Hare and Hound

Taylor Robert wins Sugarloafers National Hare & Hound

Taylor Robert did not get a good start at the Kenda/SRT AMA National Hare and Hound, presented by FMF, Sugarloafers Hare & Hound Pro Class race. If you were standing at the finish line, you wouldn’t have known it. Despite the poor start and being down a minute, 15 seconds to eventual third-place finisher Kendall Norman, Robert rode hard and took advantage of a mistake by Norman to win the event by nearly three and a half minutes. Nick Burson finished in second place.

Hare Scrambles

Russell wins X-Factor Whitetails GNCC

KTM rider Kailub Russell took another step toward claiming the 2018 AMSOIL GNCC Racing XC1 Class championship at the X-Factor Whitetails GNCC on May 13. Despite a poor start, Russell quickly made his way to the front and took the win by six seconds. Second-place finisher Thad Duvall made the best of a difficult day. The Husqvarna rider started at the back of the field, but had battled to fourth-place by the end of Lap 1. The podium was rounded out by KTM rider Grant Baylor. It was Baylor’s first GNCC podium of the 2018 season.

Enduro

Baylor brothers finish 1-2 at Dragon’s Back National Enduro

Brothers Grant and Steward Baylor were the class of the field at Round 4 of the Kenda AMA National Enduro Series on May 6. The event, at Oak Ridge Estates in Arrington, Va., started under heavy rain that made for slick course conditions. Despite the challenging conditions Grant Baylor used consistently fast pace to take his first win of the year. Grant finished 52 seconds ahead of his brother, who was the winner of the first two AMA National Enduro Series events of 2018. Finishing in third place by a narrow margin was Josh Toth. All three podium positions were taken by KTM riders.