05.05.2025

ANGUS RIORDAN AND FMF KTM FACTORY RACING TEAM LANDERS WIN XC2 250 PRO AT POWERLINE PARK GNCC

KTM Offroad Weekend Update
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FMF KTM Factory Racing Team Landers’ Angus Riordan has taken an impressive XC2 250 Pro Class victory at Round 6 of the 2025 Grand National Cross Country Series at the Powerline Park GNCC, where teammate Grant Davis joined Riordan on the podium with a third-place finish in Ohio.
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 resiliant 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.”

Former XC1 Pro Class Champion Ben Kelley entered Ohio with the GNCC points lead after a stellar opening segment to his 2025 campaign, however, Round 6 proved to be a challenging outing for the number 530, who collected a sixth-place finish in class.

Ben Kelley: “It was a tough race in the mud of Ohio today. I didn’t get a good start, but did my best to make some passes while trying to figure out the track. It was a bit of a fight with the bike and track today, with super-slippery conditions and thick mud in sections. I managed to ride parts of the track good, but struggled badly in others. Couldn’t put it all together and find a flow, although we’ll come out swinging at the next one.”

XC1 Open Pro Class Results
1. Steward Baylor, Kawasaki
2. Jordan Ashburn, GASGAS
3. Liam Draper, Yamaha
5. Craig DeLong, Husqvarna
6. Ben Kelley, FMF KTM Factory Racing Team

XC2 250 Pro Class Results
1. Angus Riordan, FMF KTM Factory Racing Team Landers
2. Cody Barnes, Honda
3. Grant Davis, FMF KTM Factory Racing Team Landers

UPCOMING OFFROAD RACES – MAY 2025
5/11: U.S. Hard Enduro Series – Round 6
5/11: U.S. Sprint Enduro Series – Round 6
5/18: Grand National Cross Country Series – Round 7
5/25: National Enduro Series – Round 3
5/25: West Hare Scrambles – Round 4
5/25: U.S. Hard Enduro Series – Round 7
5/26: U.S. Hard Enduro Series – Round 8
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