words & photos : Shan Moore ARRINGTON , VA ( May 16 , 2021 )
KLM / Milwaukee / GasGas ’ Grant Baylor got revenge on his brother , AmPro Yamaha rider Steward Baylor , by holding off his older sibling in the sixth and final test to win this weekend ’ s Dragon ’ s Back National Enduro in Arrington , Virginia .
The Baylor brothers , along with FMF / KTM ’ s Ben Kelley , finished in a tight group at the front of the event , as a record entry enjoyed moderate temperatures and just enough rain to keep the dust down at the third round of the Kenda AMA National Enduro Series .
If you haven ’ t been following the series , Steward won the opening round of the series in South Carolina ahead of Grant but had to come back from a 17-second deficit heading into the final test of round two of the series in Louisiana to nab his second win of the year .
The Dragon ’ s Back Enduro came down to pretty much the same scenario as Louisiana , with Grant leading Steward by 13 seconds heading into the final test . Steward has a knack for turning up the heat at the end of a race and all eyes were on the clock to see who would come out on top .
When the scores were tallied at the end of the day , Grant managed to
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