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second lap, and one point for
the final lap, making a total of
eight for the day, topping the
second-place finisher by a whop-
ping 47 points.
Sunday's event was like riding
three different courses, with
the first lap being run under dry
conditions. A light rain moved in
during the second lap making
the sections slippery, but then
the rain quit on the third lap,
making the sections tricky due
to some rocks drying up and
others getting slicker from the
mud getting dragged onto them.
Despite the changing condi-
tions, Smage still managed to
go 13/16/8 on his three laps
for a total of 37, which was 40
points better than second.
"The course was tricky even
when it was dry, and I had a
crash early on the first lap,
which kind of unsettled me," said
Smage. "When it started raining,
it was like a completely different
event. Some of the rocks were
like ice and there was no trac-
tion at all. When the sections
are super technical to begin with
and then you throw in changing
Karl Davis Jr. is a regular in the
Marvel Universe Live tour, but made
an impressive return to MotoTrials
with two podium finishes.
