DeLong has been struck by misfortune across the opening two rounds of the season, but began his fight back in Washington, Georgia, with a P5 result in the XC1 Open Pro ranks riding his Husqvarna Motorcycles FX 350 through the tough, mud-filled terrain. A late crash cost him any hope of a podium, but it's a result to build upon in the coming rounds.

"Today was decent, I'm glad to finish and get some points," reflected DeLong. "I'm disappointed with my result after battling up front for a podium, but I had a crash on the final lap and kind of let them guys get away. But we're building some momentum after a rough couple of races, so we'll go home and do some work, then come out swinging at Camp Coker."

Round 3 saw Trevor Bollinger match his best result of the year in XC1 Open Pro, finishing in seventh position. It could have been a stronger finish outside of some mistakes in the closing stages, however, he's taking the positives in order to keep progressing into the middle stages of the season.

"Had a decent start to the race, made some good moves right away, and I was up to fifth on the first lap," Bollinger said. "I lost the lead group at the end of the lap when I stopped for goggles and was by myself in sixth, then with two laps to go I just made too many mistakes trying to push up to the front and lost a lot of time. My mistake, I’ll learn from it and be better at the next one."