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The second round of the 2017 AMSOIL Arenacross season took place on
Saturday night inside Van Andel Arena. After a dominant opening round
one week ago TiLUBE/Jack Link’s/TUF Racing Honda’s Jace Owen was
the rider to beat yet again, remaining undefeated in 2017 with his second straight sweep of the 250AX Class Main Events. In the Eastern Regional AX Lites Class, Motosport/Quick Roofing/Super Charged Energy KTM rider and championship leader Heath Harrison raced to his second consecutive win.
Prior to the 250AX Main Events, the Rocky Mountain ATV/MC Head 2
Head Challenge appeared to serve as a precursor to the action that would unfold in the battle for the win as Owen and Team Babbitt’s/Monster Energy/AMSOIL Kawasaki, presented by AP Design rider Gavin Faith,
the defending AMSOIL Arenacross Champion, squared off for the second consecutive weekend. This time Faith emerged triumphant, earning a pair of championship bonus points.
The first Main Event saw Team Babbitt’s/Monster Energy/AMSOIL Kawasaki’s Jacob Hayes secure the holeshot over Owen and Rockstar Energy/OTSFF/Yamaha, in association with Cycle Trader and Rock River’s Chris Blose. Faith put himself in the mix as well, but went down in the second turn and dropped outside the top 10.
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“I FEEL LIKE THAT’S THE KIND OF RIDE THAT WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME THAT’S THE KIND OF MISTAKE THAT LOSES THEM”