Enduro

After five of ten stages of the Tunisian Rally that takes riders 4,500 km through Tunisia and Libya, the cat and mouse game between KTM factory Marc Coma and Cyril Despres continues with Coma having a slight edge on the Frenchman at the half way mark.

But the two Dakar winners, who are so at home on the desert sands, were able to take a break on Monday with high winds and lack of visibility resulted in the cancellation of the second part of the two-day endurance stage.

Old rivals

Blais Racing/KTM rider Russ Pearson won the 4th round of the AMA Hare & Hound Series while Shock Doctor/KTM riders David Kamo and David Pearson finished 4th and 5th respectively.

Both Kamo and D. Pearson had decent starts but the dust off the start caused trouble for Kamo as they rounded the end of the bomb. "The dust got so thick that I couldn't see anything and before I knew it I was over the bars and on the ground," commented Kamo. His teammate, Pearson was able to escape the worst of the dust clouds and sat inside the top five along with R. Pearson as they began the first loop.

Defending Champion, Shock Doctor/KTM rider Russell Bobbitt won his third race of the season at the fifth round of the AMA National Enduro Series.

Bobbitt controlled the race from start to finish winning four of the six special tests. The other two tests were won by his teammate, eight-time National Enduro Champion, Mike Lafferty. "I had a good day and felt great. My KTM was running perfect and the course conditions were really good," commented Bobbitt.

The fourth round of the WORCS took place in Hollister Hills, CA where Shock Doctor/KTM Factory rider Mike Brown took the holeshot and the early lead.

Shock Doctor/KTM Factory National Enduro rider Russell Bobbitt won the ISDE qualifier in Missouri over the weekend after a two-day mud storm that left the course a sloppy mess.
"It rained both days we were there," commented Bobbitt on the race. "The track was really rutted and slick. There was water running through the ruts the entire time. The hardest part was trying to keep my goggles clean!" Despite the conditions, Bobbitt prevailed taking 3rd the first day and 1st the second to earn a combined score that awarded him the overall.

The Shock Doctor/KTM GNCC Team encountered their biggest challenge yet at the fifth round of the series - MUD!

The FRE/KTM ATV GNCC Team continued their podium streak by placing all three riders, Adam McGill, Josh Kirkland and Angel Atwell on the podium again. All three riders now hold the Championship points lead in their respective class.

Husqvarna CH Racing Team remained on Italian ground for the 3rd WEC GP, which took place in amazing Sardinia last week end.

Although the race was very hard and made the riders sweat for the top positions, the Husqvarna riders accepted the challenge and came away with strong results.

In E3 class, Sebastien Guillaume took his WR 300 right to the top of the podium on Saturday, beating long time rival Ivan Cervantes. Unfortunately on Sunday the French rider couldn’t get higher than second place, which is the position that he also holds in the provisional classification.

Husqvarna Racing Australia is celebrating its first Australian title for their debut WR300 Enduro model.

Having taken an early lead in class 5 of the event, Jehi Willis went into day four’s final Moto with a 6-second lead over KTM’s Brad Williscroft. Needing only to have a clean run to wrap up the title, Willis rode a smart race all the way to the finish line.

Day three of Australia’s biggest enduro race became a test of absolute fitness, as the extremely chopped-out tests and trails proved a punishing course for all riders. Husqvarna Racing’s Jehi Willis will go into the class 5 final moto with a six-second lead over Brad Williscroft. Willis is confident he can pull a good start on his WR300, which he’ll use to keep Williscroft out of reach of the top podium spot.