On The Pegs March 2020 - Volume 5 - Issue 3 | Page 55

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VOL. 5 ISSUE 3 - MARCH 2020
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DELONG’S DAY
Coastal Racing Husqvarna’s Craig DeLong turned in
some brilliant rides, but the Pennsylvania rider had just
enough rough tests to drop him to eighth overall.
“I was kind of in the mix for a podium for most of Satur-
day until the end. I kind of fell apart,” said DeLong. “Today
I was just struggling. I tried to make some adjustments
to try to make it better as the track got rougher, but it
didn’t seem to work out in the beginning of the day. I had
a decent test halfway through but then in the woods test
I struggled the most. I’m not sure if it was me or the bike
or just a combination, but I just couldn’t seem to find the
speed that everyone else was riding with. Just got to go
back and try to figure some things out on this 350. My
main priority is the 250 on the GNCC so I’ve been kind of
riding that more. Try to figure some stuff out. Maybe get a
little more comfortable on it in the tighter woods where it
gets really rough and see if I can pick up some stuff.
“It was a little sketchy out there, but it’s the same for
everybody. When you’re pushing that hard to win the test
or try to go hard, anything gets a little hairy. Like I said, I
think it’s the same for everybody. However you get com-
fortable with it is what you got to do. It is what it is.”