five, I knew Josh and I were tied
going into that, and I think within
a second the test before that.
He, Evan [Smith], and I were all
right there within a second, and I
knew I had to put my head down.
In test five, I lost both front
and rear brakes and gave up
some time there. About halfway
through the test, I was trying to
pump them up, and that test had
some twisty tight sections in it,
so I was bulldogging through a
few trees. Test six, I knew I just
had to put my head down and
ride without mistakes. [Howev
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er], I ended up on my head about
a mile from the finish. I mean,
just a few small mistakes, but
I've always liked this place."
Max Motorsports' Evan Smith,
aboard his Husqvarna, captured
third place. He tallied four NE
Pro1 third-place test results and
a pair of fourth-place finishes.
"I'm super happy with the day,"
Smith said. "Historically, this
has never really been my place.
I didn't grow up on rocks, so I
always kind of struggle here.
Today was awesome. I think
test two or three, I fell and got
stuck between the bike and a
tree. That took me a little while,
and then I kept it relatively clean
until the last test. I fell twice in
the last mile, and the handguard
locked up the brake. I probably
spent 30 seconds dillydallying.
I thought Trevor [Bollinger] was
going to get me there, so I was
super bummed but was happy to
hold on to it in the end."
Notching his sixth consecu
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tive NE Pro2 podium finish this
year, FMF KTM Factory Racing
Team Landers rider Grant Davis
captured the NE Pro2 win. Never
finishing worse than fourth in
the six tests, he ended the day
more than a minute ahead of
second-place finisher Jason
Tino on his Husqvarna.
Had it not been for his 11th
place finish in test one due to
two crashes, Tino might have
clinched the NE Pro2 win at his
first National Enduro of the year.
The New Jersey native dominated
the rest of the day, grabbing three
test wins in his class in addition to
a second and third place.
Red Bear Racing's Will Sieven
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made life difficult
for Toth en route
to second overall.
Grant Davis won the Pro2
division in fifth overall.
