On The Pegs April 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 4 | Page 48

On The Pegs
day. Didn’t stall it. Just kind of rode real
smooth and was able to read the trail.”
Smith started strong by finishing sec-
ond in the first two tests, but ninth-fast-
est in test three put the Georgia rider in
a hole and he could never quite catch
back up.
“I was five or six seconds down on
Russ going into the last test, but I ended
up burying my bike in a mud hole,” said
Smith. “There’s no telling how long it
took, but it took me a while to get it out.
Then I still only lost to him by ten sec-
onds for the day.”
JDP Suspension/RideOnMoto KTM’s
Tegan Temple was top-finishing NE Pro2
rider, finishing fourth overall while tak-
ing the win in the NE Pro2 class.
“I thought I could win the class, but I
didn’t expect to get fourth overall,” said
Temple. “It’s pretty exciting.”
Meanwhile, fifth overall and second in
NE Pro2 went to Tely Energy KTM’s Liam
Draper. Beta USA’s Cody Barnes was
sixth overall and third in the NE Pro2
division.
Tely Energy Racing KTM’s Grant Bay-
lor, who win the Alligator Enduro two
years ago, was seventh overall in his re-
turn from a shoulder injury. Grant spent
one hour on the bike before starting the
race, and admitted afterward that he
didn’t have the upper body strength to
compete properly.
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