"This was a lot better than
round one," said Duvall. "I just
needed to be more comfortable
being uncomfortable. I went
back to Kailub Russell's place in
Florida and just learned how to
go fast. I knew the speed was
there because I've been rid
-
ing with Johnny all month and
I never really got discouraged af-
ter round one. Just kind of held
my head high and put it down
this weekend and tried to keep
Johnny as honest as I could, but
he's really fast."
Barnes filled out the final
spot on the overall podium and
topped the Pro 2 podium.
"I just had one small mistake
in the last cross test right here
before the finish, but besides
that, the weekend was pretty
solid," said Barnes. 'I didn't make
a lot of mistakes and just tried
to ride smart. The enduro test
AmPro Yamaha's Zach Osborne,
who broke his elbow earlier
in the week and had to have
surgery.
Girroir was gracious in victory
on the podium.
"These guys kept me honest,"
said Girroir. "I felt I rode well for
just not knowing how it was go
-
ing to go, but I was able to ride
smooth. Thad kept me honest
all weekend. I kind of got him
the first two tests each day, but
other than that, he was nipping
at my heels, and we were fight
-
ing for test wins, for sure. And
you always got to expect Toth
to come out and get a test win
or have a fire day. You can never
count him out, even if he was
struggling on the two-stroke a
little bit."
Duvall was pleased with the
improvements he had made
over the first round.
19.4-second lead over Duvall to
take Saturday's win, with Pro 2
rider, Phoenix Honda Racing's
Cody Barnes holding down third
overall, another 33.6 seconds
back.
Riordan sat fourth after day
one, while Engineering GasGas'
Josh Toth followed in fifth over
-
all, riding a 250cc two-stroke.
Even though Toth won one
of the enduro tests on Sunday,
Girroir still topped the day by
30 seconds over Duvall, with
Barnes in third, 15 seconds be
-
hind Duvall. Phoenix Honda Rac-
ing's Ruy Barbosa and Toth were
fourth and fifth, respectively.
In overall scoring, Girroir was
the clear winner, beating out
Duvall by 49.4 seconds, with
Barnes winning the Pro 2 divi
-
sion with a third-overall finish
another 49 seconds behind.
Missing from the event was
VOLUME ISSUE FEBRUARY , P65
(Left) Cody
Barnes was third
overall and won
the Pro 2 division.
(Right) Defending
champ Josh Toth
rode a 250cc
two-stroke and
was the only rider
other than Girroir
to win a test.
