Husaberg Enduro Report
April 19, 2010, 9:18pm
WEST POINT, Tenn. – Husaberg Factory rider Mike Lafferty earned 3rd overall at the fifth round of the AMA National Enduro Series. Fellow Husaberg rider, Nick Fahringer, also put in a decent ride for 5th overall – marking his fourth top five finish of the season.
Lafferty suffered a crash in the first section that had him fighting to make up time the remainder of the day. He rode strong in the remaining five tests and was able to consistently finish within the top three to eventually nab 3rd overall.
“I felt really good today and my Husaberg performed great on this course. I am just down on speed from the leader. I will focus on picking up my speed over the next few weeks and see where we end up at the next round. I really enjoy the next location and look forward to performing better and hopefully jumping ahead in points,” commented Lafferty who now sits second in points just 1 point shy of the current leader, Russell Bobbitt.
Fahringer really came alive in the second half of the race and closed the gap between him and KTM rider Cory Buttrick. “I started the day a little bit too relaxed and didn’t perform where I needed to be competitive. I really picked up the pace in the fourth test, riding a bit over my head. I crashed twice in that section,” stated Fahringer. “I improved significantly in the fifth test, winning the section and then rode decent in the final test to finish just short of 4th place.”
NEXT RACE: Round 6 - Park Hills, MO – May 16, 2010
Overall Results –
1) Charles Mullins
2) Russell Bobbitt
3) Mike Lafferty – Husaberg
4) Cory Buttrick
5) Nick Fahringer – Husaberg
Overall Points –
1) Russell Bobbitt – 112
2) Mike Lafferty – 111
3) Charles Mullins – 108
4) Cory Buttrick – 98
5) Nick Fahringer – 86
Lafferty suffered a crash in the first section that had him fighting to make up time the remainder of the day. He rode strong in the remaining five tests and was able to consistently finish within the top three to eventually nab 3rd overall.
“I felt really good today and my Husaberg performed great on this course. I am just down on speed from the leader. I will focus on picking up my speed over the next few weeks and see where we end up at the next round. I really enjoy the next location and look forward to performing better and hopefully jumping ahead in points,” commented Lafferty who now sits second in points just 1 point shy of the current leader, Russell Bobbitt.
Fahringer really came alive in the second half of the race and closed the gap between him and KTM rider Cory Buttrick. “I started the day a little bit too relaxed and didn’t perform where I needed to be competitive. I really picked up the pace in the fourth test, riding a bit over my head. I crashed twice in that section,” stated Fahringer. “I improved significantly in the fifth test, winning the section and then rode decent in the final test to finish just short of 4th place.”
NEXT RACE: Round 6 - Park Hills, MO – May 16, 2010
Overall Results –
1) Charles Mullins
2) Russell Bobbitt
3) Mike Lafferty – Husaberg
4) Cory Buttrick
5) Nick Fahringer – Husaberg
Overall Points –
1) Russell Bobbitt – 112
2) Mike Lafferty – 111
3) Charles Mullins – 108
4) Cory Buttrick – 98
5) Nick Fahringer – 86
