Toth Tops Dreamville Sprint Enduro
A
fter what he considered a
disappointing start to the
season, Josh Toth got things on
track with an impressive win at
round three of the U.S. Sprint
Enduro Series at Dreamville MX
Raceway in Raeford, North Caro-
lina, February 26-27.
Toth was second overall at the
series opener in January and
then fourth overall at round two at
South of the Border MX in South
Carolina. The FMF/KTM Fac-
tory rider stepped up his game in
round three, winning eight of the
12 tests for the weekend (five on
Saturday and three on Sunday),
finishing the two-day event with
a 35-second advantage over
runner-up finisher Cody Barnes
for the victory.
"It's been a while since I won a
sprint race," said Toth. "I was rid-
ing good this weekend, like I felt
like I should have been at the first
two rounds. It was very slippery:
dry and slick the first day, and
then wet and slick today. I laid it
down a couple times, but nothing
serious."
The race marked the second
race in a row where Barnes has
challenged the Pro riders from
the Pro 2 class and the Phoenix
Honda rider drew first blood on
Saturday, posting the fastest
overall time in test one ahead of
Toth. AmPro Yamaha's Layne Mi-
chael, who was nursing a grade
2 AC tear to his right shoulder
from a crash the previous week-
end, posted the third-fastest
time.
In test two, Toth stormed back
to take control of the race, reel-
IN
THE
WIND
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After a slow start to the
season, KTM's Josh
Toth won round three of
the U.S. Sprint Enduro
Championship in North
Carolina.
PHOTOS: SHAN MOORE
