2017 AMA Cherokee National Enduro Results
Cycle News Staff | June 5, 2017
2017 AMA Cherokee National Enduro Results – Thad Duvall captured the overall win at the Cherokee National Enduro in Greensboro, Georgia, June 4. It was the second straight win for the Rockstar Energy/Husqvarna Team rider in the 2017 Kenda AMA National Enduro Series, presented by Moose Racing (round four).
2017 AMA Cherokee National Enduro Results
Duvall adapted best in the extreme conditions which went from hot and dry to wet and muddy, when rain fell halfway through the day. Duvall won five of the six special tests and ended up taking the overall win by one minute and 13 second over runner-up Steward Baylor Jr. (SRT KTM), the series points leader. Duvall now trails Baylor by eight points with five rounds left in the championship.
Duvall survived one scare when he crashed in the third test and hit his head so hard that he thought he might no be able to continue. But he shook it off and went about his way.
“I hit my head pretty hard and it was hurting pretty bad,” said DuVall. “I wasn’t sure I could continue, but I went into the fourth test and I just wasn’t all there. Steward ended up beating me in that test, but I regrouped and by that point I had a pretty good cushion. I really just needed to cruise, but I felt like the slower I went the more mistakes I made. I felt like the harder I charged the better I was, so I came back and won the last two tests. I honestly didn’t think I was going to be able to finish after the fourth test – I was sick and didn’t feel well, but I just cleared my head and ended up winning.”
N-Fab/Am Pro Yamaha’s Josh Tosh filled out the Cherokee podium with third. KR4 Arrive-n-Ride Husqvanra’s Grant Baylor was fourth and FMF KTM’s Russell Bobbitt was fifth.
In the Women’s Elite class, Aussie off-road star Tayla Jones claimed her fourth win of the series, putting her KR4 Arrive-n-Ride Husqvarna on top of the podium ahead of Husqvarna rider Sarah Baldwin and KTM rider Ashley Copeland. Jones beat out Baldwin by almost nine minutes, while Copeland finished another five minutes back in third.
2017 AMA Cherokee National Enduro Results
RESULTS
- Thad DuVall (Hus)
- Steward Baylor Jr. (KTM)
- Josh Toth (Yam)
- Grant Baylor (Hus)
- Russell Bobbitt (KTM)
- Cory Buttrick (KTM)
- Jesse Groemm (KTM)
- Thorn Devlin (Hus)
- Evan Smith (KTM)
- Zach Hayes (KTM)
Overall Championship Standings
- Steward Baylor Jr. (105)
- Thad DuVall (97)
- Grant Baylor (75)
- Russell Bobbitt (66)
- Cory Buttrick (65)
- Kailub Russell (58)
- Jesse Groemm (56)
- Josh Toth (46)
- Evan Smith (35)
- Thorn Devlin (34)
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