root and went down . I had another mishap where a vine grabbed me by the neck and that cost me a bit of time . So , I lost a little bit early in the day to the Baylors , but I tried to keep them honest all day . Those two are both national enduro champs for a reason , so I can ’ t complain , although as we go north , I ’ m hoping to put a hurting on them .”
FMF / KTM ’ s Ben Kelley finished 50 seconds behind Toth for fourth overall .
“ It was a pretty good day overall , but the course was crazy ,” said Kelley . “ It was definitely mayhem out there . So many deep ruts , guys buried everywhere . The dirt was slick . Some sandy stuff with some big roots in it , and then some hardpack , super slick stuff there at the end of the day . Overall , it was an okay day and I ended up fourth .”
Jesse Ansley was fifth overall , with was good enough to give him first place in the NE Pro2 class . The Trail Jesters Racing KTM rider had not planned on riding the national enduro series this year , but he rode the first round in South Carolina round as a warmup for the year and ended up winning the Pro2 class , so he made the trip to Louisiana to try his luck again and came away with another win .
Ansley is coming off of a hand injury that kept him sidelined for a few weeks .
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