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I've felt really sharp, so I felt
good coming into this weekend,"
said Toth. "I was super excited
to come to this race, and I came
out swinging in the first test.
Once I saw that I won that first
one and saw where everybody
was it gave me a confidence
boost for the rest of the week-
end."
Russell won the first Cross
test in Sunday's mud as well as
the first Enduro test, however,
Toth gained nearly 10 seconds
on Russell in the second Enduro
test, which pretty much sealed
the deal for Toth.
"Today, in the mud, it was
tricky being the first rider out,"
said Toth after Sunday's racing.
"There was a ton of standing
water and there were no lines,
so I was kind of breaking the
course in. But other than the first
two tests, I felt really good on
Sunday."
Because of Russell's win in
the first Cross test on Sunday,
he took home the $100 "spoiler"
award for keeping Toth from
sweeping all six Cross tests, for
which Toth would have won a
$1200 "bounty" if he had com-
pleted the feat.
Russell came out of retire-
ment to compete in the race, and
admitted it took a while to get the
hang of things.
"It's tough to get back into it
when you're not in the groove,"
said Russell. "I was hoping for a
little bit more, but I can't hope for
too much. Josh rode really well.
So did Liam. I was just kind of off
touch a little bit all day."
Tely Energy Racing KTM's
Liam Draper was sitting second
after Saturday's event but settled
for third overall after Russell
picked up the pace.
"I felt really good on Saturday,"
said Draper. "The Cross test,
I felt I was on it all weekend.
The Enduro test really hurt me,
though. That's where Kailub
caught me; I would beat him in
the Cross test and then he would
kill me in the Enduro test."
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's
Craig DeLong turned in an
Cody Barnes won
the 250cc class.
