On The Pegs August 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 8 | Page 53

On The Pegs
Vol. 3 Issue 8 - August 2018
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JOSH TOTH
It seemed as though it wasn’t a matter of
if, but when Josh Toth would get his first
win of the series. He’s been close several
times this year and in Pennsylvania the
Connecticut rider put it all together.
“I knew coming into this round I’d be
good here and really competitive,” said
Toth. “I had a feeling this week that I would
do really well here, so I’m super pumped to
get the win. I knew I could ride really well
and I was just hoping for some rocky tests,
because I know I can pull those guys in the
rocks. I was just hoping the gnarlier test
the better.
“I’ve been improving throughout the
year, and I was pretty consistent today. Not
too many mistakes. It was tough because it
was so slick. It was easy to go down. I had
one good get-off in the second test. I set
the front wheel down on a slick log and
then tumbled and bent the bars. We had to
change those out. Other than that, it was
pretty uneventful. I just tried to stay off the
ground and just limit mistakes, really. Just
take smart lines, too. It’s hard because so
many different lines and stuff. To always
find the fastest one is hard.”
Toth said he used multiple Dunlop tread
patterns during the event, using Dunlop’s
AT81 for the grass track, and then opting
for the Dunlop “gummy” for the rest of the
event.