ing into the final round.
"The first three laps I was a
little tight and was just trying to
loosen up and feel more com-
fortable," Flynn said. "Going into
the last
lap, I thought, 'Let's win
or die trying.' I learned where I
could carry momentum through
the sections instead of stopping,
and that made all the differ
-
ence."
Lewis, who finished
second,
said, "All five of us were within
a second of each other for the
first three laps. It was crazy.
Quinn would be in first, I'd be
in first, James would be in first,
and then we'd all be in last. I was
hootin' and hollerin' out there;
it was that fun. I just made too
many small mistakes, clipping
trees and wrecking in the single-
track. If I had taken my time and
just picked a better line, I would
have been fine."
Wentzel finished on the po
-
dium, but he left the race know-
ing he'd been in contention to
win.
"I enjoyed the technicality,
but I think it could've been a little
harder," he admitted. "We were
in a train until halfway through
the last lap. I got caught behind
a lapper for maybe 15 seconds,
and that was it, the others were
gone. I was in the lead a lot and
felt like I had pretty good com
-
mand over most of the race.
Just one little slip-up
cost me.
I'm a little bummed, but happy to
be on the podium."
Behind them, Miller fought to
salvage a fifth-place finish after
mechanical issues late in the
race.
In the A class, Makana Barger
took the win on his Champion
Brick KTM after an early crash in
the rock pit left him chasing the
leaders. "I pulled a good start
and was leading," he said. "I was
having fun, then decided to flip
my bike upside down in the first
rock pit. About the top eight
riders got past me. I just kept
ticking off riders and tried not to
push too hard too early.
Tucker Miller finished second
despite a broken shifter on the
third lap that forced him to ride
the rest of the race in second
gear.
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Daniel Lewis was a close second.
