KENDA AMA NATIONAL ENDURO SERIES
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY
SHAN MOORE
T
o the dismay of the com-
petition, Charlie Mullins
picked up where he left
off last year by taking a dominat-
ing win at the opening round of
the 2014 Kenda AMA National
Enduro Series in Pelion, South
Carolina.
During last year's series, the
FMF/KTM rider won eight of the
10 rounds to easily outdistance
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Briefly...
The NEPG introduced a new class
for 2014, the Expert-AA class, which
is sponsored by Rekluse. At the end
of the year, there is a $1000 cash
bonus payout from Rekluse, to the
Expert-AA Class Champion if they
use Rekluse clutch components and
a Rekluse clutch cover.
This year's Sandlapper Enduro set a
series record with 721 riders signing
up for the race. Most of the National
rounds are restricted to 500 or 600
entries, however, due to high de-
mand; the organizers allowed more
riders for this year's event.
Obermeyer Suzuki's Nick Davis
rode the race on an RM-Z450, the
first time Suzuki has had a factory-
backed effort in the series in quite
some time. Davis broke his clutch
actuator on a tree early in the event
but was still able to finish in 21
st
place.
Chris Bach, who is riding for JCR
Honda this year, used the race as
a warm up for the upcoming GNCC
opener in Florida and finished a solid
10
th
.
Charlie Mullins
lived up to his
number-one plate.
