OFF-ROAD
KENDA AMA NATIONAL ENDURO SERIES
ROUND 1 / FEBRUARY 2, 2020
SERMA GROUNDS / SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA
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many times, but kind of towards
the end, I backed it down and
smoothed it out a little bit and I
just brought it on home."
Second in the NE Pro2 class
was Beta USA's Cody Barnes
with an 11th overall finish, while
KTM-mounted Zack Hayes fin-
ished 12th overall and third in the
NE Pro2 class.
In the Women's Elite class,
Enduro Engineering/ Mepmx/
Fly/Grizzly Peak/Traveler's Rest
Speedway KTM's Mackenzie
Tricker was tops after winning
four of the five tests.
"I was a little rusty to start off
and I tightened up in the first test
because it was really cold, but I
the Tulsa round to bring his two-
stroke home in ninth.
"I was off to a good start, just
trying to remember how to duck
trees at high speeds and read
trails," said Devlin. "It was a solid
start, but I have lot to build on. I
need to keep moving forward and
we'll get there."
Rounding out the top 10 overall
and winning the NE Pro2 class
was Toyota/Kenda tires/XC gear-
backed Jonathan Johnson, who
was racing in only his second
National Enduro.
"It went really good and I was
just feeling good and trying to
ride smart," said Johnson. "I
laid on the ground a little too
thing new and kind of fun. It's a
little more laid back and I enjoy
it. It's tight, definitely tight, and
I've got to find that happy medium
between going too fast and over-
riding and going just fast enough
to be actually hitting your lines
and smooth. Smoother is faster.
Really just learning."
Andrew Delong, who won
the AMA National Enduro title
in 2014, put his Phoenix Honda
Racing Honda into seventh, with
Gnarly Routes KTM's Russell
Bobbitt about a minute back for
eighth.
Beta USA-backed Thorn Devlin
returned from last season's
disappointing shoulder injury at
Husqvarna made its return
to the AMA National Enduro
Series with team riders
Thad Duvall (pictured) and
Trevor Bollinger. Duvall just
missed the podium.
