GRAND NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY SERIES – ROUND 6

In what were brutal, muddy conditions this weekend, Riordan powered his KTM 250 XC-F to the front of the field during the opening stages of the two and a half hour encounter, in contention for the overall win throughout the race.

Ultimately, the Australian racer would cross the line in third overall, in addition to claiming his first victory of the season in the XC2 250 Pro Class. He sits second in the XC2 250 Pro Class standings, directly trailing teammate Davis.

Angus Riordan: "I’m stoked to grab the XC2 250 Pro win! I knew all the results would be pretty close at the end there for the overall, but we were all riding super-fast. I had a couple of crashes during the first two laps and then getting towards the end there, I really dug deep. I thought to myself, ‘I haven’t come this far to let it go,’ and just charged forward at the end for the win. We put in a lot of work between the last round and now, did some testing to dial the bike in even further, and managed to get it done.”

FMF KTM Factory Racing Team Landers' defending XC2 250 Pro Champion Davis was in fast form yet again during the Powerline Park GNCC, capturing the holeshot and heading the pack during the opening stages. An early-race fall, however, would send the number 1 down the order, with Davis playing catch-up from then on.

A resilient performance ensued, with Davis racing his KTM 250 XC-F to third position in the XC2 250 Pro category, picking up a solid haul of championship points towards his season.

Grant Davis: "Today was a bit disappointing. I got the holeshot and was riding pretty smoothly, but then had a crash on lap one, and a bunch of people got around me, meaning I had some real time to catch up, which I did through the rest of the race. I was on Gus at the end there, but some late-race dramas hampered my result, and in the end we were able to salvage a third-place.”