OFF ROAD
KENDA FULL GAS SPRINT ENDURO SERIES
ROUND 1 / FEBRUARY 10-11, 2018
BLACKSHEAR, GEORGIA
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the win. It was a good weekend.
The track was hard but it was fun
at the same time."
Tristian Stumbo won the Open
A class ahead of Cody Pingley
and Conner Smith, while the Lites
A class was won by Brewer Caw-
ley, with Devan Byer and Gary
Inman in second and third. CN
all the roots.
Beta USA's Mike Witkowski
was ninth overall on a 250RR,
while 10th overall and second in
the Pro2 class went to Grizzly
Peaks Yamaha's Jacob Row-
land. Third in the Pro2 class and
11th overall was Cole Mattison on
a Yamaha.
SRT Racing Husqvarna's Evan
Smith edged Tely Racing KTM's
Grant Baylor by a mere four sec-
onds to round out the top five.
Smith spent the winter adjusting
to a change of brands—going
from KTM to Husqvarna, while
Grant spent the winter recover-
ing from shoulder surgery.
OVERALL
1. Ryan Sipes (Hsq)
2. Steward Baylor (KTM)
3. Josh Strang (Hsq)
4. Jordan Ashburn (Bet)
5. Evan Smith (Hsq)
6. Grant Baylor (KTM)
7. Layne Michael (Hsq)
8. Liam Draper (Hsq) Pro2
9. Mike Witkowski (Bet)
10. Jacob Rowland (Yam) Pro2
KR4/Husqvarna/Rockstar's
Tayla Jones took top honors
in the Women's Pro division,
beating out Bonanza Plumbing/
Trail Jesters KTM's Mackenzie
Tricker by 35 seconds. Mean-
while, Becca Sheets took third
on a Fly/Maxxis/Seat Concepts
KTM.
"It was a competitive week-
end, we all were pretty close and
it was a good battle," said Jones.
"I had a few too many crashes,
but I'm happy to come out with
Coastal Racing's Layne Mi-
chael put in some strong rides to
finish seventh, while a newcom-
er to the series, New Zealander
Liam Draper, finished eighth on
a KR4 Husqvarna. Liam also
won the new Pro2 class.
"This is a lot like our enduros
back home in New Zealand,
but without the trail time, and
I actually prefer it like this,"
said Draper. "I felt a little more
comfortable in the Enduro test
because it's a lot like home, with
Tayla Jones took
top honors in
the Women's Pro
division, beating
out Mackenzie
Tricker by 35
seconds. Becca
Sheets was third.
