On The Pegs July 2020 - Volume 5 - Issue 7 | Page 83

On The Pegs VOL. 4 ISSUE 7 - July 2020
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riding. I was just bummed because it was almost
like the day was over before it even started. Once I
started passing people I started getting past them a
little quicker, which was good. I think people started
spreading out so the dust - when everyone’s together
the dust is so bad. It’s crazy. The end of the second
lap people were starting to spread out just enough
where I think the dust was spreading out a little
more so I could see a little better. But other than
that, once I got into second just rode my own race
and did rode well. I caught up to Kailub a bit there.
I think once he’s in front he’s always hard to catch. If
you’re doing the same pace, it’s almost impossible to
catch him.”
After running second for the first few laps, AmPro
Yamaha’s Layne Michael tangled with a lapper and
went down, dislocating his shoulder.
“I wanted to get out front early because I knew it
was going to be dusty,” said Michael. “I didn’t know
if I got the holeshot or not, but Kailub and I were
close. He ended up going ahead of me, so I was just
keying off him. He pulled I think it was 24 seconds
when I changed goggles and then I knocked it down
to ten. I was able to catch him. It was just a little freak
thing, but then a lapper kind of hopped in-between
us and I just changed my line. Just kind of clipped a
root at the base of a tree and kind of swapped me
out a little bit. It wasn’t a hard crash by any means.
It was just how I landed on my shoulder and I felt it
pop out. I tried getting it back in myself out on the
track. I was throwing my arm all over the place, but
I couldn’t get it back in. I kind of came back and we
got it back in. I think I got a separation as well. I was
going to go back out, but Dr. McGee advised me not
to. It’s frustrating.”