“ I don ’ t know where I was in the first test but I was a good-ways off the top guys ,” said DeLong . “ Luckily , I had the right tools in my tool belt and I was able to make some adjustments and I had a good second test , which put me back in the top five . I was just kind of there the rest of the day .”
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna ’ s Trevor Bollinger is still racing himself back into form from injury , but still managed to turn the third-fastest time in test two . Bollinger ended the day in sixth .
‘ I think that second test just fit my style ; it was pretty wide open ,” said Bollinger . “ The rest of the day I was just battling with Josh ( Toth ) and Craig ( DeLong ), and that ’ s how it turned out in the end .’
Trail Jesters Racing ’ s KTM rider Jesse Ansley picked up his third NE Pro2 win of the year with a seventh overall .
“ The day started off really well with the first test and then I lost the second test . I was kind of mad about that , to be honest . I really wanted to win all the tests today . But I can ’ t complain . I won five tests out of six , so that was really good . Got to keep the streak alive .”
Coastal Racing GasGas ’ Ricky Russell is still getting his enduro legs under him but showed improvement with an eighth overall .
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