with Eve [Brodeur] began,” explained Rolen. “I went down about a half a lap later and Eve got around, then I could hear Mackenzie [Tricker] right on me as well. I managed to get back around Eve and then to my surprise I saw Kylie [Fasnacht] down and that really put a pep in my step. I wasn’t able to get Kylie but I was happy to get second in that moto.”
Moto One top ten finishers were Fasnacht, Rolen, Tricker, Brodeur, Brown, Peters, Polencheck, Daughtrey, Killebrew and Netelkos.
The women lined up for the second moto and Fasnacht was once again first to cross the holeshot line. This time Tricker had a much better start and soon took over second place, holding that spot and keeping Fasnacht honest. On lap five Fasnacht went down in a corner and couldn’t get her bike started – Tricker was then in the lead. “I made some quick passes and worked my way into second, then rode a fast pace to keep the pressure on Kylie [Fasnacht],” said Tricker. “Then she made a mistake and I was able to capitalize on it. My family was here from Australia so it was pretty neat to take the overall win with them here.”
Rolen, who had been battling Brodeur and Samantha Peters for the third spot, now found herself in second after Fasnacht went down, but it wasn’t easy for her to get there. “I was just trying to ride my race and not make mistakes, but I missed my line in a corner and Eve got around me. I wasn’t going to settle for being off the podium so I started my charge when she had a little tip over and made my life way easier,” continued Rolen. “A few laps later I see Kylie trying to start her bike, and somehow in all the craziness I was back in second. I started playing it a little too safe and almost let Eve catch me on the last lap, but I’m happy with the pair of second place finishes.”
Event Results:
1. Mackenzie Tricker (KTM) 3-1
2. Shelby Rolen (KAW) 2-2
3. Kylie Fasnacht (KAW) 1-4
4. Eve Brodeur (KTM) 4-3
5. Samantha Peters (KTM) 6-5
6. Marissa Polencheck (KTM) 7-6
7. Amanda Brown (HON) 5-8
8. Carrie Killebrew (HSQ) 9-7
9. Jaymie Hajewski (SUZ) 11-9
10. Eden Netelkos (KAW) 10-11
Series Points Standings:
1. Kylie Fasnacht (276)
2. Eve Broduer (213)
3. Shelby Rolen (194)
4. Amanda Brown (171)
5. Jamie Astudillo (166)
6. Mackenzie Tricker (124)
7. Carrie Killebrew (113)
8. Brandy Richards (108)
9. Marissa Polencheck (96)
10. Hannah Hodges (94)