On The Pegs August - 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 8 | Page 95

On The Pegs
Vol. 4 Issue 8 - August 2019
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duro wins and one Cross win, while Strang
won the Cross test twice and was second for
the day. Russell beat Strang by 14 seconds for
Sunday’s win, which combined for a 20-sec-
ond overall win.
Third overall went to Duvall, who finished off
the weekend with a win in the final test (En-
duro test).
Jordan Ashburn had a solid weekend and
was third in the first three tests on Saturday.
Having signed with the Babbitt’s Monster
Energy Kawasaki team during the off-season,
Ashburn is starting to look comfortable now
on the new bike.
“I got off to a good start, but I seemed to
struggle on the Enduro test,” said Ashburn.
“The test got rougher on Sunday and I still
struggled.”
Ashburn made up for his struggles in the
Enduro test with some fast times in the Cross
test and finished off the weekend in fourth
overall.
Rounding out the top five was Layne Mi-
chael. The Husqvarna-back North Carolina
rider was fifth for the day on Saturday but got
stronger when the track dried a bit on Sunday
and was fourth overall for the day.
Sixth overall was Tely Energy Racing KTM’s
Grant Baylor. Like Michael, Baylor got stronger
on Sunday, as well.
Seventh overall and first in the Pro2 division
was Evan Smith. The Husqvarna/Max Motor-
sports/FXR rider dominated the Enduro test
but took a back seat to Pro motocrosser Ben
Nelko in the Cross test.