On The Pegs 120
test ) by 1.5 seconds ahead of Michael , with Ashburn in third . Russell slid out in a dry turn and ended the test in sixth . “ The first cross test I washed out ,” said Russell . “ I washed out and I just kind of lost my rhythm there for a minute and then I got back into it . I kind of minimized the damage .”
Barbosa , a former European Junior World Enduro Champion , was using the Harleywood race as a warm up for the upcoming World Enduro Series , which kicks off as stand-alone events this coming weekend at Hawkstone Park in Great Britain .
Pro 2 riders owned the Cross test on Monday , as Girroir would win it on the second run , while Barbosa returned to take another win on the final pass .
Michael and Russell remained locked in a battle for the overall as they traded wins in tests two and four . Heading into the sixth and final test , Russell led Michael by less than 0.2-second for the overall win .
Obviously upset at how the weekend had gone so far , Russell posted an amazing final test to claim the overall win by 6.8 seconds ahead of Michael .
“ I ride better when I ’ m pissed off ,” said Russell . “ A lot of people get mad and get frustrated and it works the opposite way , but if you piss me off I ’ m going to lay the hammer down . I was frustrated with how the day was going and how well Layne was riding . I felt like I was riding good . I ride with him all the time so I know where I stack up against him . He was definitely head and shoulders better than he ’ s ever been this weekend . I was frustrated and wanted to lay it all out there .”
Michael was disappointed at missing out on another overall win by such a small margin , but pleased with his performance .
“ Today was back and forth ,” said Michael . “ He went down in the first test and I was able to kind of get a four-second buffer , then that was wiped away . The second test he beat me by six . Then I think the next two tests we were pretty much dead even . We went in that last Cross test , I think he still had maybe a second and a half , something , and I got it down to two tenths . Going into that last test , I just wanted to go out and ride how I have been . It ’ s been a really good weekend for me . I went out and I thought I rode a perfect test , but I think his was a little more perfect . But it was good , all in all . I ’ m just a little frustrated with kind of giving up that much time .”
Girroir was third overall once again , although this time he was being pushed hard by Barbosa in fourth . Barbosa ended the day with two outright test wins , while Girroir finished with one . However , Girroir was a bit more consistent and