Magna1 Motorsports Husqvarna ’ s Brody Johnson put an end to Ben Nelko ’ s three-race win streak , beating the Steel City Men ’ s Clinic Honda rider by nine seconds for eight overall and claimed his first win in the NE Pro 2 division .
“ Me and Nelko were close all day there ,” said Johnson . “ We weren ’ t more than ten , twelve seconds apart all day and I think I ended up winning by less than a second , or close to a second . It really come down to the last test .”
Nelko came into the event a bit under the weather , but still managed nineth overall and second NE Pro 2 rider .
“ About three weeks ago , I got blood work done and I was diagnosed with Epstein-Barr again ,” said Nelko . “ So , it ' s just harder to push through it . I ' m just happy to be able to finish the race today on the podium .”
Beta USA ’ s Jonathan Johnson rounded out the top 10 overall and was third in the NE Pro 2 class .
Enduro Engineering / Fly Racing KTM ’ s Mackenzie Tricker won all five tests to win the Women ’ s Elite class by over two minutes ahead of Rachel Gutish ( GG ).
“ Obviously it was super-hot today and dry , but I was able to sweep all five tests ,” said Tricker . “ I started off a bit slow , but came away with the win and made up some championship points .”
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