"Today was difficult for me,"
said Barbosa. "The race was
perfect conditions. The woods
and the cross test were really
nice. But I was really struggling.
I was really slow in the whoops.
I need to get better. It's my first
race in the season and I had a
small problem with my wrist,
so I didn't ride too much these
last three months. But I will get
better."
Bubz Tasha (KTM) finished
ninth overall and fourth in Pro 2,
while Dominik Morse (Husqvar
-
na) won the Pro-Am division in
10th
overall.
The Women's Elite class,
Trail Jesters Racing KTM's Kori
Steede split day wins with Am
-
Pro Yamaha's Rachael Archer,
with
Steede taking the overall
win by 11 seconds over Archer
at the end of the two-day event
after a 1-2 performance.
"Saturday, I had a really solid
day," said Steede. "I ended up
winning the day by 25 seconds.
But then the track started to
get a little rough on Sunday. I
made a few adjustments to my
suspension during the day, and I
ended up winning the last cross
test. Then in the enduro test,
I was feeling really good, but I
made a couple mistakes and
Rachel ended up grabbing it. But
I'm pretty pumped to start the
season like this."
Engineering/Fly Racing KTM's
Mackenzie Tricker finished third,
with Rachel Gutish and Fly Rac
-
ing/KTM's Shelby Turner round-
ing out the top five.
CN
OVERALL
1. Johnny Girroir (GG)
2. Zach Osborne (Yam)
3. Josh Toth (GG)
4. Layne Michael (GG)
5. Cody Barnes (Hon)
6. Angus Riordan (KTM)
7. Thad Duvall (GG)
8. Ruy Barbosa (Hon)
9. Bubz Tasha (KTM)
10. Dominick Morse (Hus)
ROUND 1 / JANUARY 28-29, 2023
SOUTH OF THE BORDER MX / HAMER, SOUTH CAROLINA
P64
OFF-ROAD I U.S. SPRINT ENDURO SERIES
Former Sprint Enduro Champion
Layne Michael was fourth overall.
