Press Release

Russell Wins XC2 Class at Round 2 of the GNCC Series

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3/9/2010 12:35pm

















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KTM Race Report – Washington,
GA 




Washington, GA  – FMF/KTM rider Kailub Russell earned
his first win of the season in the XC2 class at the second round of the GNCC
Series dubbed “The General’ while his XC2 teammate Steward Baylor also put in a
decent ride to finish 4th.  





Russell was out front early after
earning a 2nd place start. He spent the majority of the race
swapping the lead position with competitor Jason Thomas. Baylor started in 9th
position and quickly worked his way up through the pack. The cold, soggy
conditions seemed to fit the South Carolina native well as he blitzed by riders
to the front of the pack. At one point Baylor actually took the lead but shortly
after got stuck in the mud and lost time. After he recovered from the mud hole
he collided with a lapper and lost a few more positions. He eventually finished
in 4th while Russell pulled away out front to take the win with a 38
second lead over Thomas. KTM privateer Jesse Robinson rounded out the podium in
3rd. All top three XC2 riders finished 6th, 7th
and 8th respectively in the overall standings for the day from all
classes combined.





“It feels great to get my first
win of the season. This round went a lot better for me than the first week. I
felt comfortable all day and really had fun on my bike,” commented Russell
after the race.





In the XC1 class, FMF/KTM rider
Nate Kanney got a good jump off the line rounding the first corner in 7th
position right behind the 2009 AMA National Enduro Champion and FMF/KTM rider
Russell Bobbitt. The third factory KTM rider, Cory Buttrick came around the
first lap in 9th. Kanney and Bobbitt quickly sprinted into the top
five within the first half of the race. At one point, Kanney took the lead and
Bobbitt was as high up as 3rd. At the end of the race both riders
had trouble with lappers causing Kanney to drop to 5th and Bobbitt
to 7th. Buttrick who climbed through the pack early in the race got
stuck in one of the tracks six deep mud holes and was fortunate enough to
recover and finish 6th for the day.





Once again, KTM privateer Chris
Bach, surprised fans in the XC1 class earning his second podium of the year.
Bach rode a smooth race and finished 3rd overall showing all race
fans that his podium in Florida was not a fluke.





In the Women’s class, RPM/KTM
rider Maria Forsberg finished on the podium with a 3rd overall.
Forsberg was looking to earn another win, but like her FMF/KTM teammates, a
mistake in the mud hole set her back and she recovered in time to earn the
final podium position.





The second round of the series
was a great weekend for KTM having 5 of the top 10 riders in the XC2 class and
6 of the top 10 in the XC1 class finish aboard KTM motorcycles.





Next Round: March 20-21, 2010 – Morganton, NC – Round 3





Overall XC1 –



1)   
Joshua
Strang



2)   
Paul
Whibley



3)   
Chris
Bach – KTM



4)   
Charles
Mullins




5)   
Nate
Kanney – KTM



6)   
Cory
Buttrick – KTM



7)   
Russell
Bobbitt – KTM



8)   
Homero
Diaz – KTM



9)   
Kenneth
Gilbert



10) Eric Bailey



 



Overall XC2 –



1)   
Kailub
Russell – KTM



2)   
Jason
Thomas



3)   
Jesse
Robinson – KTM



4)   
Steward
Baylor – KTM



5)   
Dustin
Gibson – KTM



6)   
Scott
Watkins



7)   
Jake Korn
– KTM



8)   
Brad
Bakken – KTM



9)   
Josh
Weisenfels



10) Robby Norwood







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