Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
Issue link: https://magazine.cyclenews.com/i/1502241
my suspension to get a more- plush feel and I kind of missed the mark and it was super soft in the front, so it was sketchy all over the place. I stopped and had the guys stiffen up the fork and it was better and I could ride smooth and I was able to pick through the pack and got a comfortable lead and just held it there." Though he led much of the race, Ashburn was happy to fin - ish second. "Man, it was brutal," said Ash- burn. "I was coming in confident since I won it last year and I felt really comfortable all day, but I just had some little issues in Howard's Hole. It seemed like every lap something happened, I'd get behind a lapper and they would crash. I was losing time over there every time but I felt really good on the other side. I just felt like we could do what we could do and then Ben got out front and he was charging hard and I tried to reel him in but sec - ond is where we ended up today and I'm happy." Girroir matched his second- best finish with a third, his best being a win at round six. "It was gnarly," said Girroir. "I was riding with Ben and I kind of let him go by then I got stuck behind a lapper in Howard's Hole and lost touch and kind of found myself in my own race. I saw Jordan on the last lap couldn't catch him, but it was a good day." Steward Baylor came fourth, although he was a bit frustrated with his decision to make the tire change halfway into the race, which cost him enough time to possibly win the event. "It was up and down," said Steward. "We had a little frustra - tion in the pits," talking about the tire change. "It was a good day for points and we are back in the points lead and I'll take what we can and be ready after the sum- mer break." Leaving Snowshoe, Steward is tied with DeLong for the points lead at 178 points each. Babbitt's Online Monster Energy Kawasaki's Grant Baylor finished fifth, while Draper was sixth overall and first in the XC2 250 Pro division. "I'm stoked," said Draper. "I'm happy to win this race. I'm pretty stocked to have the white plate, I've never been this high this early in the year." Barbosa came seventh and second in the XC2 250 Pro divi - sion, followed by RPM Angus Riordan in eighth and third in the XC2 250 Pro class. Trail Jesters Racing KTM's Craig Davis turned in a stellar ride to finish ninth, while Phoenix Honda Racing's Cody Barnes rounded out the top 10. AmPro Yamaha's Rachael Archer claimed her sixth win of the season with a dominant win in the WXC class, ahead of Over and Out KTM's Rachel Gutish and Raines Racing Yamaha's Prestin Raines in third. Thorn Devlin (GasGas) took the win in the FMF XC3 125 Pro-Am class with Zach Hayes (KTM) and Jayce Knopp (Husqvarna) in second and third. Shan Moore OVERALL RESULTS 1. Ben Kelley (KTM) 2. Jordan Ashburn (Hus) 3. Johnny Girroir (KTM) 4. Steward Baylor (KTM) 5. Grant Baylor (Kaw) 6. Liam Draper (Yam) 7. Ruy Barbosa (Hon) 8. Angus Riordan (KTM) 9. Grant Davis (KTM) 10. Cody Barnes (Hon) WIND IN THE P34 Rachael Archer took her AmPro Yamaha to her sixth win of the season in the WXC class.