Lead Belt National Enduro Win To Steward Baylor

| September 19, 2016

Steward Baylor claimed his second national win of the season and took a five-point chunk out of Russell Bobbitt’s series points lead with an impressive performance at the Lead Belt National Enduro in Park Hills, Missouri, September 18—round eight of the Kenda AMA National Enduro Series.

Lead Belt National Enduro Win To Steward Baylor

Lead Belt National Enduro Win To Steward Baylor
Steward Baylor came away with the win but still trails Russell Bobbitt by 16 points with one to go. Photography courtesy NEPG

The SRT/KTM rider started strong and finished strong en route to four test wins (he was second in the remaining two), while accumulating a 37-second cushion over Bobbitt at the finish.

Baylor now trails points leader Bobbitt by 16 points with one round left on the 2016 schedule.

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Josh Strang toughed it out to third overall after a battle with a mud hole and a tree.

Fourth overall was AmPro Yamaha’s Grant Baylor and fifth was SRT/KTM’s Cory Buttrick.

AA rider Dylan MacRitchie grabbed his best national finish with an eighth overall. MacRitchie also won the Rekluse Expert AA division over ninth-place finisher Nate Ferderer.

FMF/KTM’s Kacy Martinez wrapped up the Women’s A/B class championship with a win in Missouri over Jamie Wells and Sarah Baldwin. Martinez won all six tests and took the win by 12 minutes and 37 seconds.

Shan Moore

2016 Kenda AMA National Enduro Series

Lead Belt National Enduro

Park Hills, Missouri

RESULTS: September 18, 2016

OVERALL

  1. Steward Baylor (KTM)
  2. Russell Bobbitt (KTM)
  3. Josh Strang (Hus)
  4. Grant Baylor (Yam)
  5. Cory Buttrick (KTM)
  6. Nick Fahringer (Hus)
  7. Ryder Lafferty (Hus)
  8. Dylan MacRitchie (KTM)
  9. Nathan Ferderer (Yam)
  10. Drew Higgins (KTM)

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