sharp left turn. I just skipped the
rear tire out and went straight
into the trees. It was so dense
and thick, and I just had to hold
it wide open to plow through it,
and then break out into the other
side and turn around and come
back. Fortunately, I had enough
cushion I guess at that point, but
I was really stressing it. At that
point, I was like, throwing up in
my helmet."
With the win, Toth finished off
the season second in the series
standings behind Grant Baylor.
Coastal Racing GasGas' Ricky
Russell finished on a high note
as well, claiming his best-ever
National Enduro finish by taking
the runner-up spot after posting
the second-fastest time in the
final four tests.
"I started off a little slow; fifth in
the first test," said Russell. "Then
I was able to kind of slow it down
a little bit and was able to get a
bunch of seconds. Toth was just
on another level. He was beating
us every single test. A few of the
tests, I beat all the other guys
by a decent amount and Toth
was still beating me by a decent
amount. So, it was impressive to
see him ride like that, but I was
happy to get my best enduro
result."
DeLong started fast, finishing
second in tests one and two,
before settling into third at the
finish.
"I didn't feel like I rode that
great, but I was second in the
first couple of tests and Toth was
kind of on his own level today,"
said DeLong. "I just kind of tried
to ride the same all day. In the
second test, I was close to Josh,
but in the third test, I kind of fell
back. I struggled in the third
and fourth tests. Just needed
to ride a little more aggressive. I
was consistent and didn't hit the
ground once. But a podium, I'm
happy with that."
Thad DuVall continues to ride
himself back into "enduro shape"
and was third-fastest in three of
the six tests. The Rockstar En-
ergy Husqvarna rider finished off
the day in fourth overall, missing
the podium by 22 seconds.
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THE
WIND
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Ricky Russell came on
strong in the second
half, placing second in
the last four special tests
for second overall
Jonathan Johnson was the top Pro2 rider.
