reclaim the lead , as well as the second-place position , as Webb took advantage of the situation .
“ This weekend ’ s track wasn ’ t particularly the hardest , but it was relentless for four hours ,” said Hart . “ The 90-degree temperatures , combined with the excessive dust , also made it a long grueling race . I had some good battles with my teammate Taylor on the first two laps , and on lap three I got a gap and continued to stretch it for the remainder of the race . It was a tough day on the body and I ’ m happy it ’ s over , as well as getting the win !”
“ The day was pretty brutal ,” said Robert . “ It was long , hot and dusty , but I got off to a good start and I had a good little race with Trystan for a bit but man , he was riding really good today . He got away from me , and then Cody got by me when I got stuck with a lapper for a minute , but after that , I just kind of rode around in third for the rest of the race . I didn ’ t really race with any guys other than seeing some lappers . It wasn ’ t the most technical race of the year , but it was brutal on the body with relentless rock gardens and silt beds . I felt good today , but it was definitely a beat down for sure .”
“ The race today was a tough one ,” said Webb . “ I knew it was
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