On The Pegs August - 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 8 | Page 97

On The Pegs
Vol. 4 Issue 8 - August 2019
97
Despite riding with an injured hand, Smith
beat Nelko by over a minute in the overall
class standings, however Nelko topped the
Cross test four of the six times, with Beta USA’s
Mike Wikowski winning the remaining two
times.
“I hurt my hand a few weeks ago at Snow-
shoe and it’s been pretty painful,” said Smith.
“I can’t really pull my clutch in all that well
and I haven’t really been practicing at all since
then.”
Coastal Racing Husqvarna’s Craig DeLong
finished eighth overall, while Nelko brought
his Yamaha in for ninth. Nelco is currently
riding the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross series and
decided to ride the Sprint Enduro since the
motocross series was off this weekend.
“I struggled a little bit on the enduro tests,
but I won four out of the six Cross tests,” said
Nelko. “I loved the race, it was a lot of fun. I
liked it because it was so laid back and you
just went out and rode. It was a good time.
What I liked most about it compared to the
outdoors stuff is how much everybody got
along. Everybody was so cool. I like the way
you jump back and forth from the grass track
to the woods stuff. I thought it was pretty
cool.”
Nelco finished second in the Pro2 class, while
Witkowski was 10th overall and third in the
Pro2 division.
Maxxis/KTM’s Becca Sheets took the win in
the Women’s Pro class, beating out Beta USA’s
Korie Steede by just over three minutes. Team
Green Kawasaki’s Shelby Rolen was third.