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win, however, it was not enough
to surpass Girroir for the two-day
combined overall win.
"Saturday, honestly I just
struggled with the conditions,"
said Michael. "I kind of got better
as the day went on and the track
dried up, but when it was wet
and slick, I was really struggling.
Today it was dry, and Johnny and
I were going back and forth all
day. I had a costly mistake in the
first enduro test, had a crash and
for sure lost quite a bit of time.
So, that one is eating at me a
little bit. But other than that, we
came down to the last test."
Meanwhile, Josh Toth had a
weekend to forget. A slip in the
first turn of the very first test set
the tone for the Connecticut
rider's weekend, and he eventu-
ally finished fifth overall after a
crash-filled two days.
"I started off the weekend
with a crash in the first turn and
it didn't get much better," said
Toth. "I just couldn't find my flow
this weekend. Had an issue with
my brakes and lost a ton of time
yesterday. So, that really set
me back. Definitely a bummer
weekend."
In all, Girroir won five of the
12 tests, while Michael won four.
Phoenix Honda Racing's Cody
Barnes accounted for two wins,
with Toth taking another.
Tely Energy KTM's Liam
Draper was third overall for the
weekend, beating out Barnes by
0.2 seconds.
"It was close," said Draper. "I
had some good tests and some
little mistakes in the enduro in the
second one, but it was a good
weekend. I was happy with my
riding."
Barnes won the Pro 2 class,
taking the win ahead of RPM
Racing's Gus Riordan after a
tight battle all weekend. Barnes
was spectacular in two tests, top-
ping even the Pro riders in each.
In all, he had seven test wins in
the Pro 2 class, while Riordan
accounted for the remaining five.
Barnes ended up fourth overall
for the weekend and wrapped
up the Pro 2 title with his perfor-
mance.
"Saturday was really slick
and I kind of rode a little bit too
cautious in those opening tests,
especially the enduro test," said
Barnes. "I had no crashes on the
Cody Barnes won the Pro
2 class in third overall
and clinched the class
championship.
