VOLUME 57 ISSUE 6 FEBRUARY 11, 2020 P69
and-a-half over Coastal Racing Husqvarna's
Ricky Russell to claim the win, while Am Pro
Yamaha's Layne Michael capitalized on two
test wins to finish third.
"I felt pretty decent and I was pretty happy
with where I was on the track and physically,"
said Kailub. "Everything was kind of flowing
and I was not trying overly hard to put in the
times that I was putting in. So that was a plus.
We made a bunch of changes throughout the
weekend with the bike, playing around with it.
WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHAN MOORE
K
ailub Russell celebrated his 30th
birthday on Saturday by dominating
the opening round of the 2020 Kenda
Full Gas Sprint Enduro Series, taking an
impressive victory at the GTR Complex in
Gaston, South Carolina.
The FMF/KTM Factory rider, who is now
actually eligible to race the Vet 30+ class,
topped the time charts by nearly a minute-
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
KAILUB!
KAILUB RUSSELL CELEBRATES 30TH BIRTHDAY WITH SPRINT ENDURO WIN
Ricky Russell
charged hard but
couldn't catch
Kailub. Although
second isn't
too bad.
