Steward Baylor Wins Cajun
National Enduro
A
mPro Yamaha's Steward
Baylor took advantage of his
brother's misfortunes to steal the
victory at this weekend's Cajun
National Enduro in Forest Hills,
Louisiana, April 25.
Heading into the fifth and final
test of the day, Steward trailed
Grant (KLM Motorsports/Mil-
waukee/GasGas) by 17 seconds.
However, an ultra-fast test run by
Steward, combined with a couple
of tip-overs by Grant was enough
to give Steward the win by less
than three seconds.
Heavy rains on Friday night
nearly forced the cancelation
of the race after leaving deep
water standing in critical places
around the course. However, the
Acadiana Dirt Riders along with
the NEPG crew did a great job of
salvaging the course.
Despite getting stuck in one
of the many mud holes littered
around the course, Steward
took the win in the opening test
of the day to set the tone of the
race. However, Grant took a
commanding lead at the halfway
point of the race after turning in
particularly strong rides in tests
two and three.
With two tests remaining,
Grant held a 30-second ad-
vantage over Steward, how-
ever, that's when the fortunes
changed. Steward started
chipping away at Grant's lead
as Grant fell victim to a string of
mishaps.
"In the fourth test I just hit a
root in a really fast straightaway,
and it sent me cartwheeling,"
said Grant. "I bent the front end
of my bike up really bad. I rode
over half of that test with the front
end of the bike just all mangled
IN
THE
WIND
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Steward Baylor came
from behind, besting his
brother, Grant, to claim
the overall win at the
Cajun National Enduro
in Louisiana.
PHOTOS: SHAN MOORE
