ROUND 3
BLACKWELL, TEXAS/MARCH 24, 2013
OFF-ROAD
picked up the pace in
the final two tests to pass
15-year-old Grant Baylor
for the spot.
"I was kind of surprised
to hear I was doing so well
because I was kind of uncomfortable with the bike
in the first two tests," said
Blythe. "We got it sorted
out, but then I crashed
and messed up my throttle for the third and fourth
tests. We changed it out
for the last two tests and
I was able to pick it back
up."
Baylor rounded out the
top five, edging eight-
P76
REKLUSE AMA NATIONAL ENDURO SERIES
Points leader Charlie
Mullins had to swap
out a sick motor
during the ride.
Needless to say, it
wasn't a good day for
the former champ.
(Left) Andrew DeLong talks about
his winning ride in Texas.
emy/ Offroadviking.com's Brad
Bakken.
New Jersey Husaberg rider
Kyle McDonal was 10th.
CN
RESULTS
time champ Mike Lafferty by 11
seconds. Lafferty had an off day,
although he was second fastest
in the A-only third test. However,
a few crashes in some of the
other tests kept the factory Husaberg rider out of contention for
a podium.
Yamaha riders filled the next
three positions, with Am/Pro
Yamaha's Jesse Groemm taking
seventh ahead of Arkansas rider
Josh Weisenfels and Obermeyer
Yamaha/Raines Riding Acad-
OVERALL
1. Andrew DeLong (Hus)
2. Russell Bobbitt (Hbg)
3. Nick Fahringer (Hbg)
4. Ian Blythe (KTM)
5. Grant Baylor (KTM)
6. Michael Lafferty (Hbg)
7. Jesse Groemm (Yam)
8. Josh Weisenfels (Yam)
9. Brad Bakken (Yam)
10. Kyle McDonal (Hbg)
