were a couple gnarly sections,
but for the amount of rain we
had—just unbelievable condi-
tions. I've been itching to get to
an enduro.
Obviously, we had
Louisiana canceled, and it's hard
to beat Stu at Sumter. So, I've
had a long time to just sit and
wait for this one, but I'm glad to
get in the swing of things and be
back enduro racing. I just really
enjoyed it all day and had fun."
After his win in round one, Red
Bear Racing Kawasaki teammate
Steward Baylor Jr was motivated
to maintain the momentum. The
NE Pro1 competitor secured
second place in the opening test
and third in tests two, three and
four. He wrapped up the day with
two second-place finishes.
"It was a damn good day," said
Baylor. "I was coming in a little
under the weather this week.
I'm getting old, and my body is
falling apart from doing this for
so long. I rolled my ankle for, like,
the third time in a year. Outside of
that, the trails were fun. I just told
Alan [Randt, race organizer] this
was probably one of the most
fun Cherokee enduros I've ridden,
ever. This was actually my very
first win [here, in 2002]. I've been
riding here a long time, and I've
got to say that was some of the
most fun trails today."
Completing the podium was yet
another Red Bear Racing Kawasa
-
ki rider, Grant Baylor. Although he
had a bobble
in the first section,
finishing fifth in NE Pro1 and sev-
enth overall, he quickly recovered
and
secured second in the next
test. He then recorded finishes of
4-5-3-3 on the day.
"It was a pretty good day—a
little slippery out there with the
rain coming in this morning," said
Grant Baylor. "I went out there
and made the best of it. I'm still
just riding a little bit timid with
the leg. You know, scared to dab
it and tear it up again. I just tried
to get out there and get through
the day, keep it on two wheels. I
fell over twice today. Other than
that, it just was a good day—just
tried to go out there and make
some progress and get back into
the swing of things. I'm happy to
be up here on the podium."
The Red Bear Racing Kawasa
-
ki Team didn't just have a stellar
day
in the NE Pro1 class; the
team also saw Nicholas Defeo
earn the NE Pro2 win by nearly a
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Steward Baylor Jr.
was second overall.
Grant Baylor made
it a Red Bear Racing
Kawasaki Team
podium sweep.
