to the final test of the weekend with Nelko getting the nod by just half a second , giving him second overall for the weekend in the Pro2 division and second overall Pro2 rider in the series championship . His finish was also good enough for fifth overall .
“ Day one , I think I was up four seconds on Jesse . I had good cross tests all day Saturday ,” said Nelko . “ In the woods I was all right , but I was a little bit off of the pace from Johnny and Jesse . Then today we did some suspension changes and I ended up running my fastest time in the cross test , the last one , which put me right in front of Jesse . Then the last enduro test , I don ’ t even know what I did . I just kind of shut my brain off and just let it go .”
Ansley settled for third in the Pro2 class and sixth overall .
“ It was kind of cat and mouse all day ,” said Ansley . “ To ultimately lose second place points today by a half second , and then ultimately lose second place in the championship by half a second , it sucks . The way it went down , I ’ m a little bit bitter about it . Honestly , I ’ m going to take the energy and just put it into focusing on it should never happen again .”
Always consistent , Evan Smith
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