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THE
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BOBBITT WINS HUNTERSVILLE
NATIONAL ENDURO
R
ussell Bobbitt turned in a fast
and consistent performance
to claim his second win of the
season after dominating round
five of the Kenda AMA National
Enduro Series in Huntersville,
Minnesota, June 19. The FMF/
KTM rider was no worse than
second in each of the six tests,
finishing the event with three test
wins and three seconds to beat
out SRT KTM's Steward Baylor
by one minute, 22 seconds at
the finish.
Bobbitt had one little crash in
the fifth test, but other than that
the Georgia rider had a clean
day.
"I just hooked a little tree and
knifed it over, but I got going
pretty quick so I didn't lose a lot
of time," Bobbitt said of his tip-
over in test five. "This place is a
lot like what I ride at my house,
so I felt comfortable today."
Steward Baylor was fourth-
fastest in the opening test of the
day but picked up the pace dur-
ing the middle part of the race,
winning the fourth test to move
into second place. The 2012
National Enduro champ suffered
a mechanical hiccup in the final
two tests, but still managed to
hold onto the runner-up slot.
"It was kind of a rollercoaster
ride for me today," said Baylor.
"I was second and third most of
the day, but we started having
an issue with the bike at the start
of the fifth test and that dogged
us the rest of the event. Russell
had us covered, though, so I
don't think it made a difference."
Third went to Jesse Groemm,
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
NPEG
Russell Bobbitt
grabbed his
second win of
the season at
the Huntersville
National Enduro
in Minnesota.
