On The Pegs August - 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 8 | Page 83

On The Pegs
Vol. 4 Issue 8 - August 2019
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“I enjoyed the race,” said Young. “I found it challenging. I was a little bit tired
at the end but just tried to keep the wheels turning and keep flowing and just
make no mistakes.”
Fahringer kept a solid pace to finish second, although Stapleton gained on the
Sherco rider and was just over five minutes behind at the finish.
“Wade blew us all away,” said Fahringer. “He had a good ride. I had a reason-
able ride. I had a few problems, but I’m happy with second.”
Like Young, Stapleton was making his first attempt at Tough Like RORR and
was pleased with third.
Fahringer took home $2600 for second, while Stapleton won $1500 for third.
Quinn Wentzel (Hsq) turned in a gutsy performance to finish fourth. The
former Pro Trials rider broke both his brake pedal and his shift lever on lap one
and had to hold on for life on some of the near-vertical downhills.
“I caught up to Nick in a gnarly rock section and next thing I know, my rear
brake pedal is busted off,” said Wentzel. “Also, my shifter was busted off all the
way down to a nub. So, I was missing shifts and I could barely stop, so I really
had to take it really easy on any downhill sections there were. As I was going
slow, taking it easy, I got passed by fourth place. Me and him battled for a while.
Ultimately, I wasn’t able to catch back up because I just was too timid about
going down hills and not being able to stop. Overall, I felt pretty good. It was a
good race.”
Thirty-seven-year-old Stephen Edmondson ran third after the start, but, like
Fahringer, dropped back when he took a wrong turn. Edmondson used his ex-
perience to work his way up into fifth when it started to rain on the last lap.
KTM-mounted Ed Emery finished sixth, eight minutes behind Edmondson,
while Tennessee extreme specialist Josh Rooken-Smith was seventh.
Jason Gilleland (Hsq) edged local ace Jarrett Mohn (KTM) for eighth, while
Adam Hartnagel rounded out the top 10 on a KTM. n
RESULTS
1. Wade Young (Shr)
2. Nick Fahringer (Shr)
3. Jake Stapleton (KTM)
4. Quinn Wentzel (Hsq)
5. Stephen Edmondson (KTM)
6. Ed Emery (KTM)
7. Josh Rooken-Smith (KTM)
8. Jason Gilleland (Hsq)
9. Jarrett Mohn (KTM)
10. Adam Hartnagel (KTM)