OFF ROAD
ROUND 1 / FEBRUARY 5, 2017
SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA
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"It kind of took me by surprise,
but after a few tests I was start-
ing to get the hang of it. I really
enjoyed the race and I'm looking
forward to riding them all." CN
1. Steward Baylor (KTM)
2. Kailub Russell (KTM)
3. Thad Duvall (Hsq)
4. Russell Bobbitt (KTM)
5. Andrew DeLong (Hus)
6. Trevor Bollinger (Hon)
7. Cory Buttrick (KTM)
8. Grant Baylor (Hus)
9. Jesse Groemm (KTM)
10. Josh Toth (Yam)
way everything would be alright."
Devlin fell twice during the
course of the day but still man-
aged to dominate the Expert-AA
class.
Australia's Tyla Jones added an
international flare to the Sumter
event by winning the Women's
Elite division. Jones was the top
women's competitor at last year's
ISDE in Spain and led the Aussie
Women's team to the Women's
Trophy.
In Sumter, Jones beat out
Kendall Lafollette by 11 minutes,
while Allie Spurgeon rounded out
the podium in third.
"We have enduros in Australia,
but they are no way as tight as
what this race was," said Jones.
minute victory over JoJo Bowden
for the class win with Husqvarna
rider Alex Teagarden rounding
out the podium. Devlin is from
Pennsylvania and the tight sandy
trail at Sumter was an eye-opener
for him, though he handled it
well enough to not only claim the
class win but also 17th overall.
"The start of the race was
pretty tough on me because my
arms were pumping up pretty
bad," said Devlin. "It was mainly
just from nerves, being the first
race of the season, and I knew
once I got that first test out of the
2017 KENDA AMA NATIONAL ENDURO SERIES
Russell Bobbitt, the defending
champ, didn't have the start he
wanted to the series.