Trail Jesters KTM Racing - GNCC Round 5 Team Report
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 | 11:20 AM
Ben Kelley takes second in XC2 250 Pro and seventh overall at Camp Coker GNCC in Society Hill, South Carolina.
Round 5 didn’t begin too well for Ben as he and another rider came together and went down in the second corner. After a good dirt sample Ben remounted and got going again albeit dead last in class. When he came around the first lap Ben was in 14th place in XC2 and more than a minute off the class leaders. Ben went to work and moved steadily up through the field until taking over the second spot by the half way point in the race … but still more than a minute behind race leader FMF KTM Factory Racing’s Josh Toth. As the race progressed over the rough and dusty course Ben charged on his factory prepared FMF KTM 250 XC-F to finish second in XC2 250 Pro class by 12 seconds and his pace also landed him seventh overall for the day.
Ben retains the series points lead in XC2 250 Pro class heading in GNCC round 6.
In the 250 A class Simon Johnson worked his way from 12th in class after the first lap up to fourth place at the finish. While Owen Giese took 5th in 250 A class. Simon and Owen ride FMF equipped KTM 250 XC-F bikes from Edelmann Sales in Troy, New York.
Simon is currently in third place for the 250 A series points with Owen in fourth place after five rounds.
Thank you to KTM, FMF Racing, Troy Lee Designs, Dunlop Tires, Motorex, FlowVision Goggles, Rekluse, Super B Batteries, Answer Racing, Bullet Proof Designs, P3 Carbon, Squid Decals, GTR Suspension and Edelmann’s Sales for their continued support of our professional and amateur riders.