02.06.2025

GRANT DAVIS AND BEN KELLEY CAPTURE PRO CLASS VICTORIES AT MASON-DIXON GNCC

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FMF KTM Factory Racing Team Landers’ Grant Davis earned his second-consecutive Grand National Cross Country Series overall victory at the Mason-Dixon GNCC round, leading home FMF KTM Factory Racing Team rider Ben Kelley – winner of the XC1 Open Pro Class – in Round 8 of the 2025 season.
GRAND NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY SERIES – ROUND 8

It was a damp, unrelenting layout in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, for the Mason-Dixon GNCC, with defending XC2 250 Pro Class Champion Davis making a sequence of decisive passes early in the encounter to catch the race leaders.

Upon powering his KTM 250 XC-F to the front of the field, Davis would ultimately earn his second overall in a row and sixth XC2 250 Pro Class victory of the series, moving into the overall points lead with five rounds remaining in the 2025 season.

Grant Davis: "I got off the a good start, entered the [XC2] lead fast, and then I pushed really hard to get to the back of the XC1 riders. I started to pick them off, and once I got behind Ben we started going through the field together. He made a small mistake, and I went for it, got into the lead and was able to hold onto it. I made some mistakes toward the end and I thought that was it, but I didn’t give up and now we’re the overall points leader. We'll aim to keep this going!”

FMF KTM Factory Racing Team’s Kelley continued his strong run of form this season at Mount Morris, racing to the front of the XC1 Open Pro Class onboard his KTM 350 XC-F throughout the three-hour race. The Mason-Dixon GNCC saw him claim his fifth class win of the year, as well as P2 overall.

Ben Kelley: "I’m a bit disappointed with that one. I didn’t get a great start and it took me a bit to get going. The track was hard and the XC2 riders were on us from the beginning, with Grant and I going back and forth a few times in the race. A quarter-mile from the finish line, I fell coming down the hill through some gnarly ruts, and it just stings to lose the overall by only a few seconds. I feel good and I rode awesome today, but I just got beat, so we’ll get ready to go again in Snowshoe.”

XC2 250 Pro Class contender Gus Riordan's impressive 2025 season also continued at Round 8, scoring second in class, as well as fourth overall at the Mason-Dixon GNCC equipped with the KTM 250 XC-F.

Gus Riordan: “I'm a little disappointed, to be honest! Just got caught up a few times at the beginning of the race, which allowed the front-runners to get away, and I want that top step of the podium. Cody [Barnes] and I found each other together, again, and we swapped positions a couple of times, but overall it was a fun day and a massive thank you to the team and all our partners for the support.”

XC1 Open Pro Class Results
1. Ben Kelley, FMF KTM Factory Racing
2. Steward Baylor Jr, Kawasaki
3. Jordan Ashburn, GASGAS
9. Craig DeLong, Husqvarna

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

UPCOMING OFFROAD RACES – JUNE 2025
6/8: National Enduro Series – Round 4
6/8: West Hare Scrambles – Round 5
6/15: U.S. Sprint Enduro Series – Round 7
6/15: Silver Kings Hard Enduro
6/22: Grand National Cross Country Series – Round 9
6/22: U.S. Hard Enduro Series – Round 9
6/29 National Enduro Series – Round 5
6/29: West Hare Scrambles – Round 6
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