April 2021 - Volume 6 - Issue 4 On the Pegs - April 2021, Volume 6 Issue 4 | Page 55

“ I got off to a bad start and then maybe five miles in , I just caught a root off-camber ,” said Grant . “ When that root caught my front tire , it just sent my shoulder straight into the bottom of the root ball of the cedar tree . The spikes and everything just went straight into my shoulder . I wasn ’ t able to really hold on there the first two laps . I was really struggling to hold on and I couldn ’ t stand up . But after about the third lap it started to loosen up just a little bit and I started to come back through the pack a little bit . I made a few passes late race and ended up with a fourth place , so I ’ m happy with it .”
Coastal Racing GasGas Johnny Girroir continued his winning streak in the XC2 PRO class , finding himself in a battle with AmPro Yamaha ' s Mike Witkowski for the class lead .
Unfortunately for Witkowski , a small mistake would cost him the class podium , and Girroir was able to make a pass in the last two laps . Craig DeLong was also able to capitalize on the mistake as well , and moved into second place in the XC2 class , finishing behind Girroir ' s in eighth place overall . Phoenix Honda Racing ' s Cody Barnes was on his game for this race , moving up to take the final podium position in
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