On The Pegs May 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 5 | Page 90

On The Pegs
Coastal Racing Husqvarna’s Layne Michael
came back from being off the bike for over a
month to get fourth overall.
Evan Smith was fifth overall on his
Husqvarna/Max Motorsports/FXR FC 250,
which was also good for the win in the Pro2
division. Smith won eight of the 12 tests in
the Pro2 division and beat out Beta USA’s
Mike Witkowski by just over a minute to
claim the class win.
Babbitt’s Monster Energy Kawasaki team-
mates Josh Strang and Jordan Ashburn
battled with each other for most of the
weekend and wound up occupying sixth
and seventh.
Witkowski won one test in the Pro2 class
and was eighth overall and second in the
Pro2 class. Meanwhile, Trail Jesters KTM
development rider Jesse Ansley won three
Pro2 tests en route to ninth overall and third
in the Pro2 class.
Gas Gas North America’s Thorn Devlin
rounded out the top 10 overall and was
fourth overall in the Pro2 class.
In the Women’s Pro division, Husqvarna-
backed Tayla Jones took a solid win over
Maxxis/KTM’s Becca Sheets. Jones finished
two minutes up on Sheets, while MEP MX
KTM’s Mackenzie Tricker was third, three
minutes and twenty seconds behind Sheets.
“It was a good win,” said Jones. “I like the
sprint format, so I like racing these events.”
Billy Schlag topped the ProAm over RJ
Cook, while fellow KTM rider Eric Scarbor-
ough rounded out the podium. n
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