On The Pegs April 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 4 | Page 47

On The Pegs
Vol. 4 Issue 4 - April 2019
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Steward Baylor came into round
two of the Kenda AMA National
Enduro Series in Ormond Beach,
Florida looking for his first win of
the season and the Tely Energy
Racing KTM rider delivered, win-
ning all six tests en route to a
commanding victory over round
one winner Team Gnarly Routes
KTM’s Russell Bobbitt.
“I only made a couple mistakes
all day,” said Baylor. “I felt like I
got better as the day went on.
We made some changes there
going into the last few tests. I
knew the last section would have
a lot of palmettos, so I softened
everything up. The first time
through the palmettos I felt like I
was struggling. The second time,
I never made a mistake. It was re-
ally good. It was just one of those
perfect days.”
Though no one showed the
consistency that Baylor showed,
Bobbitt was more consistent than
the rest, claiming second place
by a narrow 10-second margin
over Husqvarna/ Max Motors-
ports/FXR’s Evan Smith.
“I always seem to struggle
at this race,” said Bobbitt. “I’ve
never won it, so that was one of
the reasons I wanted to come
down here. I didn’t crash any all