RACE TIME: TEAM BABBITT'S

Round six of the AMA National Enduro Series took place over the weekend at the long-running Rattlesnake National Enduro in Northern Pennsylvania, where Team Babbitt’s/Monster Energy®/Kawasaki rider Grant Baylor continued to grow his points lead with a strong second-place overall finish.

Round nine of the Grand National Cross Country Series took place over the weekend at the famous Snowshoe Mountain resort nestled deep in the mountains of West Virginia, where XC-1 pilots Grant Baylor and Josh Strang battled their way through the mountains, mud, and rocks to top-ten finishes.

Round five of the AMA National Enduro Series was held over the weekend at the long-running Cherokee Enduro in Greensboro, Georgia, where Team Babbitt’s/Monster Energy®/Kawasaki racer Grant Baylor sliced his way through his competition and the tight Georgia pines under torrential downpours to pilot his KX™450X to victory.

Round eight of the Grand National Cross Country Series took place at the Matthew’s Farm, directly across the street from the iconic High Point raceway in southern Pennsylvania, under extremely dry and warm conditions. Premier class XC-1 teammates Grant Baylor and Josh Strang would overcome poor starts and visibility to take home top ten finishes aboard their KX™450X machines.

Round seven of the Grand National Cross Country Series took place at the Sunday Creek Raceway for the long-running John Penton GNCC, where heavy storms early in the weekend would once again leave treacherous conditions for Team Babbitt’s/Monster Energy/Kawasaki riders, Josh Strang and Grant Baylor, to contend with over the course of the three-hour event.

Round four of the AMA National Enduro Series took place over the weekend in the Appalachian foothills of Virginia, where Babbitt’s/Monster Energy/Kawasaki rider Grant Baylor overcame adversity to take a fifth-place overall finish to retain his points lead in the NE Pro 1 class heading into round five of the series next month.

Babbitt’s Online/Monster Energy®/Kawasaki Team Green™ took on the sixth round of the GNCC series over the weekend at the famous Ironman MX facility in western Indiana. Overnight thunder and hail storms on Saturday left the 10.5-mile track soaked with plenty of mud bogs and water crossings for the No. 17 of Josh Strang and the No. 314 of Grant Baylor to contest with while defending XC-2 champion Lyndon Snodgrass would unfortunately not be able to contest the race due to a lingering sickness.

Round Three of the AMA National Enduro Series took place over the weekend in the foothills of northwest Arkansas, close to the Buffalo River, where Babbitt’s Online/Monster Energy/Kawasaki’s Grant Baylor took the win in commanding fashion after nearly 60 miles of rocky, technical, and dry terrain.

Babbitt’s Online/Monster Energy®/Kawasaki Team Green™ was back to racing this weekend in the sands of Society Hill, South Carolina, for the 5th round of the 2023 Grand National Cross Country Series, where No. 314 of Grant Baylor would take a big win and his first aboard his Kawasaki KX™450X™. XC1 teammate Josh Strang would ride a solid race to take home a top-five finish, while XC2 pilot Lyndon Snodgrass would struggle to find his form, coming into the finish in the 13th position in the class.

Babbitt’s Online/Monster Energy®/Kawasaki Team Green™ returned to Grand National Cross Country racing over the weekend after a three-week hiatus at the Big Buck Farm in Union, South Carolina. After three hours of racing through the pines, both XC1 pilots, Josh Strang and Grant Baylor, as well as the defending XC2 champion, Lyndon Snodgrass, would finish the event with top-ten results.

Round Two of the AMA National Enduro Series was held over the weekend in the prairie-like terrain of Turkey, Texas, located in the northern part of the state. A small town of just over 300 people welcomed the reigning NE Pro 1 National Enduro Series Champion, Grant Baylor, to their small town to race on over 70 miles of classic Texas single track.

Round Three of the GNCC series returned to Aonia Pass MX in Washington, Georgia, for what turned out to be the most challenging race of the year thus far. A near-perfect track on Saturday would lead to adverse conditions just 24 hours later, with early morning rain storms soaking the 12-mile red clay track on Sunday. No. 17 Babbitt’s Online/Monster Energy®/Kawasaki Team Green™ rider Josh Strang would overcome the challenging conditions, piloting his KX™450X en route to taking his first podium of the year with a second-place finish.

Babbitt’s Online/Monster Energy®/Kawasaki Team Green™ riders returned to GNCC racing over the weekend at the second round of the series in the sands of Palatka, Florida. The only sand race on the series schedule always challenges the riders, and this year was no different, with high temperatures and a 14-mile track for the Kawasaki-mounted racers to contend with.

Babbitt’s Online/Monster Energy®/Kawasaki Team Green™ riders Josh Strang, Grant Baylor, and Lyndon Snodgrass returned to Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) racing after the off-season at the Big Buck Farm in Union, South Carolina.

The Babbitt’s Online/Monster Energy®/Kawasaki Team Green™ race team will return to off-road racing in 2023 prepared to take on the rugged terrain in the Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) series and the AMA National Enduro Championship.

Babbitt’s Online/Monster Energy®/Kawasaki Team Green™ rider Josh Strang capped off his long awaited return to racing with a commanding win at Saturday’s Full Gas Sprint Enduro (FGSE) at the Outback Motorsports Complex in Laurinburg, North Carolina.

SUMTER, SC – Team Babbitt’s Monster Energy Kawasaki rider Grant Baylor storms through the sands of Sumter, South Carolina, en route to claiming an overall win at the first round of the National Enduro Series (NEPG).

Foothill Ranch, Calif. (October 13, 2022) – After 12 rounds of action-packed off-road racing, Babbitt’s Online/Monster Energy®/Kawasaki Team Green’s Lyndon Snodgrass secured the 2022 Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) XC2 250 Pro Class Championship at the Buckwheat 100. Entering the penultimate round of the GNCC race series with the championship points lead, the Team Green rider from Australia captured the XC2 250 Pro Class title with a race-winning performance aboard his Kawasaki KX™250X.