so I really enjoyed it. I'm com-
ing into this year feeling more
prepared—we're pretty dialed
in—and my bike is feeling good."
Taking the final test win of
the day was three-time National
Enduro Champion Rocky Moun
-
tain ATV/MC Red Bear Racing
Kawasaki's Grant Baylor. Grant
struggled with his setup early
on but was able to push through
the day and work his way onto
the overall podium, taking third
place."
Fourth on the day was Honda-
mounted Ryder Lafferty, who
was approximately 30 seconds
down on Grant Baylor. Steward
Baylor Jr ended up fifth overall.
Draper capped off the day
by winning the final two tests
to secure the top spot on the
podium, while DeLong also won
two tests of his own to earn the
runner-up position.
"My day was good," said
DeLong. "Honestly, I wouldn't
say I surprised myself, but I
felt good and was able to win a
couple of tests and put myself
back in that fight. This is the
best I have ever ridden here at
Sumter, which kind of surprised
me as well. But I love the trail
down here, and the club put a
nice amount of work in to make
the trail smooth, tough and tight.
It had a little bit of everything,
(Right) Draper
(center), DeLong
(left) and Grant
Baylor made
up the Pro1
podium. (Below)
Craig DeLong
returned to the
National Enduro
Championship
with a solid
runner-up.
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