On The Pegs June 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 6 | Page 77

On The Pegs
Vol. 4 Issue 6 - June 2019
77
It may not have been the performance Kai-
lub Russell was looking for, but he was alright
with the outcome at the Hidden Valley Full Gas
Sprint Enduro in Glen Daniel, West Virginia.
After going winless on Saturday, the FMF/KTM
rider came back on Sunday to take the over-
all win by 3.115 seconds over Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna’s Thad Duvall.
“I was just struggling trying to figure out how
to ride my bike efficiently and smooth and go
fast in the woods,” said Russell. “I’ve been just
always in the wrong gear and just over-revving
my bike. I screwed that up the last test, and
it really showed. It was kind of a tough day.
The cross test was really fun. It was super hilly
around the golf course and weaving in and out
of the valleys. I rode pretty good, just never
could win a test. It was just kind of right on the
cusp and just a little off by some guys in the
cross test. I was never really in on the Enduro
test. Just kind of stayed right there and kept
my head in the game all day. Everything just
worked out in the last test. Ended up winning
the day with no test wins.”
According to Russell, he was never in the En-
duro test, but on Saturday, FMF/KTM teammate
Josh Toth was. In fact, he dominated it, winning
the first two and leading the third one until the
last lap when he crashed.
“I guess I threw away the win on the last test,”
said Toth. “I went down when I had a little cush-
ion, but that’s racing. I had about four seconds
over those guys, and I was consistently winning
that test. I rode really well the whole test, then
right in the end a tree root took me down and
mangled my bike up, but I got up quick and was