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SPRINT ENDURO MAKES U.S. DEBUT
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or the first time, a "Sprint En-
duro" was held on U.S. soil
that was supported by some of
the factory-backed teams. Sprint
Enduros are popular in Europe
and might also have their place in
the U.S. in the very near future.
Sprint Enduros need only a
relatively small area of land, just
big enough to support multiple
special-test sections that can be
used two or three times each.
There are no transfer sections,
with the start and finish areas all
located near the staging/pit area.
No special equipment, such as
timekeeping devices, is needed.
Scoring is simple—each rider is
timed through each special test
and the rider with the lowest ac-
cumulative time at the end of the
day/weekend is the winner.
The inaugural Kenda Full Gas
Sprint Enduro was held in Union,
South Carolina, October 11-12,
at the Big Buck Farm, and it was
FMF/KTM's Kailub Russell tak-
ing the win. The recently crowned
GNCC champ set the tone with
the quickest time and never let up.
Finishing second to Russell
was AmPro Yamaha's Daniel Mil-
ner who edged out fellow Austra-
lian Josh Strang by six seconds.
Fourth overall went to Beta's
Cory Buttrick, while former Na-
tional Enduro Champion, FMF
KTM's Charlie Mullins rounded
out the top five overall.
Kailub Russell was the overall win-
ner at the two-day Kenda Full Gas
Spring Enduro in South Carolina.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
MARK
KARIYA
