really no time to make it up . The racing is so tight and there are so many guys riding really good here . I just need to get back up to the sprint speed and I got some good seat time here .”
The South of the Border race also doubled as an ISDE Qualifier , with 21 Letter of Intent ( LOI ) riders signed up . Seven-Sixty Husqvarna ’ s Thorn Devlin topped all of the LOI riders and finish ed second in th e Pro2 division with a fifth overall finish .
Devlin was all set to compete in the 2019 Six Days in Portugal , but a crash two weeks before the event kept him from competing .
" In 2019 I qualified for my first ISDE ,” said Devlin . “ I did the whole nine yards , I qualified , I paid the whole thing and the bike was already over there . Two weeks before , I crashed and it put me out of my Six Days . So , I went there and watched . Since then , I ’ ve been bugging to get back . I ’ ve got a good bike . I ’ ve got a team behind me who wants to go to Six Days . So , I ’ m hoping I can make it this year .”
Tely Racing KTM ’ s Liam Draper , who is still recovering from knee surgery , went 8-7 for the two days and finish ed sixth overall .
Also an LOI rider , AmPro Yamaha ’ s Mike Witkowski finish ed th ird in the Pro 2 class and seventh overall , despite being out of his comfort zone .
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