RANCHO CORDOVA, California: Lachlan Turner led the first and last lap of Moto 1 of the Hangtown Classic at Prairie City SVRA to begin her 2024 and 2025 **** le defense with a victory, but for most of the 12 minutes plus one lap, it appeared Christi Cannon would stand on the top of the podium.
Turner earned the holeshot and pulled a gap on the field, but almost immediately after jumping across the finish line, she put her bike on the ground and handed the lead to Cannon.
"I just made it hard on myself," Turner told NBC Sports after the moto. "I got the holeshot, then led and fell over and had to work my way up. I really worked for that one, so it means a lot."
Turner regained her flow and tracked down the top three. She was in second by the completion of Lap 3, but Cannon had a solid lead.
Cannon rode flawlessly for most of the moto until a mistake on the final lap caused her to lose the backend of her bike. Turner zipped by and beat the field to the finish line by two seconds.
Turner earned the holeshot and pulled a gap on the field, but almost immediately after jumping across the finish line, she put her bike on the ground and handed the lead to Cannon.
"I just made it hard on myself," Turner told NBC Sports after the moto. "I got the holeshot, then led and fell over and had to work my way up. I really worked for that one, so it means a lot."
Turner regained her flow and tracked down the top three. She was in second by the completion of Lap 3, but Cannon had a solid lead.
Cannon rode flawlessly for most of the moto until a mistake on the final lap caused her to lose the backend of her bike. Turner zipped by and beat the field to the finish line by two seconds.
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