On The Pegs VOL . 4 ISSUE 11 - NOVEMBER 2020115
FMF / KTM ’ s Kailub Russell claimed the 2020 Kenda Full Gas Sprint Enduro title with a close victory at this weekend ’ s Silver Hawk Plantation Sprint Enduro , the series finale , held at the Silver Hawk Plantation in Buffalo , South Carolina . The title was Russell ’ s third such championship and second in a row .
Am Pro Yamaha ’ s Layne Michael gave Russell a good battle , and in fact , led the race by two seconds with two tests remaining . However , as he often does , Russell dug deep and made up the distance to take the overall win .
“ It was good to get the overall win , but it was kind of strange how it worked out ,” said Russell . “ I won one test on Saturday and I won the day , and then I won all but one today and almost lost . It was a tough weekend . I was a little unsure how Saturday was going to go because I was a little bit off and you don ’ t have to be off by much to be pretty slow here . But I rode better on Sunday , and that was enough .”
In all , Russell won six tests , one on Saturday and five on Sunday . However , two crashes in test four on Sunday cost him dearly as the North Carolina rider finished the test 12 seconds behind Michael , moving Michael rider into the lead .
Trailing Michael with two tests remaining , Russell made up 1.2 seconds in the Cross test and enter the final test just . 8 second behind . The final test would be the decider