[This race] didn't go very smooth
for me at all. A little mishap—I
ran over some ribbon in test
one and lost my rear brakes.
I was kind of overriding and
pushed the corner. A big branch
caught my throttle and threw me
down. test two or three, I broke
my shifter off, like, first mile.
It was just stuck in third gear,
and I think it honestly helped
me. I was just frustrated and
mad the whole time, thinking I
was behind. I was just hammer
down and just trying to roll all
the tight spots. Trying to keep
my momentum up and keep the
rpms up—not smoke the clutch
by the end of the test, hopefully.
I ended up winning that test.
Overall, good riding and just a
few mishaps here and there."
FMF KTM Factory Racing's
Jonathan Girroir captured sec
-
ond overall. He opened the day
with a win in test one. The next
four tests saw him in the runner-
up spot. The day concluded with
Girroir taking third through the
sixth section. He was excited
about putting it on the box for
the fourth time in 2024.
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's
Trevor Bollinger claimed third
overall. The Georgia-based rider
took second through the first
test, before taking fifth in test
two. He then collected a trio of
third-place results before wrap
-
ping up the day with a fourth-
place result in the final test.
"I went home and did some
different stuff on the bike," Bol-
linger said. "I went back to the
fundamentals, and it seems to be
helping a lot. It feels good to put it
on the box here, and my goal is to
try to keep it on the box the rest of
the year. I enjoy riding these things
and have a lot of fun at them. It
was easy to make a mistake out
there today. I was trying to be ag
-
gressive, but you had to be patient
coming into the turns and stuff.
I didn't hit the ground, but maybe
two or three times. Kept it solid.
Nothing too crazy."
Entering this round, KTM's
Grant Davis was the NE Pro2
points leader. Unfortunately, a
WIND
IN THE
P50
Nathaniel "Bubz" Tasha
was the NE Pro2-class
winner in sixth overall.
