On The Pegs January 2020 - Volume 5 - Issue 1 | Page 95

On The Pegs
VOL. 5 ISSUE 1 - JANUARY 2020
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had to put lights on for the night portion, so it was
unique.
“It was also long and grueling and I think I had a
good pace from the beginning on. I actually kept a
good pace until the last lap. But if I’m to be honest,
I was struggling a little bit in the last lap. I was just
tired, because I knew that I had a good gap.
“The technical stuff, like all the uphills, it was kind of
cool because the light there was no problem if you
go uphill. The downhills were a little bit sketchy, but
in general I was surprised how good it worked out
with lights and the full setup.”
In his first-ever Hard Enduro, 25-year-old Chilean
Benjamin Herrera impressed a lot of people with his
runner-up finish. Herrera used a calm and collected
approach to the race.
“It was really good,” said Herrera. “The track was
hard, but if you stay calm you can make all the sec-
tions clean. The hardest point was when the night
came and after you get the lappers and all this. But
the track was really nice. For the public also it was re-
ally good to watch. So I’m really happy with this race,
really, and happy for second place.”
Herrera was also a little surprised by his finish.
“Maybe I was a little bit surprised because it’s my
first hard enduro race,” added Herrera. “Before I was
only doing normal enduro stuff, the world champion-
ship series. So I’m really happy with my finish.”
A lap down from Herrera came Trystan Hart in third.
The RPM Racing KTM rider from Arizona
“Where do I begin,” said Hart. “The first couple
laps, the marking wasn’t exactly perfect so a bunch
of us were just running around like chickens with
their heads cut off. Then me and Benji started bat-
tling pretty good and it was pretty fun. Then I had
a mechanical problem and I lost sight of him. Then
I got going again and then I had another problem; I