VOLUME 58 ISSUE 34 AUGUST 24, 2021 P35
It was only about a foot or two
across to go onto this riverbank. I
tried to take a wheelie into it, and
it just dropped off waist deep. Just
murky water, so you really couldn't
tell how deep it was going to be
and unfortunately it got me."
Craig DeLong seems to be
getting his enduro legs under him.
The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna
rider was in the battle for first
place with Kelley and Baylor head-
ing into the final test but came
up just short and had to settle for
third.
It was kind of a bit of a nail-biter
there at the end," said DeLong.
"We weren't sure how it turned
out at the finish. I knew we were
going to be on the podium, but we
were in the hunt for the win."
DeLong's Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna teammate Trevor Bol-
linger had another stellar day,
finishing fourth.
"I felt good in the first couple
tests, but I had a few crashes the
last three tests," said Bollinger. "It
just sucks I had those crashes. I
feel like I could have been on the
podium or even been in the fight
to win the thing. But we're in the
right direction. We've just got to
clean up a few things."
Coastal Racing GasGas' Ricky
Russell parleyed a consistent ride
into a top-five finish, finishing fifth
in four of the six tests.
It seems that Jesse Ansley can
have a bad day and still win the
NE Pro 2 class. The Trail Jesters
Racing KTM rider now has six-
straight Pro 2 wins and was a solid
sixth in Ohio.
(Above) Steward Baylor was second overall but still leads the
championship by a comfortable margin over Josh Toth, who
ended 10th overall after drowning out his bike in a creek.
(Below) Jesse Ansley topped the Pro2 class.
