Cory Graffunder celebrates his second podium of the year at the Boise EnduroCross with a third-place finish. Photo: Drew Ruiz
 True to form, Cory (115) and Kyle (7) ran much of the main event near each other. Photo: Drew Ruiz
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Corona, CA - October 29, 2012 - One of the toughest AMA EnduroCross tracks of the year spelled good results for factory Husqvarna racers Cory Graffunder and Kyle Redmond. Both racers landed in the top-five, with Graffunder claiming a podium position with a third-place at round seven of the series.
“It feels great to be back up on the podium,” Graffunder said. “We had some great battles going on throughout the main. I got around Geoff Aaron for third, then I was battling with Colton Haaker, and Kyle was right there for a lot of the main. There was always pressure but I’m pretty stoked that I held everyone off and got on the podium.”
Both Graffunder and Redmond were able to call upon their trials skills to tackle the technical course, which most riders found very difficult to attack. Patience and razor-sharp skill along with the prowess of the FMF/Stillwell Performance TXC310 allowed them to put in consistent laps throughout the main event.
“It was one of the hardest tracks we’ve had,” Redmond commented, “which was good for me and Cory. We were running third and fourth for a lot of the main, but I gave fourth-place away on the last lap. I was pretty bummed about that. I got stuck in the rocks and lost like five seconds and Soule got by me. I almost got him back; it was a really close finish but I had to settle for fifth.”
Redmond and Graffunder will be back in action in three weeks for the eighth and final round of the AMA EnduroCross series in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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