On The Pegs November 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 11 | Page 66

On The Pegs
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On The Pegs
Vol. 3 Issue 11 - November 2018
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Grant Baylor took a decisive win at the 2018
Muddobbers National Enduro in Matthews, In-
diana, winning four of the six tests and beating
out his brother and fellow Tely Energy KTM rider
Steward Baylor by a minute and 26 seconds for the
victory.
The race marked the second consecutive round
where the brothers have finished first and second,
with Steward getting the win ahead of Grant at
the previous round of the Kenda AMA National
Enduro Series in Marquette, Michigan.
In Indiana, Grant got off to a strong start by post-
ing the fastest time in the 10-mile opening test,
outrunning his brother by 34 seconds. From there,
Grant continued to extend his lead, losing only to
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Thad DuVall in test
four and to his brother in test six, dropping test
four by four seconds and test six by three seconds.
“It was an awesome day,” said Grant. “The first
test was a long one and I’m usually kind of slow
to start in those, but I managed to win the test by
over 30 seconds. So I had some breathing room
going into the rest of the day and I just tried to
ride safe and smart and smooth. I didn’t fall too
many times, but I fell pretty hard in test three and
I actually cracked my helmet but I still managed to
win the test. I went into the last test with about a
two minute lead and I just cruised home safe and
sound.”
Steward edged DuVall by 16 seconds to finish
second, extending his championship point lead to
20 seconds over FMF KTM’s Josh Toth.
“I felt like I was riding pretty well for the first four
tests,” said Steward. “Near the end of test four I
started slipping mentally and I started missing
lines. In test five I basically thought I ended my
day. I started the test really strong, trying to make