Stuff was crazy. All of us were
just weaving, taking different
lines. Josh [Toth] went through
a ditch, and I launched it and
crashed into the back of him, so
that set me back to seventh or
so. I was a little frustrated, but I
just kind of forgot about it, and I
knew it was going to be a long,
super tiring race. So I just kept a
steady pace. I just slowly worked
my way through the pack until I
got into first."
Perhaps trying too much to
repeat the holeshot he got at the
opening round two weeks be-
OFF-ROAD
GRAND NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY SERIES PRESENTED BY SPECIALIZED
ROUND 2 / MARCH 7, 2021
HOG WALLER / PAL ATKA, FLORIDA
P80
(Left) Runner-up Josh Strang put
his experience to good use on the
physically demanding Wild Boar track.
(Below) Jordan Ashburn (3) finished
out the grueling race on the podium.