know what happened there ,” said Grant . “ That ' s the first time I ' ve ever missed a check going in . It ’ s a really dumb mistake on my part . I just wasn ' t really paying attention to time and mileage , so I gave myself five minutes to get to the next test and I should have given myself obviously a couple extra minutes , because I missed the test going in by just over 30 seconds . I still had a really good run in the test and I only lost the test , I think , by 15 seconds or so .”
Despite the mistake , Grant closed out the remaining four tests with two wins and two seconds to take the “ W ”.
“ In the later tests I was able to make up a little bit of time that I lost in the second test ,” added Grant . “ After that , I knew I needed to just have a consistent day and ride it out ; as long as I kept it on two wheels , I knew I could come out of here with a good result .”
Steward eased into the race having broken his eye socket in Missouri and was unsure how he would hold up in the Georgia heat . Despite the recent injury , Steward came away with second overall .
“ I came in kind of struggling ,” said Steward . “ I felt pretty rough this week and was trying to get back into the swing of things , but with the
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