feeling the traction and was slid-
ing all over the place in the roots.
It was more just the roots. You
couldn't see them. But Craig just
killed us so much on those first
two tests. He was on it. He came
in prepared and was on it for that
slick stuff. From there, I knew I
needed to put my head down.
I was probably fifth after three
tests and I was able to win I one
test. I was right there for two. I
gained a lot of time and moved
into second. Going into the last
test, me, Josh and Ryder were
eight seconds apart between
three of us. I knew I just needed
to ride like I did the last few. I
thought I blew it. I had a huge,
huge moment, but I somehow
didn't crash, but I hit my head on
the bars and there was sweat all
over my goggles. I had to throw
the goggles, but I was able to get
to the finish."
Another strong contender for
the title is Lafferty, who was a bit
disappointed in his third-place
finish.
"I'm kind of over these thirds
and seconds and stuff like that,"
said Lafferty. "I felt like I fought
hard for it all day. I had some
sketchy moments and a couple
little get-offs, but all in all, I feel
WIND
IN THE
P52
Ricky Russell
(pictured) edged out
Ryder Lafferty for
second overall.
Thorn Devlin topped the NE
Pro 2 class in seventh overall.
