OFF-ROAD
AMSOIL GRAND NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY SERIES
ROUND 8 / JUNE 10, 2018
SENECA HIGHLAND / ALPINE, NY
P76
bending his rear brake rotor with
two laps to go.
"When Kailub and I passed
Ryan after the start, I told myself
I was either going to stay with
him or kill myself trying," said
Bollinger. "He wore me out at
one point but I was able to stay
with him. After I bent my rotor,
I didn't really think I could stay
with Kailub, let alone keep Thad
a great start en route to the
runner-up finish—a career-best
for the JCR Honda rider. When
Russell passed holeshotter Ryan
Sipes heading into the woods for
the first time, Bollinger latched
onto the FMF KTM factory rid-
er's rear fender and followed him
through. From there, Bollinger
kept Russell in sight for the
remainder of the race, despite
than I was, just because the
track doesn't allow it, but I want-
ed to just throw it out there and
ride my pace and if Thad caught
me in the end, then I would
deal with it then," said Russell.
"Trevor rode a good race and
he was right on me, but I didn't
make any mistakes and every-
thing just came together."
Bollinger capitalized on
A runner-up
finish for Trevor
Bollinger
marked a
career best for
the young rider.
