On The Pegs July 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 7 | Page 87

On The Pegs
Vol. 3 Issue 7 - July 2018
P 87
BETA USA’S
JORDAN ASHBURN
Grant Baylor was the beneficiary of
his brother’s bad luck and wound up
in the runner-up slot for the weekend.
The Tely Energy KTM rider won three
Enduro tests in all, one on Saturday and
two on Sunday, but didn’t exactly get
off to the best of starts.
“I was going good in the first test of
the weekend and then about six turns
from the finish I went down in a fast
turn and the bike slid a long way, so it
took me a while to get to it and get go-
ing again,” said Grant. “Other than that
one mistake, the rest of the weekend
was pretty good; I think I was on pace
with the rest of the guys.”
Josh Strang turned in a fast and con-
sistent performance to claim the final
step of the podium in third. The Rock-
star Energy Husqvarna rider was par-
ticularly fast in the Cross test.
“The grass track was really techni-
cal, there were a bunch off off-camber
sections and you just had to be real
patient,” said Strang. “Some of the dirt
was dry but once you got on the gas
and started to turn on it, it got really
slick, which made it tricky. I felt like
I was solid in both tests and it was a
good weekend for me.”
With his third overall finish, Strang
solidified his second place status in the
series standings, seven points behind
leader Sipes.