ROUND 12 / OCTOBER 22, 2023
IRONMAN RACEWAY / CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA
OFF-ROAD I PROGRESSIVE GRAND NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY SERIES
P80
by the second lap. After the pit
stop, I struggled to hold the pace
necessary and dropped back
over the last couple of laps. I
fought until the end, finished
with sixth place on the day, and
third overall in the standings.
The track here was super-fast,
with lots of big holes, and the
lead pack was in a freight train
today! I'm happy to head into
the break now and come back
stronger next year."
Ashburn finished in seventh
Energy Kawasaki's Grant Baylor
did as expected and turned it on
during the final stages to secure
fourth after starting just outside
the top 10.
Russell ended his day in fifth.
Ben Kelley followed in sixth
for the day. "Today was a big
step in the right direction," said
Kelley. "This was the most com
-
fortable I have felt on my bike all
season long, and it showed, as
I had the speed to make it from
the midfield and to the front
together. I started pushing after
the pit stop and found myself
in a podium position. Then I fol-
lowed Strang for a lap, and then
Stew got in there. Me and Stew
went back and forth a couple of
times. It was good, hard rac-
ing and a fast track. Just hard
to make up ground. Everyone
was close. It was a good day of
racing and a good way to end
the year on the box. I'm already
looking forward to next year."
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Angus Riordan topped the XC2 Pro class.
