On The Pegs October 2019 -Volume 4 - Issue 10 | Page 55

On The Pegs
Vol. 4 Issue 10 - October 2019
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up,” said Smith. “That kind of reminded
me how cautious I need to be at this
place; it kind of set the tone for the rest
of the day. The first four tests suited me
pretty well. Every one of them I came in
within ten seconds or so of the win. So,
I was able to keep it tight. Then the last
two tests were pretty rocky and gnarly.
The Baylor boys always ride that stuff re-
ally well. Going into the last one, I knew
there wasn’t a chance that I was going
to catch Stew so I just played it safe and
made sure I rode to the end and finished
it out.”
Thorn Devlin matched his best perfor-
mance of the season with a fourth overall
finish. The GasGas North America rider
got off to a fast start, finishing third in
test one, just seven seconds off the win-
ning time.
“I was just consistent all day,” said
Devlin. “I felt good and didn’t make any
mistakes until just the end there. It gets
real rocky at the end and it’s kind of hard
to stay on two wheels. We’ll just build on
another fourth and just keep working.
Hopefully we’ll get a podium soon.”
Beta USA’s Mike Witkowski rounded
out the top five with a consistent perfor-
mance that saw him finish no lower than
fifth in any of the six tests.
Finishing sixth overall and first in the
NE Pro2 class was Tely Energy Racing’s
Liam Draper, who won the first test (in his
class) in spite of breaking his rear brake
line.