STEWARD BAYLOR WINS GEORGIA
SPRINT ENDURO
S
RT Racing KTM's Steward
Baylor Jr. grabbed his first
win in the Kenda Full Gas Sprint
Enduro Series, presented by
PRI Powersports Insurance, with
an impressive performance at
round two of the series held at
Echeconnee MX facility near Li-
zella, Georgia, February 25-26.
Baylor turned the tables on
round-one winner Ryan Sipes,
beating the Coastal Racing
Husqvarna rider by a little more
than 10 seconds after an excit-
ing and hard-fought battle that
closely mirrored that of the
opening round, which was won
by Sipes. And just as he did at
round one, Sipes won all six of
the cross tests. Baylor dupli-
cated his performance at the
opening round by winning all six
of the enduro tests, but this time
Baylor managed to gain more
ground on Sipes in the enduro
tests, netting him the overall
victory.
"It feels good to get the win,"
Baylor said. "I felt I rode well and
I didn't have the mistakes I had
at the first round, which made
the difference for me."
Sipes held the lead at the end
of the first day of racing, lead-
ing Baylor by approximately 12
seconds after six tests, though
he had a bit of an advantage
since the enduro test became
un-passable late in the day due
to a deep mud hole. The orga-
nizers had to abandon the test at
the end of the day, which meant
the riders had to ride the cross
test four times and the enduro
test just twice. The enduro test
IN
THE
WIND
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Steward Baylor battled again
with Ryan Sipes at the second
round of the 2017 Kenda Full
Gas Sprint Enduro Series. This
time, things went Baylor's way.
PHOTOGRAPHY
SHAN
MOORE
