few tests with Coastal Racing
GasGas' Thad Duvall adding a
test win, as well.
Girroir won three tests,
Barbosa won two, and Duvall
topped one, giving Girroir Satur
-
day's win by two seconds ahead
of the consistent DeLong, with
Barbosa in third, three seconds
back. Barbosa also was the top-
finishing Pro 2 rider on Saturday.
Coastal Racing GasGas' Thad
Duvall was fourth after winning
test five, with Phoenix Honda
Racing's Cody Barnes rounding
out the top five and finishing
second in the Pro 2 division.
On Sunday, Girroir edged
DeLong by five seconds, with
Barbosa again finishing third
on the day and first in the Pro 2
class.
Girroir claimed the overall win,
with DeLong a mere five sec
-
onds behind in second overall;
however, FXR GasGas' Layne
Michael kicked off the day with
a big win in test one and then
again in test three. A few too-
many tip-overs cost Michael a
top spot, as Girroir came out
on top with Delong, Barbosa,
Barbosa's Phoenix Honda team
-
mate Cody Barnes and Duvall
just behind.
"It wasn't easy," said Girroir of
his win. "Everyone was ripping
this weekend. Thad showed a
lot of speed, obviously. And Old
Diesel Craig over here never hit
the ground once. I was just was
laying on the ground a lot. Those
are costly mistakes. But it was a
good weekend. It was just a nail-
biter, really, both days all week
-
end. It was good, close racing."
Consistency paid off for De-
Long, including a win in test five
on Sunday, earning him second
overall.
"Five seconds doesn't seem
like a lot of time, but it actually
is," said DeLong of the differ
-
ence between him and Girroir on
Sunday. "I'm happy to be giv-
ing Johnny a run for his money
which is better than I've done in
the past. So, I feel like we're get
-
ting faster, which is good."
Barbosa was third overall
for the weekend and first in the
Pro 2 division, breaking Barnes'
streak of Pro2 wins, which went
back nearly two years.
"I'm just getting comfortable
with the bike after a few weeks
testing my suspension," said
Barbosa who had his best week
-
end to date. "Yesterday was a
really good day. Yesterday I had
a pretty good test to start the
day. Today was a completely
new day because they changed
a lot of things on the enduro
side, so it was like a short race
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Cody Barnes was
fourth overall but saw
his Pro 2 win streak
come to an end.
