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slickest terrain I've ever ridden,
but I was able to ride that fine
line between being on the edge
and going fast and that allowed
me to build up a big lead begin-
ning with Friday. It was a really
good three days for me, and I
think I only hit the ground one
time all weekend."
Buttrick didn't top any of the
tests but his fast and consistent
riding netted him second overall.
"It was pretty gnarly out there
but I just kept plugging along,"
said Buttrick. "I didn't really have
any nasty falls or give up any big
amount of time in any section,
so that paid off for sure. There
were a lot of times out there that
you didn't feel like you were go-
ing very fast, but you just had to
keep your feet on the pegs and
keep moving forward."
Despite a big crash on Friday
that cost him a bunch of time,
Toth still finished an impres-
sive third overall. "I was having
a good day on Friday but then
I had a pretty nasty crash and I
lost about a minute trying to get
going again, but I was able to
turn in a good ride on Saturday
and make most of that ground
Cory Buttrick was
runner-up after posting
fast and consistent
times all three days.
Nick Fahringer got on
the podium in third.
up. I rode on a Club team last
year and I felt like this event was
a good way for our guys to get
the practice we need to do well
in France this year."
Jacob Rowland led all Letter
Of Intent (LOI) riders over the
weekend, with Anson Malo-
ney, Dillon Shephard, Trent
Whisenant, Van McCarren and
John Maier completing the
top six. They all qualified for
club teams that will compete in
France later this year. CN
OVERALL
1. Thad Duvall (Hus)
2. Cory Buttrick (KTM)
3. Josh Toth (Yam)
4. Russell Bobbitt (KTM)
5. Josh Strang (Hus)
6. Grant Baylor (Hus)
7. Layne Michael (Hus)
8. Jordan Ashburn (Bet)
9. Taylor Robert (KTM)
10. Evan Smith (KTM)
