him when he got around me,
and he was just sending it and
riding so good. I just latched on
and went straight to the front.
We made up a little ground on
Johnny that last lap and I was
trying to get around Toth just in
case we got up to Johnny. Hats
off to Toth for that overall. That's
awesome."
Baylor spent most of the
day hanging out in the top five,
although he did lead a few times.
At the finish, Baylor just missed
the podium with a fourth overall.
"If there was an award for
most people passed, I definitely
got that," said Baylor. "I was
making mistake after mistake
and just trying to break away, but
it was really tough. When you
were riding your lines, you were
good, but as soon as we got in
that group of guys just mixing it
up, it was tough. Just trying to
make a pass and trying to stick
it on the inside and hit those
deep spots. Just made a lot of
stupid mistakes. But then I came
across a waterhole, and they had
some logs laid in it, and I couldn't
see what was under there, but
a log jumped up and went right
in between my fork and my tire
and locked the bike up. It cost
me a lot of time. Then, somehow,
I caught back up. All the guys
were stuck in a ditch except
Johnny. From there, everybody
was going for it. So, the last lap
and a half was good. I would
have liked that extra lap. I'm one
of the guys that likes to get mov
-
ing there at the end. I just felt
like I finally found my own there
about halfway through that last
lap and just nailed my marks and
did what I needed to. I don't like
having to push off the start. I like
three hours."
Ricky Russell had his share of
problems. After claiming his sec
-
ond holeshot of the three races
held so far this season, he ended
IN THE
P38
WIND
Angus Riordon (35) gets off the line at the start of the XC2 race.
