On The Pegs March 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 3 | Page 95

On The Pegs
Vol. 4 Issue 3 - March 2019
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finish second behind Russell on Saturday. A nasty crash on
Sunday in the second test of the day left the FMF KTM rider a
little tentative and he ultimately finished fifth for the day and
fourth overall.
Evan Smith rode a 250F to fifth overall, which was impres-
sive, considering the sandy conditions. The Husqvarna/Max
Motorsports/FXR Racing-backed rider, who was particularly
fast in the Enduro test, easily won the Pro2 class with the fin-
ish.
Trail Jesters Racing/KTM’s Ben Kelley came close to winning
the final Enduro test of the weekend but he stalled his engine
near the end, and had to settle for second in the test and sixth
overall for the weekend.
New Zealand’s Liam Draper rode his Tely Energy Racing KTM
to seventh overall, 19 seconds ahead of Babbitt’s Monster En-
ergy Kawasaki’s Jordan Ashburn. Coastal Racing Husqvarna’s
Craig DeLong finished ninth overall, while Ohio Husqvarna
rider Cory Buttrick rounded out the top 10.
OVERALL RESULTS
1. Kailub Russell (KTM)
2. Josh Strang (Kaw)
3. Thad DuVall (Hsq)
4. Josh Toth (KTM)
5. Evan Smith HHsq)
6. Ben Kelley (KTM)
7. Liam Draper (Hsq)
8. Jordan Ashburn (Kaw)
9. Craig DeLong (Hsq)
10. Cory Buttrick (Hsq)