Knox continued setting the pace in the front as she approached timing and scoring, but Osburn made the pass to secure the lead just as they checked in. Osburn elected to pit on the second lap, allowing for McCormick and Traci Pickens to get by. The three continued swapping positions through the mid-way point of the race.

After getting off to a dead last start, Pickens made some quick passes to catch up to the leaders where she kept the momentum rolling as she moved into second as they maneuvered through a bottle neck. Knox began to fade back through the pack, but regained her focus at the halfway point of the race and began fighting for the podium positions.

“The track was fun, and I had a good day battling with the girls once I shook off my air pump,” said Knox. “There was a lot of traffic to go through, but all in all it was a good day.”

Osburn quickly rebounded from her pit on the second lap and caught back up to pass the leaders in one of the more technical track sections. From there, she ran her own race and continued to push herself to the checkered flag was flying.

Meanwhile, Knox worked her way back to second, while Pickens found herself caught up with a lapped rider on the last lap. Osburn would end up taking the win, followed by Knox in second and Pickens in third. McCormick and Kamren Bobb rounded out the top five.

“All in all, I had a fun, action packed day of racing,” reported Pickens. “I was just really happy that I made the podium to see Kate receive her first win trophy of the season – she was flat out hauling. Great ride Kate!”

Track conditions stayed challenging for the second day of racing, where Trail Jesters’ Mackenzie Tricker raced out to earn the WXC holeshot. Rocky Mountain ATV*MC/KR4/Husqvarna Team’s Tayla Jones stayed on the gas and moved into the lead as they entered the woods, but crashed allowing for most of the class, including Tricker and Fly Racing/Maxxis/Seat Concepts/KTM’s Becca Sheets, to get back around her.

As they approached timing and scoring for the first time, Sheets grabbed the lead with Tricker right behind her. StuxMX Graphix/Bell Powersports/Kenda Tires/Cosner Racing/Full Gas Fitness’ Brooke Cosner ran in third, with Jones making her way back to fourth.

The four leaders continued passing each other back-and-fourth, until they hit a bottle neck and spread out a little bit more. This put Jones back in the lead, with Cosner, Sheets and Tricker in tow.  Sheets regained the second place position on the third lap and attempted to catch Jones, but by the time the two-hour race was over Jones was the first to see the checkered flag. Sheets crossed the line in second, and Cosner made her first podium appearance of the year in third. Tricker finished just off the podium in fourth, and Carolina KTM’s Kendall LaFollette rounded out the top five.

“This weekend was tough both mentally and physically,” explained Jones. “A couple of big crashes put me back a bit and the track conditions were very demanding. I am happy with how I rode though the last couple of laps and stoked to get win.”

“On the last lap I just hit all the lappers, at all the wrong times and wasn't able to stay close enough to the finish,” said Sheets. “I'm still happy with the way I rode and feeling more comfortable on the KTM each round.”

“I had a great race, and I’m definitely happy with the day,” reported Cosner. “I rode well, sticking up front and getting to the lead, but fell off a little at the end and blew all the oil out of my bike – so honestly it was a good day to even finish, let alone finish on the podium!”