OFF-ROAD
KENDA AMA NATIONAL ENDURO CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES, PRESENTED
P60
ROUND 4 / JUNE 9, 2019
GREENSBORO, GEORGIA
BY SHAN MOORE
PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHAN MOORE
W
hile torrential down-
pours leading up to and
during the race left the
Cherokee National Forest with
saturated trails, Steward Baylor
took advantage of a mistake by
his brother, Grant, to win the
Cherokee National Enduro, round
four of the Kenda AMA National
Enduro Series in Greensboro,
Georgia. When all was said and
done after a wet day in the Geor-
gia woods, the Tely Energy Rac-
ing teammates filled the top two
steps of the Cherokee podium.
Grant held a six-second gap
over his brother heading into the
sixth and final test of the day, but
a loss in concentration left the
South Carolina rider struggling to
get back in the race.
"I was just trying to push the
limit a little too much," said Grant.
"I just came into a corner a little
too hot and lost it and went off
into some really thick trees. I was
underneath [the motorcycle] and
couldn't get it off of me. I was
sitting there for a good minute
and finally got it out. So, I lost the
overall lead there. It was a pretty
frustrating day, but at least I still
ended up here in second to my
brother."
"The last test I came around
and saw that Grant was off in the
bushes, and I knew from there
I had it in the bag, and we just
rode it in," said Steward.
Steward, however, did stop to
check on his brother before par-
laying his windfall into his second
overall win of the season. When
the scores were tallied, Steward
won four of the six tests to take
the overall win by one minute and
six seconds over Grant.
Steward Baylor
took full advantage
of a mistake by
his brother to take
the overall victory
at the Cherokee
National Enduro in
Georgia.
