ROUND 3 / MAY 15, 2022
PARK HILLS, MISSOURI
P82
OFF-ROAD I AMA NATIONAL ENDURO SERIES
ribbon, and I saw a puddle, but it
didn't look that deep, but my bike
sank up to the seat. So, I couldn't
get out. Luckily, a lady jumped off
her bike and pulled up my bike
to get me out. So, that killed me;
I lost anywhere between 45 to a
minute, roughly. After that, I just
tried to put my head down."
Despite struggling in the first
two tests, Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna's Trevor Bollinger still
managed a sixth overall finish.
"I'm a GNCC guy, so I'm used
to just following the trail and I got
turned around a few times and
lost too much time in the begin-
ning," said Bollinger. "After that,
I think I had a good third, fourth,
fifth test. Just kind of an off day.
I was pretty timid today, and I
wasn't real comfortable. You've
got to take what you can get on
days like this."
Beta USA's Evan Smith came
in 34 seconds behind Bollinger
for seventh.
"It was pretty scary today, hon-
estly," said Smith. "It was really
fast and a lot of hidden rocks and
roots. Obviously, it was easy to
go down. Unfortunately, a couple
guys did. I just tried to keep it on
two and not ride above my head
and didn't fall down all day.
NE Pro 2 class winner Steel
City Men's Clinic's Ben Nelko
(Honda) claimed his third class
win in a row, finishing a full
minute, 13 seconds ahead of
second in class.
Beta USA's Jonathan Johnson
was second in class and ninth
overall ahead of his brother,
Magna1 Motorsports Husqvar-
na's Brody Johnson, who was
10th overall and third in the NE
Pro 2 division.
Ben Nelko was the Pro 2
winner in eighth overall.
