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Mike Lafferty, finished third overall in the
opening round of the season, and has
been working hard to get back on the
podium.
“I started out strong,” said Lafferty. “I
was kind of a little timid. I knew it was
going to be slick with all the rain. I stayed
on two wheels and I didn’t have any
mistakes all day, but I think I lost a little
bit halfway through. I just kind of kept
it the same the whole day until the end
when I knew that everybody was making
up time on me. All in all, not too bad of a
day.”
Thorn Devlin finished sixth. The Beta
USA rider was fourth in test five behind
Toth and the Baylor Brothers and in the
overall standings he was just 29 seconds
behind Kelley.
Cory Buttrick rode a privateer Husqvarna
to seventh overall, just a bit under two
minutes behind Devlin. Although he’s
been concentrating on GNCC, Buttrick
grew up in nearby Logan, Ohio, so this
race was a no-brainer for him to ride.
760 Husqvarna’s Ben Nelko was eighth
overall and first in the NE Pro2 class.
“The day went awesome,” said Nelko.
“I came out with the first test win (in
the Pro 2 class). I think I was 30 seconds
ahead right off the bat, so I just kind
of tried to keep it together and ride a
smooth race. I’m pretty excited on a
National Enduro win. This is nothing I’ve