BAYLOR TWO FOR TWO IN NATIONAL ENDURO
G
rant Baylor proved he is
going to be the man to beat
in the 2016 Kenda AMA National
Enduro Championship by tak-
ing his second win in as many
rounds, this time in Maplesville,
Alabama, March 20. This marks
the fourth career National En-
duro win for the N-Fab AmPro
Yamaha rider. It didn't come
easyily for Baylor, having to fend
off a stacked pro class with
over 15 riders; he had to battle
several former champions,
which includes his older brother,
for most of the day. Absent was
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna
rider Andrew DeLong, who is
due for wrist surgery and will be
out for several months.
The Knuckle Buster National
Enduro promised to live up to its
name with plenty of tight Alabama
woods to test the riders. Several
days of rain caused a few short-
ened sections but on race day
the trails were excellent. True to
form, Baylor intentionally started
his day a bit slow. He was fifth
fastest in test one, but picked it
up in the remaining five sections.
He topped test four, and by the
time the sixth and final test rolled
around, he was only five seconds
down from FMF KTM's Russell
Bobbitt.
"I felt pretty good all day,"
Baylor said. "I was a little tight
in the first test but I just tried to
stay consistent. I never hit the
ground all day. It was close be-
tween me and Russell [Bobbitt]
all day. I was behind going into
the last test and I knew I had to
ride as hard as I could."
Baylor took the win in test six
over Bobbitt by 26 seconds giving
him his second consecutive win.
Bobbitt had a good consistent
ride to claim second on the day.
The former champion never fell
below fourth in any test, and
won two of the six tests. Bobbitt
thoroughly enjoyed the Maples-
IN
THE
WIND
P24
N-Fab AmPro
Yamaha's Grant
Baylor helped
himself to
another National
Enduro win,
this time at the
Knuckle Buster
in Maplesville,
Alabama.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
KENNY
KING
