"The National Enduros are
always rough on the body,
smashing off the trees when you
don't know what's coming, so
I'm happy to come away un-
scathed, though just a little beat
up," said Kelley. "I'm just happy
and excited to be back racing. I
enjoyed it and that's what I was
trying to do, have some fun and
do the best I could."
Grant Baylor returned to the
series on an FXR-backed Gas-
Gas and finished eighth, while
AmPro Yamaha's Mike Witkowski
made a rare National Enduro ap-
pearance and finished ninth.
Five-time National Enduro
Champion Russell Bobbitt made
me a little better rider. Keep me
really crisp and get that sprint
speed. I felt good all day."
Bollinger struggled early but
won a test and finished second
in another.
"I started off a little slow and
then kind of found my groove
there in the middle," said Bol-
linger. "I was making mistakes
and still I won that test and got
second in the other one, so I
tried to smooth out a little bit and
I don't know if I just took it too
easy or whatever. It was good
progress from last year."
FMF/KTM's Ben Kelley was
smooth but just a little off his
normal pace.
right behind him.
"I started slow, and it took me
two tests to make a few changes
back to what I ended the year
with. I did that, and then I started
to kind of get in the mix," said
DeLong. "As the day went on, I
felt better and better. Happy how
it ended, but a little disappointed
how it started."
Despite having an issue with
his rear brakes in the first test,
Duvall look solid en route to fifth.
"I'm just excited to be back
in the National Enduros," said
Duvall. "I had a lot of fun. I enjoy
getting a little sketchy between
some tight trees. It's fun. I feel
like the National Enduros make
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Josh Toth filled
out the podium,
finishing just
four seconds
behind Lafferty.
