OFF ROAD
KENDA AMA NATIONAL ENDURO SERIES
FINAL ROUND/SEPTEMBER 14, 2014
UPLAND, INDIANA
P88
"I think this just shows I'm
ready," said Bobbitt. "Mike got
off to a quick start in those first
three tests and I was riding a little
tight. But in the long fourth test,
I just put the hammer down and
finished out the day from there."
Like DeLong, Bobbitt received
his bike just before the start of
the season and is still trying to
adapt to a new brand and also
adapt to a four-stroke.
"I was feeling better and bet-
ter on the bike as the day went
on and I felt that confidence start
coming back," said Bobbitt. "I'm
still kind of new to this bike and I'll
continue to get more comfortable
on it in the future."
Lafferty, on the other hand,
is looking to other things in his
future and was making his final
ride as a professional racer in In-
diana. That realization struck the
New Jersey rider in the final test.
"It was tough, I'm not going
to lie," said Lafferty. "It was real
emotional and it was hard to
hold it back the last three or four
miles, it seemed like an eternity,
but I just hunkered down and
rode it in. Once I fell on the road,
I backed it down. Knowing it was
Grant Baylor, winner
of the previous round,
just missed making
the podium.
