GRANT BAYLOR TAMES
THE DRAGON IN VIRGINIA
I
t wasn't pretty, but Grant Baylor
managed to overcome an ugly
ride to tame the Dragon's Back
National Enduro held at Oak
Ridge Estates in Arrington, Vir-
ginia, May 6.
The Tely Racing KTM rider
struggled throughout the day with
tip-overs and near tip-overs, but
still managed to win three tests
and beat out his brother and team-
mate Steward Baylor for the win
by 52 second after six tests and
55 miles of racing. All that, despite
being just two weeks removed
from surgery to repair a broken
bone in his hand.
"I was struggling all day long,"
said Grant. "I just wasn't riding
like I should, I crashed three
times in the fifth test and twice in
the last test. But I won, so obvi-
ously I made fewer mistakes than
everybody else. This year has
been an uphill battle for me, with
the broken hand and all. But I just
rode my race and kept trying to
smooth out a bit, and I guess I did
just enough."
Steward, on the other hand,
IN
THE
WIND
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Grant Baylor did what it took
to win the Dragon's Back
National Enduro in Virginia.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
DARRIN
CHAPMAN
Steward Baylor kept
it in the family for
second overall.
