words & photos : Shan Moore Cross Fork , PA ( July 25 , 2021 )
Josh Toth claimed his second win in a row in AMA National Enduro competition with an impressive victory at this weekend ’ s Rattlesnake National Enduro in Cross Fork , Pennsylvania . The FMF / KTM rider won two of the six tests and beat out series point leader Steward Baylor ( AmPro Yamaha ) by just over 34 seconds for the “ W ”.
Toth finished fifth in the opening test , but picked up momentum as the day wore on , finishing third in test two , and second in test three , before winning tests four and five . A solid runner-up finish in the sixth and final test behind Steward was more than enough to seal the victory .
“ It was a good day ,” said Toth . “ Actually , I rode pretty conservative and just stayed off the ground … I never went down once . I just focused on staying smooth . I was fifth in the first test , but from there on it got rockier ; and the rockier it got , the better I got .”
With the win , Toth moved into second place in the series standings behind Steward . Steward ’ s brother Grant ( KLM /
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