Grant Grabs Cherokee Win
A
fter heavy rain leading
into the weekend, riders
were greeted with near-perfect
conditions for round four of the
Red Line Oil American National
Enduro Championship (ANEC),
presented by MSR Racing. Deep
soil, flowing trails and techni
-
cal ruts throughout the Georgia
woods created what many riders
called one of the best Chero-
kee National Enduros in recent
memory.
For the second straight year,
the Rocky Mountain ATV/MC
Red Bear Racing Kawasaki team
swept the entire Pro1 podium at
Cherokee. Grant Baylor led the
charge, overcoming a few costly
mistakes to secure the overall
win with a total time of 2:05:51.
He steadily built momentum
through the middle of the event
and ultimately edged out team
-
mate Josh Toth by just over 44
seconds.
"This is one of the best endu-
ros of the year, for sure," Grant
said. "The conditions were sick
today, and traction was perfect."
Toth, returning to the podium
despite coming into the week-
end banged up, kept himself in
contention all day. The multiple-
time Cherokee winner posted
the fastest times in sections one
and six while battling through
brutal heat and humidity. His
consistency across all seven
tests earned him second overall
on the day.
Steward Baylor Jr rounded out
the overall podium after bat
-
tling adversity early in the race.
A hard impact with a pine tree
damaged his bike's front wheel,
forcing a wheel change during a
rider-support stop and costing
valuable time.
Despite the setback, Stu re
-
mained competitive throughout
the day and helped secure an-
other Kawasaki podium sweep
at Cherokee.
WIND
IN THE
P50
Grant Baylor captured
the overall win at the
Cherokee National
Enduro in Georgia with
room to spare.
PHOTOS: ART PEPIN
