On The Pegs March 2020 - Volume 5 - Issue 3 | Page 47

On The Pegs
VOL. 5 ISSUE 3 - MARCH 2020
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6-2-6-3-2 in the five tests. His worst two scores (two
sixths) came in the Cross Test.
“I usually struggle in the Cross Tests, they’re just
different. I think it’s a European-type thing, but I
think going to Six Days last year helped me,” said
Ricky Russell, who switched to Coastal Racing
Husqvarna during the off-season. “I normally don’t
do the sprint races and when I do I tend to over-ride
the tests and struggle a bit. I’m on a new bike and
I’m gradually getting used to it, so I’m hoping for
good things this year. I’m pretty stoked about today
because I’ve never done well at these things.”
Strang rounded out Saturday’s top three, about 4.5
seconds behind Ricky Russell, while Layne Michael,
Coastal Racing Husqvarna’s Craig DeLong, Tely En-
ergy Racing KTM’s Liam Draper and Team Babbitt’s
Online/Monster Energy/Kawasaki Team Green’s
Jordan Ashburn finished out the top seven.
On Sunday, Kailub showed he meant business by
winning the opening test by nearly eight seconds
over Ricky Russell. Draper turned in one of his best
performances of the weekend for third.
For the rest of the day, Strang, Michael and Ricky
Russell battled over second, while Kailub dominated
out front.
In the final test, with the race well in hand, Kailub
finished second to a hard-charging Michael, who
grabbed his second test win of the weekend.
Kailub, of course, took the overall, with Ricky Rus-
sell edging Michael by 5.3 seconds for the runner-up
slot.
Ricky was a last-minute entry and, in fact, debated
about even racing at all as late as Friday afternoon.