RACE: National Enduro Series Sumter, SC
RIDERS: BRAD BAKKEN 5th
JASON RAINES 9TH
TEAM: OBERMEYER YAMAHA/RAINES RIDING UNIVERSITY/OFFROADVIKING.com
The Obermeyer Yamaha/Raines Riding Universtiy/Offroadviking.com team was on hand for the first round of the National Enduro Series in Sumter, South Carolina on Sunday. The day started out as a cool South Carolina morning with blue skies and no rain in sight. With many of the sport's top riders on hand, Brad and Jason would be put to the test. Brad would have an excellent day on his YZ250 running in the top 5 nearly the entire day where he would come home with the finish. Jason was well back in the pack riding from the 89th row. Although he would encounter slower riders and some of South Carolina's finest sand whoops Jason managed to pull off a top 10 overall finishing 9th for the day! With the rides Jason has had the last two weeks the competition should be extremely happy that he is "retired" and not racing fulltime anymore.
Brad: "The day started off good, the first section was part of the hare scramble course from last week so I knew most of that section. I had set my suspension up to stiff which hurt me thru that section. So at the stop I made some adjustments that allowed me to push on thru. I was able to catch Cole Kirkpatrick later in the day which made me feel really good! It was great to kick the year off with a top 5 finish and felt great to be the top Yamaha for the day!"
Jason: "I was on row 89 so I started way back today. I had a pretty good day and had some really good sections. In those sections my times were consistent with the guys running in the top 5. At the end of the day I came home 9th overall and beat Grant Baylor for the top A class honors! All in all it was a great day and I was proud to be one of the top 3 Yamahas at the finish!"
Top 5
1st - Steward Baylor KTM
2nd - Mike Lafferty HSB
3rd - Charlie Mullins KTM
4th - Corey Buttrick KTM
5th - Brad Bakken YAM
Obermeyer Yamaha is a Pro Yamaha Dealer Based in Jasper, Indiana. They Pride themselves on their commitment to customer service and their involvement in the offroad racing community.
Raines Riding University is the Premier Offroad Riding / Racing School. Owned and Operated by 6 Time AMA National Champion Jason Raines. RRU Guarantees results or your money back!
OffroadViking.com started as a group of friends that loved to film riders doing what they do best... Racing! Over the past couple years the company has turned into one of the leading video publication websites in the offroad industry
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