On The Pegs June 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 6 | Page 66
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VETERAN APPRECIATION
Thirty-year-old veteran Matt Barrett was chosen to ride the XC
300 for XC Gear/Enduro Engineering/Husqvarna as part of the “Fac-
tory Rider for the Weekend” program, and he came away with an
11th place finish in the 30+ B division.
Of course, giving a Veteran a chance to ride was not all about
results for XC Gear/Enduro Engineering/Husqvarna. It was about
honoring a veteran and Matt was more than qualified.
Matt spent eight years in the Marines and at one point served in
Afghanistan. The Louisiana-native also comes from a long lineage
of Marines, both family and friends, and he honored them by put-
ting their names on his side plate.
“I can’t thank XC Gear, Enduro Engineering and Husqvarna enough for the great opp
charged in 2014 and I’m glad to be back home riding dirt bikes with family and friend
THORN DEVLIN SUPER SIZES
Thorn Devlin showed up at
the Cajun on an XC 300. The
GasGas North America rider
normally rides a 250.
“We did a bunch of testing
this week and I tried the 300
just for fun and I liked it. The
main thing is I was faster on
it, so I decided to ride it in
the national,” said Devlin.
“I’m so happy to be back on
a 300. I thought I could ride
the 250 and be more aggres-
sive on it, but I have to work
too hard shifting up and
down, up and down. The 300
I just keep it in third gear. I’m
so much more smooth on it,
so I feel back at home. “