Sam Parker third , with his 49-year-old father Tony Parker ( Johnston ’ s Husqvarna Team TE300 ) rounding out the top four . But Sam Parker ’ s two third placings over the two days earned him the round two win and , significantly , combined with his third overall at round one , it also gave him the series win overall . Interestingly , Tony Parker had finished overall runner-up to Whitaker in this series last season , but the proud father was content to be beaten by his young son this time around . “ It was definitely a good weekend for me ,” said Sam Parker afterwards . “ Consistency gave me the result I wanted . Saturday ’ s enduro was really tough , even with all the riders using GPS to navigate . The GPS was on the handlebars of the bike , but you really had to pay attention to the terrain as well as looking at the device . This meant it was actually quite difficult to race at a fast pace . It was just a matter of survival really . A lot of top guys dropped out . Of the 29 Gold Grade riders who started , only five of us managed to finish a full lap .” “ This is a first major title win for me ,” said an elated Sam Parker , a young man who has just
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