Russell, Triumph Win Lead
Belt National Enduro
W
ith three rounds remaining
in the 2025 season, the Red
Line Oil AMA National Enduro Se-
ries, presented by MSR and Beta
Motorcycles, headed to Missouri,
where intense heat and dust were
the theme of the day, as racers
struggled to maintain a clear line
of sight. When the dust settled,
Ricky Russell scored a historic
win, giving Triumph its first AMA
National Enduro win in decades.
The Missouri Mudders put to-
gether six sections, totaling nearly
44 miles, for competitors at the
Red Line Oil Lead Belt National
Enduro to tackle. Two 6.5-mile
tests opened the day. Racers then
took on two eight-mile sections.
Nearing the end of the day, racers
carved their way through a 7.5-
mile section before concluding
with a seven-mile test.
After a podium finish at the
prior round boosted his confi-
dence, Enduro Engineering Tri-
umph Off-Road Racing Team's
Russell claimed the overall in
Missouri after dominating the
day aboard his Triumph 250-X.
He won all but the last test, tak
-
ing second to finish out the day.
It marked the NE Pro1 rider's
first-ever National Enduro win
and also signaled the first indi-
vidual race win for Triumph in
the series since the early 1970s.
"I finished the Rattlesnake
[National] with a good win on
that last test," said Ricky Russell.
"I just knew that if I could just
do that today and just ride like
I know how, we'll be good. I got
out there, and it was definitely
dusty and tricky. So, you got to
know where to push and where
to kind of back off and not take
the chances. I got sketchy a
few times, but I held on to her.
No crashes until the last test,
where I crashed twice. Almost
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Ricky Russell's first
National win at the
Lead Belt Enduro is also
believed to be Triumph's
first since 1970.
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