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First Win Of The Year For Andrew DeLong and Husky

FAR Husqvarna's Andrew DeLong nearly made history finishing second overall and first in class at the Limestone 100 GNCC.

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Husqvarna's Andrew DeLong posts his career best second overall with a
XC2 Pro Lites victory at the Limestone 100 GNCC. Photo: Shan Moore

Corona, CA - 
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">May 14, 2012 - Just
one week after finishing a career-best third overall at an AMA National
Enduro, Fred Andrews Racing (FAR) Husqvarna's Andrew DeLong put on an
incredible charge to win the XC2 class and finish an unprecedented
second overall at the Limestone 100 GNCC.

 


Starting
from dead last, Andrew made a run and physically took over the lead
midway through lap two in the XC2 Pro Lites class. Photo: Shan Moore

 

Working
from a dead last start on the XC2 line, DeLong pushed his 2012 TC250
past the entire pack, capturing the lead by lap two.

"Stew
(Baylor) and I were going so fast today," Andrew commented. "It's fun
riding with a guy you can trust. I had to work my way to the front
today, but I was on a roll, and my TC250 worked so good!"

Late
in the race, DeLong physically made a run for the overall, and with one
lap to go nearly made GNCC history as the first XC2 Pro Lites class
rider to capture an overall victory.

"What
an awesome day," team manager Fred Andrews said. "I was running in and
out of the woods trying to get split times on Andrew and Baylor, but
when I heard the announcer say that he was only 8 seconds off of the
leader, that's when it all clicked. Andrew beat every guy out on the
track, except for one... who started a minute ahead of him. Andrew's
back!"

At
the end of the day the XC2 rider took the checkered flag at second
overall, more than 6 minutes ahead of second in his own class.

"I
saw the pit boards the last few laps, but it never registered that I
was that close to the overall," Andrew said. "I was in a heated battle
with Stew, and it carried us both to the front. I had no idea his bike
quit on that last lap; I could hear him there the whole way to the
checkers. I just never looked back and focused on winning this race for
myself, and the team!"

Andrew's teammate, Nick Davis chose to take the day off and heal an injured knee he suffered last weekend at the enduro.

"I
am so proud of Andrew," Davis said. "This is such an exciting day, and I
am just happy to be here to share it with him. I will be back in two
weeks for the Mountaineer Run GNCC, hopefully we can get two Husky
TC250's on the podium at that one!"

For more information on the entire 2012 Husqvarna line-up, please go towww.husqvarna-motorcyclesna.com. Head to your nearest dealership to pick up a copy of the 2012 RiDE MORE Catalog, available now!

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