The Pro 2 class was a real
dog fight and there was a lot of
back and forth between the top
three riders. A simple slip of the
front wheel in the final test cost
Barnes enough time to lose the
runner-up slot.
"Day one, I struggled with the
cross test," said Barnes. "Angus
and Ruy were going really good
out there. Just tried to learn
kind of what to do. I was able
to make up some time in the
enduro test, but Angus got me
on day one. Then was looking
good going into the final enduro
test today. I was leading. I had
like a two-second gap, or some
-
thing like that, and threw it away
like an idiot. Tucked the front
out there. So, really frustrating.
Today would have been a good
points day if I would have been
able to hang onto that, but no
one's fault but my own. We'll
take it into the last round."
After a tough day on Saturday,
Barbosa was on his game on
Sunday.
"The weekend was difficult,"
said Barbosa on Sunday. "Yes
-
terday I had two small crashes,
one in the cross test and another
one in the enduro test. So, I lost
a lot of seconds, and I finished
third. Today I woke up with a
different mentality. I rode a
little bit better, especially in the
enduro test because yesterday
I was really struggling with the
enduro test. Today my times in
the cross test were really good.
Today I get the win. Overall, I fin
-
ished third in Pro 2, which is not
the result that I want, for sure,
because I always want to win,
but today I win. So, I am happy
about that."
Top Pro-Am rider, Preci
-
sion Offroad Racing's Dominik
Morse, beat out Magna1 Racing
Husqvarna's Jason Tino to win
the class and finish fifth overall,
while Tino was sixth overall.
"I was going really fast, just
made a few mistakes. Dropped
the bike. Had a fuel line come
unplugged, but it was overall a
really good day, good weekend,"
said Morse.
Phoenix Honda Racing's Mike
Witkowski made a rare visit to
the sprint series since he was
staying nearby and wanted to
get used to the local dirt to prep
for a race next weekend.
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It was a hard battle
for the 250cc-class
win. Angus Riordan
ended up the victor in
second overall.
