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THE
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FOURTH STRAIGHT NATIONAL
ENDURO WIN FOR DUVALL
R
ockstar Energy Husqvarna
Factory Racing's Thad Duvall
continued his recent domina-
tion of the Kenda AMA National
Enduro Series by claiming his
fourth-straight win at the Mud-
dobbers National Enduro, Au-
gust 20, round six of the series
in Matthews, Indiana.
Five-time National Enduro
Champion Russell Bobbitt got
the ball rolling by turning the
fastest time in test one, finishing
the 11-mile section two sec-
onds faster than Baylor, while
Solid Performance KTM's Jesse
Groemm logged the third-fastest
time, another eight seconds
back.
Bobbitt continued to lead until
the midway point of the race, but
yielded the top spot to Duvall af-
ter the West Virginia rider reeled
off three-straight test wins (two
through four) to take over the top
spot.
"I've been doing a lot of prep
for the upcoming ISDE in France
and I haven't been doing a lot
of training in the tight woods,
and I think it showed in the first
couple of tests," said Duvall.
"Once I got settled in I felt pretty
good and my times got a lot
faster. I think the trail was a little
tighter than what I remembered
and it kind of snuck up on me."
Just three-tenths of a second
separated Duvall and Bobbitt in
the fifth test and the two rivals
went into the sixth and final test
of the day with Duvall leading
Bobbitt by just five seconds.
Duvall ended up having one of
his best rides of the day, while
Bobbitt got stuck in a mud bog
and lost a considerable amount
of time. At the end of the day,
Eyes on the prize,
Thad Duvall continues
to dominate the
National Enduro
Series with his fourth-
straight win.
