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impressive ride for fourth, with especially fast times in the En- duro test. "I felt good in the Enduro test," said DeLong. "I need to work on my grass track skills. This was my first time using DOT tires and I struggled a bit. I struggled early on yesterday just trying to figure it out, the first two tests, then I finally got the hang of it. The enduro test was like a National Enduro so I really enjoyed it. A little tighter, more like remember your lines, remember your marks. I like that stuff because I can remember that stuff kind of pretty well. So, that was fun." Despite having an up and down weekend, Phoenix Honda Racing's Cody Barnes won the Pro 2 class with a fifth-overall finish. He too was struggling with the DOT tires. "I had a couple dumb crashes on day one in the cross test; kind of frustrated," said Barnes. "It wasn't where I wanted to be with the comparison to other guys' times. I need to do some home- work on riding with these tires and just getting more comfort- able so that we have the best result in Six Days." RPM Racing KTM's Dante Oliveira, who races on the West Coast, was a bit out of his ele- ment in the eastern woods, but still came away with sixth overall. Top Pro-Am rider was Jason Tino in seventh overall. Forbes Racing KTM's Cole Forbes won the 250 A division and finished eighth overall. After getting off to a rough start on Saturday, Cade Henderson (KTM) put together a strong ride on Sunday to finish ninth overall and second in the Pro-Am class. RPM Racing KTM's Mateo Oliveira rounded out the top 10. KTM/FXR's Brandy Richards topped the Women's Pro division, winning seven of the 12 tests. "My first day was really good; the Cross test was sweet," said Richards. "The Enduro test, I kind of struggled a little bit, but just kind of stayed up and consis- tent. I won every Cross test yes- terday and then today obviously it rained this morning, so it was super muddy and I was just get- ting used to it. I don't get to ride mud like this, so my first Cross test and Enduro test were sweet. I loved it. Then it just progres- sively got worse. It got slicker. It got gnarlier." Trail Jesters Racing KTM's Ko- rie Steede won the remaining five tests for second, while Bonanza Plumbing KTM's Rachel Gutish only raced the second day due to a prior commitment, and finished third. With the Sprint Enduro World Championship and ISDE training camp now run, American com- petitors are looking forward to representing the USA this year's ISDE in Le Puy en Velay, France, from August 29 through Septem- ber 3. Shan Moore OVERALL 1. Josh Toth (KTM) 2. Kailub Russell (KTM) 3. Liam Draper (KTM) 4. Craig DeLong (Hus) 5. Cody Barnes (Hon) 6. Dante Oliveira (KTM) 7. Jason Tino (KTM) 8. Cole Forbes (KTM) 9. Cade Henderson (KTM) 10. Mateo Oliveira (KTM) IN THE WIND P34 Brandy Richards topped the Women's class.