and it was working out. I ended
up on my head and Johnny went
by. I got him back in Howard's
Hole and then had a pretty big
one and ended up on my head.
After that, the bike was all
twisted up, ripped apart."
Ashburn was running strong
in second on the first lap and
eventually landed in fourth. "I've
ridden every one of these, and
this one was certainly unique,"
said Ashburn. "I've never seen it
couple of mistakes and I ended
up on my head a few times,"
said Steward. "It was just a bad
call on my part on settings. This
track was not a normal Snow
-
shoe. It was extremely high-
speed with very
little technical-
ity, so I think I should have stuck
with
just normal settings. I felt
really good in the lead, and I was
trying to play that dust game
and keep a little bit of dust
between me and the other guys,
freaking hanging on for dear
life. I knew if I could just keep
Johnny behind me in some
of this slower technical stuff
where there's more one line, I'd
be good and then just bust him
out here in the open stuff. But I
made a little mistake, not having
rear brakes I kind of missed the
track and went off the hill."
Steward finished third, after
leading the first part of the race.
"We had a good day going, just a
ROUND 9 / JUNE 23, 2024
SNOWSHOE MOUNTAIN RESORT / SNOWSHOE, WEST VIRGINIA
OFF-ROAD I PROGRESSIVE GRAND NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY SERIES, PRESENTED BY SPECIALIZED
P80
Grant Davis was the XC2
250 Pro-class winner.
