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On The Pegs
Vol. 3 Issue 11 - November 2018
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STRANG WRAPS IT UP
KENDA FULL GAS SPRINT ENDURO SERIES: ROUND 8
JOSH STRANG
PHOTOGRAPHY BY DARRIN CHAPMAN
Steward Baylor may have won the battle, but it was
Josh Strang who won the war. This oft-used phrase
perfectly describes this weekend’s Kenda Hidden
Valley Sprint Enduro held at the Hidden Valley Golf
Course in Glen Daniel, West Virginia.
After a lackluster performance on Saturday, Steward
Baylor got his ducks order on Sunday, running the
table by claiming six test wins. The Tely Energy Racing
KTM rider topped Sunday’s event by a whopping 53
seconds over Strang.
In the championship battle, however, Strang came
into the weekend sitting just two points behind Stew-
ard, and the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna rider’s stellar
performance on Saturday, consisting of four test wins,
set him up so that all he needed was a third place fin-
ish on Sunday to claim the series title.
At the end of the weekend, the Aussie off-road star
finished second on Sunday, which was more than
enough to give him the 2018 title.
“Saturday was good,” said Strang. “I was able to use
my “Euro” lines since the golf course sections were
slippery and I think that worked in my favor. I knew I
was sitting good going into Sunday’s race, but I didn’t
do the math because I didn’t want to have anything
more to think about.”