RUSSELL SWEEPS ROCKCRUSHER
FARM SPRINT ENDURO
A
fter having his perfect sea-
son in the Kenda Full Gas
Sprint Enduro Series spoiled by
Daniel Milner at the third round,
FMF/KTM's Kailub Russell
admitted that he was coming into
round four at Rockcrusher Farm
on the North Carolina/Georgia
border with one thing on his
mind, winning.
In just the second test of the
day—the enduro test—Russell
would open up a commanding
lead over his main rival Milner
after putting down a blistering
7:47.8 test time on the 3.75-mile
woods loop, 12 seconds faster
than the N-Fab AmPro Yamaha
rider, who was also beaten by
Bobbitt.
With a 14-second lead after
just two tests, Russell could've
ridden conservatively and not
taken chances but he continued
to push the pace throughout the
day winning all six tests.
Milner got within a second of
Kailub in his best effort on the
cross test, but would end the
day 24 seconds behind the KTM
rider.
While the Australian seemed
to find his groove towards the
end of the day, a chance at a
second-day win would not be in
the cards for Milner as he was
hospitalized early Sunday morn-
ing for severe stomach pains and
kept overnight for observation.
Milner was released from the
hospital on Sunday afternoon.
RideMPS.com Honda's Layne
Michael, preparing for his first
ISDE in September as a Team
USA Junior Team member,
ended day one in fourth place
behind Russell Bobbitt. Factory
Beta's Cory Buttrick was fifth
IN
THE
WIND
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Kailub Russell
(center) domi-
nated the field
at the Full Gas
Sprint Enduro,
taking all 12 test
wins and the
overall victory.
