|
KTM ATV GNCC Race Report: The Spartan
Taylor Kiser
Adam McGill |
Sparta, KY – FRE
KTM Factory ATV riders Adam McGill and Taylor
Kiser made their way to Kentucky for the seventh
round of the ATV GNCC Series where hot weather
and a long day awaited.
Both FRE KTM Factory riders got a decent jump
off the line as the herd of riders neared the
first turn. Kiser almost had the holeshot nailed
down until a rider hit him from behind pushing
him into another group of riders. Kiser and the
riders he collided with were stuck together and
lost precious seconds untangling from each
other. Meanwhile, McGill was sitting in 4th
looking for another good run.
Now back on the track, Kiser had begun to
move through traffic to gain back positions he
had lost on the start. He had moved up into the
top twenty and was neck and neck with another
rider down a fast straightaway heading toward
the woods. When they neared the turn to enter
back into the woods Kiser and the rider smashed
into each other causing both riders to go down.
After the crash, Kiser came in for a pit stop to
grab a new helmet and goggles. During this time,
his teammate, McGill was having a pretty good
run up front. McGill had moved into 2nd and even
led for a bit in the first few laps but dropped
back to 4th after getting a stick wedged in his
front end. He pit on the third lap to quickly
get the stick removed before going out for lap
four.
On the fourth lap, Kiser was busy plowing
through traffic trying to gain as many positions
as he could before the checkered flag. McGill
was back in 4th and had started to ride a
comfortable race until he hit debris that
derailed his chain, broke his sprocket bolts and
bent the sprocket. The damage done to his KTM
was enough to take him out of the race.
At the finish, Kiser had made up an
incredible distance and managed to salvage a
respectable 10th place class finish. With seven
rounds down McGill sits 2nd in points while
Kiser hangs on to 7th.
ATV XC-1 Class Results:
Bill Balance
Brandon Sommers
William Yokley
Bryan Cook
Jarrod McClure
Brent Sturdivant
Matthew Smiley
Chris Borich
Jeffrey Pickens
Taylor Kiser – KTM
17. Adam McGill – KTM
Overall Points:
Bill Balance – 152
Adam McGill – 131
Brandon Sommers – 123
Bryan Cook – 118
Chris Borich – 112
William Yokley – 109
Taylor Kiser - 96
|
