On The Pegs VOL . 4 ISSUE 10 - OCTOBER 2020 85
of dust just with the weather . Overall it was good .”
Beta USA ’ s Thorn Devlin was the best of the second half of the top 10 , despite struggling with the dry conditions .
“ We got off to just a not-so-good start and kind of just kept it there all day ,” said Devlin . “ Just one of those days . These conditions were tough with the rocky and dry , so we just tried fighting setup all day . Other than that , we ’ re healthy .”
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna ’ s Craig DeLong won the NE Pro2 division by nearly two minutes with a seventh overall finish .
“ I didn ’ t make too many mistakes and just tried to stay on two wheels ,” said DeLong . “ It was super slick and super easy to make a mistake . The rocks were super hard packed and they were moving all over the place . The roots and the dust were crazy , so I tried to be smooth and not make any mistakes .”
Beta USA ’ s Cody Barnes won the opening test in the NE Pro 2 class , but settled for second behind DeLong and eighth overall in the final standings .
“ I just kind of struggled a bit today ,” said Barnes . “ I made some stupid mistakes on that last test and ended up second . A frustrating day for sure . Craig rode really well . Just need to do better and make less mistakes .”
Rookie Pro Vincent Smith ( KTM ) claimed ninth overall for the second race in a row , while Hunter Bush ( Yam ) grabbed his best finish ever with 10th overall .
Rachel Gutish made short work of the Women ’ s Elite class by winning all five tests . The Beta USA rider has made great strides during the past few races .
“ I would say this is the best I ’ ve ever done in an Enduro ,” said Gutish . “ I swept every single test , which I ’ ve definitely never done , and took the win . It was dusty so it was a little sketchy , but it was also rocky and the trail suited me really well . The corner ruts , you could just dive into them . I didn ’ t have to worry about the back end breaking loose or sliding . There were some small hiccups along the way , but I managed to come out on top .”
Enduro Engineering / Mepmx / Fly / Grizzly Peak / Traveler ’ s Rest Speedway / KTM ’ s Mackenzie Tricker battled back and forth with Korie Steede but in the end topped the TM rider for second .
OVERALL RESULTS 1 . Ryder Lafferty ( Hsq ) 2 . Grant Baylor ( Shr ) 3 . Steward Baylor ( Yam ) 4 . Josh Toth ( KTM ) 5 . Ben Kelley ( KTM ) 6 . Thorn Devlin ( Bet ) 7 . Craig DeLong ( Hsq ) 8 . Cody Barnes ( Bet ) 9 . Vincent Smith ( KTM ) 10 . Hunter Bush ( Yam )