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recent convert from GNCC com-
petition, finished up in sixth, but
fully admitted that he is still get-
ting used to the enduro format.
"I had a couple of tip-overs but
nothing major," said Strang. "I
had goggle issues all day, I think
a lot of people did, but I lost my
goggles every test and that's
frustrating. Some tests I felt
good and some tests I felt really
bad, and I'm not too happy with
that last test; I lost quite a bit of
time, so we'll keep working."
Beta USA's Cory Buttrick
turned in a solid performance
for seventh. The Ohio rider fell
in test one, but made up for it
with some good times later in
the day.
"I felt like we finished the day
pretty well, unfortunately I had a
fall in the first test and got off on
the wrong foot," said Buttrick. In
the second test, the Ohio rider
snagged his gear shift lever on a
tree and bent it back behind his
footpeg and had to ride the en-
tire 10-mile test in second gear.
"Unfortunately test two was a
long one, and it was a very fast
test, so running it in second gear
(Below)Aussie Josh Strang is still
adapting to the national enduro
format and had an up and down
day to finish sixth.
