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to come out of the situation
unscathed and with a relatively
straight motorcycle.
"I guess I was just trying too
hard, but about a mile into the
test I was going a little too fast to
make the good line on the exit
out of the creek bed and where
I had to turn there was a great
big mud pit and I had to pick
the bike up out of the mud and
go back and take the good line.
Then I took a wrong trail and I
dropped off the top of a cave,
which was about a 10-foot drop.
At the last second I just clutched
it and threw the bike away and I
slid down a big rock. Luckily, the
bike wasn't destroyed and I was
able to finish."
Once he got going again,
Buttrick was still able to finish an
impressive fifth overall.
After factoring in his penalty
for accidentally missing part of
the course, Steward Baylor was
awarded sixth overall, just ahead
of AirGroup Racing's Nick Fah-
ringer in seventh.
In the Rekluse Expert AA
class, Dylan MacRitchie finished
the race with more than one
minute over fellow KTM rider
Thorn Devlin to take the win,
while Husqvarna-mounted Jake
Froman finished third.
Sarah Baldwin put her Husqvar-
na on top of the box in the Wom-
en's A/B class, despite fighting
off the effects of heat exhaustion
during the race. Meanwhile, Kacy
Martinez reclaimed the lead in the
Women's A/B championship with
a solid second place finish in her
first race back from a wrist injury.
Ashlee Applegate was third on a
KTM. CN
1. Thad DuVall (Hus)
2. Russell Bobbitt (KTM)
3. Josh Strang (Hus)
4. Jesse Groemm (KTM)
5. Cory Buttrick (KTM)
6. Steward Baylor Jr. (KTM)
7. Nick Fahringer (Hus)
8. Grant Baylor (Yam)
9. Drew Higgins (KTM)
10. Broc Hepler (Gas)
CANARD, HONDA
PART COMPANY
I
t's official: Trey Canard is leaving Honda and is
heading to a new team. Canard, who spent his
entire professional career so far riding red, starting
with the GEICO Honda Team, will move on in 2017.
Honda thanked Canard for his efforts with this
release issued last week:
American Honda Motor Corp., Inc. extends
its sincere appreciation to Trey Canard, who has
dedicated his entire professional career thus far to
the Honda brand. Through high points and chal-
lenging periods, Canard's commitment to racing
and his fans has never wavered, and it has been a
pleasure having him and mechanic Brent Presnell
in the Honda family for the past 10 years. Everyone
at Honda wishes them all the best in their future
endeavors.
Rumors have it that Canard will be Ryan Dung-
ey's new teammate on the Red Bull KTM Team. CN
Honda also gave tribute to Canard with this video.
Trey Canard
is leaving
the factory
Honda HRC
Team.
