about how he performed.
"After Grant won the first test, I
won test two," said Kelley. "From
there, I just kept clicking them
off. I kind of found my flow and
was riding good. I had energy.
I was just going fast, flowing
around the corners and kind of
hitting my marks. It was nice. It
was probably the best I've ever
felt at an enduro, besides Sumter
in 2019."
Grant was pleased with his
fast start, which he's not usually
known for, and although he won
the Dragon Back Enduro last
year, he was still happy to get
a good chunk of points at this
year's round knowing that it's a
long season and a lot of things
can happen.
"We've had good luck here in
the past in Virginia," said Grant.
"I had some good confidence
going into today, but I had a
rough week leading up and hurt
my back. Just came out first test,
tried to just run it smooth and
come through in a strong finish
there and ended up winning it.
I kind of surprised myself with
that. Then after that, I felt like I
was going better and better as
the day went on, but my results
weren't really showing it. I was
kind of just staying right there,
second place, third place all
day. I just didn't have any flashes
of brilliance today. Kind of just
smooth and steady day for me."
Coastal Racing GasGas' Ryder
Lafferty continues to impress
and added a third-overall finish
to go with his runner-up finish
at the opener in Sumter, South
Carolina.
"I started off kind of slow but
then made some changes to the
bike," said Lafferty. "I didn't think
it was going to be this dry, hard-
pack, but we changed some stuff
to the bike and got better. Stew
[Baylor] was creeping up on me.
Toth was, too. I was like, I can't
let Stew beat me. I had to wick it
up there at the end. I had a good
gap the last three and just kind of
brought it on home."
FMF/KTM's Josh Toth had a
bad second test when he clipped
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