so I gave it everything I had and
just sent it and I got the job done.
It was a crazy tight race and I'm
just so pumped to get it done and
bring it home one race early."
Between the two of them, the
Baylor brothers have accounted
for the last six National Enduro
titles in a row.
"This is kind of our bread and
butter," added Grant. "We grew
up racing tight single track and
we've just always exceled in the
tighter stuff."
As he often does, Steward
started slow but came on strong
in the end, but this time came up
just short.
"I started off really, really slow,
which has kind of been the way
it's been going these last few,"
admitted Steward. "The first
three tests weren't going my
way and I was missing a lot of
lines. The lines that I did take,
it seemed like everything was
always sketchy. There were a
bunch of rocks that were hid-
den under the grass, so midway
through, I just ended up ham-
mering the main line and blowing
up the berms and that was a lot
better for me."
Toth was in the mix all day and
went into the final test just two
seconds behind Grant.
"I knew Stew was right behind
me close, so I pinned it that last
test," said Toth. "I did what I
could, but Stew laid it down and
gave it to us that last test. I'm
bummed to lose a spot and end
up third, but overall, I think I was
seven seconds out of the win, so
it was close."
Ryder Lafferty also had a shot
at the win, but a couple of tip-
overs in the final test were just
too costly for the Coastal Racing
GasGas rider and he ended up
fourth.
"I lost a bit of time in the last
one, but all in all, I feel better
than I did in Indiana," said Laf-
ferty. "I feel good. I feel like my
normal self. It sucks that it's so
close like that to come up short.
But, all good. I'm healthy. So,
just keep plugging forward and
use it fuel to the fire."
VOLUME 59 ISSUE 42 OCTOBER 18, 2022 P41
Beta's Jonathan
Johnson topped the
250cc Pro class in
10th overall.
