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"This past weekend, I rode the
Hammer Run dual sport down
in South Jersey, and that's fun.
It was 80 miles of single track.
I got to ride with my dad, my
brother, and the friends I grew
up riding with. So that was prob
-
ably the most fun I've had all
year riding my dirt bike. During
the season, it's not really fun.
There are little things that are
enjoyable that you're like, 'that
was fun,' but for the most part,
it's business. We're there for a
reason, and that's to go fast and
push yourself."
DeLong is one of those
people who is never satisfied
with how he rode. Even when he
lands on the podium, DeLong
talks up the negatives and ev
-
erything he feels he did wrong.
"Yeah, I feel like that's a nega-
tive, but I know after the race,
until I'm driving home, I really
think back and can actually
comprehend and kind of go
through the race. Until I get out
of there and load up and get on
the road, everything kind of hap
-
pens quickly. That's probably
not a negative, but it's probably
more bad timing, I would say.
Not even that it's bad timing. It's
just kind of early, so it's probably
just bad timing," said DeLong.
"I've got to get home to get my
girlfriend to work on Monday.
That's just kind of how I am. On
the inside, I guess I don't show
a lot of emotion. It's more like
You might recognize the name.
Craig DeLong is the younger
brother of long-time GNCC racer
and former National Enduro
Champion Andrew DeLong.
