VOL. 51 ISSUE 36 SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 P69
Plessinger (21 career wins), Fred
Andrews (25), Ed Lojak (25),
Rodney Smith (33) and Scott
Summers (46).
Russell isn't the only KTM-
backed rider who's gunning for a
second straight title and a spot in
the record book, as reigning XC2
Pro Lites Champion Grant Baylor
tallied another victory in his favor
Briefly...
locking up his first career title. After
running inside the top three all af-
ternoon, Delong seemed to slowly
fade back and settle into the top five,
but it's no indication of his perfor-
mance. Delong admitted that he and
the team made the decision to play
it safe at Unadilla in hopes of enter-
ing the final National Enduro at 100
percent in order to wrap up the title.
Delong added, "Don't worry, it's on
at Somerset in a couple of weeks!"
Rockstar Energy Racing/WMR
KTM's Ryan Sipes spent his sum-
mer break racing the Lucas Oil Pro
Motocross Championship as the fill-
in rider for an injured Davi Millsaps.
After an impressive fourth place
overall in the 450 class at the Indi-
ana mudder, Sipes seemed to have
a little more pep in his step as he
battled inside the top five early on,
ultimately finishing 11th overall for the
day. "I'm pumped, I think this is the
best I've ridden all year," Sipes said.
"I felt good the entire race for once
and I was still charging at the end,
which is a good day for me. I could
definitely tell that I've been out of
woods racing for a couple months,
though, because my line selection
was way off!"
The Unadilla GNCC always brings
out a few fresh faces on the front line
and this year was no different. Moto
riders Robby Marshall and Michael
Stryker, to name a couple, mixed it
up with the world's best off-road rac-
ers in the XC1 Pro class, finishing a
respectable 13th and 14
th
, respec-
tively, in the class.
With his seventh
win of the season,
Kailub Russell
is poised to win
the 2014 GNCC
Championship at
the next round.
