what it was the day before. So, a
lot of progress today."
Ninth overall went to Pro2
rider Brenden Poling (Kawasaki).
Jason Tino totally dominated
the Pro-Am division, winning all
12 tests, which was also good
enough for 10th overall.
Tyler Braniff was also top Ama-
teur rider.
FMF/KTM's Brandy Richard
topped the Pro Women's Cham-
pionship. Like Dalton, Richards
was at the event to prepare
for the ISDE in Italy, and even
competed on eco tires, which
didn't stop her from taking eight
test wins.
Energy Husqvarna rider, who will
be representing the country on
the U.S. Junior Trophy Team in
Italy, got faster on the unfamiliar
terrain as the weekend pro-
gressed.
"We picked up a lot of time,"
said Walton, who finished eighth
overall. "Just getting through all
those trees and the tight stuff.
It just felt like it got tighter the
faster I went going through those
trees. I started feeling a lot bet-
ter today, more like myself and
riding just more comfortable out
there. Hitting my marks and mak-
ing little mistakes, but those little
mistakes weren't even close to
all day," said Ansley. "To ulti-
mately lose second-place points
today by a half second, and then
ultimately lose second place in
the championship by half a sec-
ond, it sucks. The way it went
down, I'm a little bit bitter about
it. Honestly, I'm going to take
the energy and just put it into
focusing on that never happen-
ing again."
Always consistent, Evan Smith
put his Max Sports/FXR-back
Husqvarna into seventh overall
and fourth in the Pro2 class.
Austin Walton made the trip
from Nevada to get some sprint-
racing experience. The Rockstar
OFF-ROAD
KENDA US SPRINT ENDURO CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 6 / JULY 17-18, 2021
WASSELL WORKS / WESTERNPORT, MARYL AND
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Ben Nelko was runner-up in the Pro 2 class.
