Sprint Enduro racing combines the tight, single-track racing of the AMA National Enduro series with a format similar to ISDE competition. The course is not exactly single-track but similar in that you’re not racing bar to bar against another rider but, instead, racing against the clock. We checked out the Kenda Full Gas Sprint Enduro Series round in West Virginia, which also doubled as an ISDE qualifier.
Here’s the concept: Full Gas Sprint Enduro events are two-day races that feature at least two special tests (a Cross Test and an Enduro Test) with racers making three attempts per day on each test, with the cumulative time from all tests determining the overall winner.
The Cross Test is basically a 4-mile to 5-mile grass track, while the Enduro Test is similar but a bit more technical and includes a lot of racing through the woods.
All ages and abilities are welcome; youth riders compete in the morning, while Pro, A, B, and C riders compete in the afternoon. At the start of each test, riders line up according to their previous finishes and one rider enters the course every 15 seconds. There’s about a 30- to 40-minute break from the time you finish one test until the start of the next one, so you get a full day of riding with pretty much constant action.