VOL. 51 ISSUE 47 NOVEMBER 25, 2014 P59
Russell Bobbitt was
looking forward to his
first year on his new
Husqvarna team, but
before the 2014 National
Enduro Series really got
started, it was already
over for Bobbitt.
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY
SHAN MOORE
E
very time Russell Bobbitt gets
knocked down, he gets back up.
Over the course of his profes-
sional career, Bobbitt has suffered many
setbacks, including injuries and team
changes. But each time, the four-time
National Enduro Champion has bounced
back stronger than before and with more
resolve.
If there's anything that you can count on
when it comes to Russell Bobbitt, it's that
you can never count him out.
The 2014 season, in particular, was an
especially tough one for the 28-year-old
Georgian. After riding the year before as
a factory Husaberg rider, Bobbitt suddenly
found himself without a ride when the com-
pany was shut down at the end of the year.
Bobbitt, who has over the years competed
on Gas Gas, Husaberg and KTM machin-
ery, found a new home with the rejuvenated
Husqvarna brand and came into the 2014
season in the best shape of his career.
But when things started looking promising
again, bang! Another setback.
At the opening round of the AMA Nation-
al Enduro Series in South Carolina, Bobbitt
found himself on the ground, clutching his
knee in excruciating pain during what was
just the third test of the day.
The pain was the result of a broken
kneecap. The untimely injury kept him out
of commission and off the bike for the next
five months. It was the longest time off the
bike in his professional racing career. At
this point in one's career, many would have
contemplated retirement, but not Bobbitt.
He looked at it like another challenge in his
life. And Bobbitt isn't afraid of challenges.
Instead, Bobbitt made the best of his
rehab. He hooked up with Sports Perfor-
mance And Rehabilitation Center, a sports
