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Corbin
Knox claimed the XC2 Class win, which
was also a season first Podium finish
for Knox
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In the XC2 race, Honda rider Corbin Knox took
a surprising win, leading HMF Honda's Brian
Wolf and early race leader FRE KTM's Josh Kirkland
across the finish line. The win also marked
Knox's first podium.
"This is unbelievable, I'm still in shock,"
said Knox. "I had a horrible start and
I think I was dead last off the start. Brian
[Wolf] must not have got a good start either
and I hooked up with him and I knew if I stayed
with him I would do alright."
"I never looked at the score board when
I went through scoring, and I never knew what
position I was in," added Knox. "I
had mud all over my contacts and I couldn't
see, so I rode with one eye closed for most
of the race and I just kept pushing."
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XC2 PRO-AM
ATV Podium (left to right)
Brian Wolf(2nd) , Corbin Knox (1st)
, Josh Kirkland (3rd)
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Wolf took over the series points lead from
Walker Fowler with his runner-up finish, and
now holds a five-point advantage over the Yamaha
rider.
"I had a bad start and just took my time
and I thought consistency would pay off and
it did," said Wolf.
Kirkland held the early lead in the XC2 division,
and actually held the overall lead at one point,
but like his teammate, Cook, was a victim of
a poor line.
"I don't know what happened, I was leading
and then all of a sudden I was fifth,"
said Kirkland. "I didn't get stuck or anything,
I guess there was a cut-off I didn't get to
take on the third lap. But it was still a good
day."
Honda-mounted Ian Laufersweiler finished fourth,
about 30 seconds ahead of
Yamaha rider Kevin Yoho, while Walker Fowler
finished sixth. Meanwhile, Polaris rider Joey
Margueria was seventh ahead of Yamaha riders
Eric Hoyland and Gabe Phillips. Honda rider
Nathan Thomas was 10th.
In the meantime, $100 Motorcycle-USA.com holeshot
award winner Matt Pierce finished 15th.
