News 27 Oct 2014

Russell ends GNCC season on top at the Ironman

Runner-up secures Australia's Strang second in the standings.

Source: GNCC.

Source: GNCC.

KTM Racing’s Kailub Russell concluded his winning Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series in style with a victory in the AMSOIL Ironman at Crawfordsville, Indiana.

Russell managed to take victory on a KTM 150cc two-stroke to round out the season, a stunning performance ahead of Australian Josh Strang (Rocky Mountain ATV/MC N-Fab AmPro Yamaha).

Strang’s runner-up secured him second in the standings as well for 2014, now heading directly to Argentina to represent Australia in the International Six-Day Enduro (ISDE).

The Ironman was a difficult event for Australia’s Daniel Milner, credited 19th after completing just two laps on Sunday due to damaging his front brake caliper in contact with a lapped rider.

In the Women’s category Tayla Jones rode her KTM to victory, winning comfortably from Rachel Gutish and Jessica Patterson in her second appearance of the season.

Stay tuned for full report to come.

2014 Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series
Round 13 – Crawfordsville, IN

Overall results:
1. Kailub Russell
2. Josh Strang (AUS)
3. Ryan Sipes
4. Andrew Delong
5. Steward Baylor Jr
6. Jordan Ashburn
7. Takeshi Koikeda
8. Paul Whibley
9. Grant Baylor
10. Charlie Mullins
19. Daniel Milner (AUS)

Championship standings:
1. Kailub Russell 353
2. Josh Strang (AUS) 260
3. Jordan Ashburn 237
4. Charlie Mullins 210
5. Paul Whibley 203
6. Andrew Delong 189
7. Christopher Bach 166
8. Ryan Sipes 161
9. Takeshi Koikeda 153
10. Steward Baylor Jr 151
17. Daniel Milner 16

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