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words & photos SHAN MOORE
2022 AMA NATIONAL ENDURO SERIES - ROUND 1
SUMTER , SC FEBRUARY 6 , 2022
Steward Baylor started off the 2022 Kenda AMA National Enduro Series in the best possible way by winning the opening round of the series in Sumter , South Carolina . The AmPro Yamaha rider won three of six tests , finish ing 32 seconds ah ead of Coastal Racing GasGas ’ Ryder Lafferty .
FMF / KTM ’ s Josh Toth was third , 28 seconds behind Lafferty .
Rain leading up to the event left Sumter ’ s sandy soil in prime condition for racing , as nearly 1,000 riders took to the 62-mile event , despite frigid temperatures and brisk-winds dominating the weekend .
After winning test one , Baylor struggled with lappers during the second , third and fourth tests , but finish ed off th e event with two strong test wins to seal the victory .
“ I feel really comfortable in these conditions . We had a really good setup for the conditions and I had very few mistakes ,” said th e fivetime National Enduro Champion . “ The only frustrating thing was dealing with lappers . This is always
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