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the bike about two weeks ago,
so it's 12 weeks off and then two
weeks of riding. I felt good and
had fun. It's good to get back
racing, that's for sure. Just happy
to get the first one out of the way
and test the shoulder. All was
good. I had one good crash on it
in the last test and it all feels okay.
Just looking forward to keeping it
going for the rest of the season."
Local hero, Russell Bobbitt,
rode his Gnarly Routes 300
KTM to fifth, which wasn't bad
for someone who has spent the
past two years concentrating on
adventure rides.
"It was such a good Chero-
the greatest. Just struggled a little
bit with the bike, just the front-end
kind of felt a little twitchy. Then
we put on a different front tire.
We went to the new Washougal
3, and it really helped out a lot.
From there on out, it felt like I was
pretty solid, and I had some good
times. Kind of battled my way
back up to make up some ground
on Grant. So, I felt good."
FMF/KTM's Ben Kelley, who
underwent shoulder surgery after
winning the opening round of the
series, finished fourth.
"Overall it was a good day,"
said Kelley. "I'm overcoming a
shoulder injury, and I just got on
to the bike about mid-race and it
seemed to benefit and make the
bike better. There towards the
end of the race I started to im-
prove my times a little bit. I actu-
ally ended up winning the last test
by a good chunk, but it wasn't
enough to get the job done. Just
need to keep it consistent. We're
only two rounds into this thing, so
keep it consistent and keep it on
the box. That's all we can do."
Ryder Lafferty turned a lot of
heads by putting his XC Gear/En-
duro Engineering Husqvarna into
third overall.
"It was pretty good," said Laf-
ferty. "It started out; I didn't feel
