big bike, so I wasn't sure where
I was going to line up with these
guys. I rode solid and just had
one crash all weekend, so I'm
stoked with how I finished."
DeLong wound up with
second on Saturday and fourth
overall for the weekend.
"Saturday was good; the track
was smooth, and anybody can
go fast when it's smooth; I just
have to figure out these second
days and kind of keep the same
speed," said DeLong. "It's just
something I'm going to have to
do. Usually, at a GNCC, the track
is rough, and you just attack it
and ride it differently. I just need
to figure these out."
Fifth overall and second in the
Pro 2 class went to Husqvarna
rider Jason Tino in his first-ever
ride in the Pro 2 division.
"The weekend went really
good," said Tino. "I got off to a
little bit of a slow start on Satur
-
day, but I started to find my flow
by the end of the day. On Sunday,
we brought the intensity and just
kept it rolling throughout the day."
In his first race in the Pro 1
division, Phoenix Honda Racing's
Cody Barnes took a sixth overall
and fourth in the Pro 1 class.
"Things were decent; I learned
a lot with the bike, with the sus
-
pension and stuff," said Barnes.
"I just struggled with that and
then got better as the weekend
progressed."
Enduro Engineering rider Josh
Toth struggled to come to terms
with the new Honda he was rid
-
ing after spending all last year
on a GasGas and finished up the
weekend in seventh overall.
Former series champ Layne
Michael (KTM) was not pleased
with his eighth overall finish.
"I just struggled with setup
all weekend," said Michael. "No
excuses, but it was rough. I was
getting beat by kids I didn't even
know. Rough weekend for me,
and I've got two weeks to get it
turned around."
Husqvarna riders Toby Cleve
-
land and Dominick Morse rounded
out the top 10, with Morse finish-
ing fifth overall on Saturday and
10th on Sunday, while Cleveland
went 8-8 for the weekend.
Babbitt's Off-Road Kawasaki's
JoJo Cunningham went 11-11
for 11th overall and first in the
Pro-Am class.
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Angus Riordan was
second overall and the Pro
2-class winner.
