On The Pegs August 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 8 | Page 51

On The Pegs
KELLEY
ey scored his first ever test win at
snake and also a first-ever runner-
into this race I was excited and felt
d do really well here in the rocks,”
y. “Throughout the day I felt good.
top three finishes and stuff and I
wanted to win a test today. Really
get it done in the final test.
e I was riding pretty good all day,
bit of arm pump in the first few
lly was able to get rid of that and
a bit smoother. I felt like I rode re-
l day.
e crash where a tree caught me
me down, but other than that just
bles here and there in the ruts but
azy.
few rounds I haven’t had good re-
felt like I rode well. Everyone else
oing faster and they just beat me
p. It feels really good to come into
track really suited me well with
n. Definitely the rocks and roots,
ain we got yesterday was nice and
ff I like to ride. I thought the track
ome. A little slippery, but I love
ditions.
eally good to get back on the box.
a booster, but got to just keep a
and keep doing what I’m doing.
eally suited, but going to work
ry to do good again at the next
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DeLong was third fastest in the
test three and managed to edge his
brother, Craig DeLong, out for fifth
place overall by just six seconds.
“Today was the closest I’ve been
to being competitive in a long
time and I feel like I’m coming
back around to my old form,’ said
DeLong. “It was good to be racing
with my brother, it made for a fun
day.”
Craig DeLong’s sixth marked the
Coastal Racing Husqvarna rider’s
best finish in a national enduro.
Craig had a good first test, which
he said set the tone for the day,
although he struggled in the third
test, losing 20 second to his broth-
er.
Cory Buttrick snapped a brake
line in the second test of the day,
but still managed to finish seventh.
The KR4 Husqvarna rider edged
SRT Racing’s Evan Smith by just six
seconds for the position.
Ninth went to Beta USA’s Mike
Witkowski, while AA rider KTM-
mounted Jesse Ansley rounded out
the top 10.
After six rounds, Toth and Steward
Baylor sit atop the series standings
with `123 points each. Meanwhile,
Ben Kelley moved ahead of Grant
Baylor by one point to take over
third in the standings, 92 points to
91. Buttrick rounds out the top five
with 77 points.
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