On The Pegs August 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 8 | Page 67

On The Pegs
Vol. 3 Issue 8 - August 2018
P 67
Grant Baylor turned in a near-perfect perfor-
mance at the Cherokee National Enduro this
weekend, winning all seven tests en route to a
decisive victory.
Grant’s star has been on the rise the last two
months and that momentum led to a totally
dominating performance this weekend. After
93 miles of tight woods racing, the Tely Rac-
ing KTM rider took the overall victory by one-
minute-twenty-three seconds ahead of second
place.
“I still had a few mistakes, but overall the per-
formance was a good one and I’m pleased with
it,” said Grant. “I just seemed to click perfectly
with the bike today. Wherever I pointed my
tires the bike went, and everything just hooked
up.”
Sweeping an entire event (winning all of the
tests) is a rare feat, though a few riders have
done it, including Grant’s brother, Steward
Baylor. However, the chances of doing so when
there is a seventh test are incredible.
“This has always been one of my goals was to
win all of the tests and we went the extra mile
this weekend since there were seven tests in
stead of the usual six,” said Grant. “I’ve been
picking up speed little by little this year and I’m
excited about where it has taken me.”
Josh Toth was another rider having an excep-
tional day. The FMF KTM Factory rider equaled
his career-best finish of the Kenda AMA Nation-
al Enduro Series with a second place, beating
out Steward Baylor by 16 seconds.
“I didn’t win any tests today but I felt solid all
day,” said Toth. “Grant was really riding strong,
OTH EQUALLED HIS BEST FINISH
but it was close between the top three riders,
ENDA AMA NATIONAL ENDURO
which makes it enjoyable. I’m starting to read
WITH A SOLID SECOND BEHIND
the trail a bit better and I’m more comfortable
GRANT BAYLOR
going fast on trail that I haven’t seen before.
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