“ I was running good in the beginning ,” DeLong said . “ I was leading and battling back-and-forth with Johnny , but I had a good getoff after the pit stop . I was running them down and I was in second and just had a crash that I didn ’ t even see coming , and it honestly kind of scared me . I got up and I just couldn ’ t find my groove again . We ’ ll come back in a couple months and try again .”
“ I had two big cartwheels on the first lap and I was almost in tears out there ,” said Girroir . “ I just had to make myself slowdown and concentrate and I was finally able to find my groove .”
“ I don ’ t think of myself as a rock rider so I am surprised and happy with second today , it was a good day ,” said Nelko .
In the WXC class , the battle between BABS Racing Yamaha Fly Maxxis Pro Circuit ’ s Becca Sheets and AmPro Yamaha ’ s Rachel Archer continues , but despite a fourth-place finish in the latest round to Archer ’ s first place , Sheets continues to maintain a two-point lead in series points .
“ I got the holeshot , but then I just made a little mistake in a rut and fell over and Tayla [ Jones ] passed me there ,” said Archer . “ I just hung with Tayla for two and a half laps and then I passed her in Howard ’ s Hole and never looked back . I rode a
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