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My goggles got dirty and as I
reached to pull them off I got in
a nasty swap and went over the
bars. I'll take a top five, I'm just
happy to get out of here healthy."
AA rider Dylan MacRitchie
grabbed his best national finish
with an eighth overall. Mac-
Ritchie also won the Rekluse Ex-
pert AA division over ninth-place
finisher Nate Ferderer. Ferderer
held a substantial lead over
MacRitchie going into the final
test, but MacRitchie was able to
make up the difference and win
the AA class by eight seconds
over Ferderer.
"I felt like I was playing catch up
all day," said MacRitchie. "That
last test was similar to what I ride
in Vermont and I was able to make
up the distance and catch Nate."
RPM/Maxxis/KTM's Drew Hig-
gins rounded out the top 10.
After spending over a year
rehabbing a wrist injury, Rock-
star Energy Husqvarna's Andrew
DeLong returned to action and
secured an 11th-place finish.
FMF/KTM's Kacy Martinez
wrapped up the Women's A/B
class championship with a win in
Missouri over Jamie Wells and
Sarah Baldwin. Martinez won all
six tests and took the win by 12
minutes and 37 seconds.
"I think this event was more like
what I ride at home than the rest
of the Enduros I've ridden this
year," said Martinez. "I felt really
comfortable out there and I'm
excited to wrap up the title here."
Shan Moore
OVERALL
1. Steward Baylor (KTM)
2. Russell Bobbitt (KTM)
3. Josh Strang (Hus)
4. Grant Baylor (Yam)
5. Cory Buttrick (KTM)
6. Nick Fahringer (Hus)
7. Ryder Lafferty (Hus)
8. Dylan MacRitchie (KTM)
9. Nathan Ferderer (Yam)
10. Drew Higgins (KTM)
Grant Baylor was fast
early on but lost the
magic in the second
half. He settled for
fourth overall.
