On The Pegs December 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 12 | Page 101

On The Pegs VOL. 4 ISSUE 12 - DECEMBER 2019 101 ting me by just over a second for the day. It was really tight racing. I pushed as hard as I could to get the win, but Steward just made it happen.” Making just his third appearance all year, Bobbitt turned up the heat in the final test to eclipse Husqvar- na/Max Motorsports/FXR’s Evan Smith and XC Gear/ Enduro Engineering/Husqvarna’s Ryder Lafferty for the final podium position. “I was a little leery if I was going to be able to hold on the whole time,” said Bobbitt. “I haven’t been riding fast, or training like that. Evan made a mistake in that last test, so I got him by one second. And Ryder and I were really close all day, so it turned into the standard battle with a Lafferty.” Smith held a 17-second lead over Bobbitt going into the final test, but a bobble cost him 18 second, so he missed the podium by a single second to finish fourth. Lafferty turned in a strong couple of tests to start the race, but got stuck on a hill and then lost his brakes in the final test, leaving him with fifth overall. Tely Energy Racing’s Liam Draper rounded out the top five, which also gave the New Zealander the win in the NE Pro2 class, as well. Draper topped FXR, Bryan Easler Toyota, Kenda tires, XC gear-backed Jonathan Johnson by 33 seconds. Johnson was getting a taste of his first National Enduro and was impressive for a newcomer with a seventh overall and a second place in the NE Pro2 division. Ronnie Commo, winner of the NE Pro 2 class at the previous round in Oklahoma, finished eighth overall and third in the NE Pro2 class. A pair of Japanese bikes rounded out the top-10, with