“ I ’ m a little shocked about how I did , but I came into it wanting to win and that ’ s what I did . Layne was really on it on Sunday and really fast in the cross test , but I had a little advantage on him in the woods . I ’ m glad , because he probably would have got me … He did get me today , but he probably would have got me for the overall .”
Sunday ’ s course was more hardpack , and Yamaha ’ s Michael shined as he usually does in those conditions .
After winning all three of Sunday ’ s cross tests , Michael went into the final test of the day leading Girroir by just . 6 seconds for the day win . Michael emerged with a five second advantage over Girroir giving him Sunday ’ s win , however , it was not enough to surpass Girroir for the two-day combined overall win .
“ Saturday , honestly I just struggled with the conditions ,” said Michael . “ I kind of got better as the day went on and the track dried up , but when it was wet and slick , I was really struggling . Today it was dry and Johnny and I were going back and forth all day . I had a costly mistake in the first enduro test and had a crash and for sure lost quite a bit of time . So , that one is eating at me a little bit . But other than that , we came down to the last test .”
Meanwhile , Toth had a weekend to forget . A slip in the first turn of the very first test set the tone for the
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