a few tests, and I felt like I rode
well, it's just that you can't crash
at this level and expect to do well.
On Sunday, Johnny just had too
much for us. He was so good on
that slippery track."
Phoenix Honda's Cody Barnes
claimed his best finish to date
as a Pro with a third overall. On
Sunday, Barnes battled with a
rejuvenated Craig DeLong, with
Barnes beating the Rockstar
Energy Husqvarna rider by one
second for third on the day and
third overall.
"Things went pretty well for
me," said Barnes. "I rode well
in the cross test, but I was a
little behind in the enduro test,
although I was able to pick up
a few lines out there. After it
rained, the track was challeng
-
ing. I had a good first test but
then my second test was not
good at all, so me and DeLong
kind of yo-yoed back and forth.
Fortunately, I was able to get
him by a second."
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's
Craig DeLong was certainly
not happy with his riding on
Saturday, but came back a little
stronger on Sunday to finish for
another fourth overall.
"Saturday was pretty piss poor,
honestly, I was just slow," said
DeLong. "I got to get out of my
head and stop being scared to
hit the ground or crash. I just got
to pick it up and get some nerve.
I had a couple of good times
here and there, but I'm just timid;
I'm not riding like myself. I think
the short races and the time in
between, I'm still getting used to,
but it will come around. On Sun
-
day, the track was a little more
technical and I was in the game.
I just missed the podium by one
second." DeLong missed out on
beating Barnes for third again by
just under a second on Sunday.
FMF KTM Factory Racing
Team Landers' Angus Riordan
came out on top of a close
battle, topping the Pro 2 class on
both days after mixing it up with
Precision Off-Road's Dominick
Morse all weekend and finishing
fifth overall.
"It was pretty tight all weekend,"
said Riordan. "On Saturday, it was
a little closer than my liking, but I
think everyone was stressed out.
I got Dominick by three-tenths
at the end of Saturday, so it was
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Angus Riordan was the top Pro 2 rider.
