Phoenix Honda Racing's Ruy
Barbosa, who won the previous
round, led the XC2 250 Pro class
from the start and held on to win
the class in addition to a career-
best fourth overall finish. The
Phoenix Honda rider leads the
XC2 250 Pro point standings by
12 over RPM KTM's Angus Rior
-
dan, who was 10th on the day.
"This kind of track is not my
favorite," said Barbosa. "It's more
wide open, but I had a decent
start and passed (Liam) Draper
and (Mike) Witkowski. I pushed
all race and passed some XC1
riders on the first lap," said Bar
-
bosa. "I'm really comfortable with
the bike, it was a perfect day for
me."
Eighteen seconds behind
Barbosa came Magna1 Racing
Husqvarna's Jordan Ashburn with
a fifth-place finish. Meanwhile,
Babbitt's Online Monster Energy
Kawasaki's Josh Strang was
sixth.
Trail Jesters Racing KTM's Ma
-
son Semmens claimed his best
finish to date with a second place
in the XC2 250 Pro class and sev-
enth overall. Phoenix Honda Rac-
ing's Cody Barnes came eighth,
36 seconds behind Semmens.
Coastal Racing GasGas' Ryder
Lafferty and Riordan rounded out
the top 10.
Toby Cleveland (Husqvarna)
claimed his fourth win in five
races in the FMF XC3 125 Pro-
Am class, defeating GasGas-
mounted Jahk Walker by nearly
four minutes. Zack Hayes (KTM)
was third.
AmPro Yamaha's Rachael
Archer grabbed her third win in
a row in the WXC class, beating
Over and Out GasGas' Rachel
Gutish by nearly a minute. Trail
Jesters Racing KTM's Korie
Steede finished third.
Archer now leads Gutish by 23
points, 140 to 117, in the WXC
standings, with Steede another
two points back.
CN
OVERALL
1. Grant Baylor (Kaw)
2. Craig DeLong (Hus)
3. Ben Kelley (KTM)
4. Ruy Barbosa (Hon)
5. Jordan Ashburn (Hus)
6. Josh Strang (Kaw)
7. Mason Semmens (KTM)
8. Cody Barnes (Hon)
9. Ryder Lafferty (GG)
10. Angus Riordan (KTM)
WIND
IN THE
P46
Ruy Barbosa was the
top XC2 250 Pro finisher
in fourth overall.
Rachael Archer nabbed
her third win in a row in the
Women's Pro category.
