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ing team, and Jhak is on Jerry Bernardo's GTBN (Good Team, Bad Name since AMA frowned upon the ini al choice of FahQ Racing.) Both young men are really great to chat with, and I truly appreciate the grassroots support they get from the riding community. Their parents are very enthusias c and excited about their upcom- ing trip to Spain to represent our country on the world stage. While the Trophy crews pre y much get a free ride, the club riders are doing this out of their own pockets, so please buy the t-shirt, buy the raffle cket, a end the ride days, or just donate some cash to help them out. I know I beat this drum a lot, but these families are shelling out around thirty grand to go to the Six Days, and that's a er all they've spent all year on bikes, travel, and entry fees to qualify. Mon- ey's ght in today's economy, I get it, but your dona ons truly do mean a lot to these riders and their families. Ok, off the soap box and on to the racing. En- duro Engineering's Josh Toth has been on a tear since the Black Buffalo NEPG back in the spring and leads the points chase. Defending two- me na onal champ Grant Baylor was absent from the lineup this weekend, but brother Stew always does well in the ght stuff and was itching to put the Rocky Mountain ATV Kawi atop the podium. KTM's Johnny Girroir and JG Rippah are always a podium contender, along with Husky's Trevor Bollinger and Evan Smith. The NEPro2 class is filled up with fast talent, too. Jhak and Trevor were both contes ng the NEPro2 along with Junior Trophy rider Grant Davis, club riders Hunter Smith and Huck Jenkins, and other fast guys like Jonathon Johnson and Will Sievenpiper. The Women's Elite race would be no cakewalk either. The always-tough Mackenzie Tricker was missing from the weekend lineup, but the incredibly fast New Zea- lander Rachel Archer has been a series favorite on the Kawasaki. Rachel Gu sh took a break from her world tour of extreme sports to race a new out-of-the-crate Sherco 300, a departure from her usual 4-stroke rides, to get in a tune-up ride before defending her Women's World Trophy tle in Spain. Canadian Shelby Turner, also headed to Spain, would be a podium threat along with series regulars Emma Hasbell, Tayler Bonecu er, and Pres n Raines. The menu for the day was going to be fresh goggles and air filters. It had been several weeks since the Flying W