With the YZF firing up super-fast again thanks to the Vortex Ignition, I grabbed a massive hole shot and took control of the race. I led the way through the 5th gear wide open grass rollers that lead us into the sandy woods. That one section was the only time in the lap where we got to stretch our legs as the majority of the lap was made up of 2nd gear tight "enduro style" woods.
Threading through as smooth as possible was the key to quick times and I concentrated on making as few mistakes as possible. I was able to keep an eye on 2nd place near the end of the lap as I completed a switchback section, confirming Katherine's pit board that Chris Bach was only 10 seconds behind and pushing hard. With one lap down I tried to up my pace while retaining the smooth flow in the tight trees. I flowed a little too close to one tree resulting in a branch stabbing me in the cheek. I could feel the warm sensation of blood flowing down my face but quickly put that out of my mind and got back to the job at hand.
Near the end of the lap again I could see I had picked up a couple seconds over Chris.I pitted at the completion of the third lap and Scotty and Katherine had me in and out Nascar fast. With three laps remaining I kept up the pace and continued to creep away from Chris. By the time the flag came out I had pushed my lead out to over a minute. My teammate Jordan Ashburn recovered well from a bad start and had moved up to 3rd although he was receiving some pressure from Scotty Watkins on his Honda on the last lap and did well to hold him off.
1st: Paul Whibley
2nd: Chris Bach
3rd: Jordan Ashburn
Paul Whibley is supported by: AmPro Yamaha, Monster Energy, Shoei, Sidi, Smith, G2, CTi, Moto SR, Vortex Ignitions, EC3D, Bush Riders MCC, Darbis, GHQ, Sargent Motorcycles, Yamaha NZ, Rosscos Start up Services, Works Connection, Race Pace services.
The AmPro Yamaha Team is supported by: FMF Kenda Yamalube Asterisk CV4 Cycle Gear E-Batt EBC Brakes Factory Connection Fastway Gaerne GYTR IMS Leatt Brace Motion Pro MSR Pro-Clean Rekluse Scott Shoei Slavens TM Designworks Cycra Twin Air Wiseco ZipTy Racing AllBalls Racing Pro Taper.
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