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KTM ATV
Rider, Taylor Kiser
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New Berlin, NY (9/29/2008) -
FRE/KTMs Taylor Kiser finished 2nd overall at
the eleventh round of the ATV GNCC Series at the
Unadilla Valley Raceway over the weekend.
The rain in the days leading up to the race
and the steady rainfall on race day made for
quite a few muddy sections on the race course.
However, Kiser explained the course in a different
manner, “The course was strange. It was
muddy in sections because of the rain, but because
that was the first rainfall in quite some time,
there were other sections of the track that
were dry and dusty. The variation in the track
conditions made the track very rough and challenging
– just how I like it!”
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KTM ATV
Rider, Adam McGill
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Kiser’s teammate, Adam McGill, was out
front early with a great start, while Kiser
described his start in one word, “Horrible!”
Kiser had been pushed back toward the end of
the pack and then spun out and crashed together
with competitor Chris Borich in the third turn.
Fortunately, the two quickly recovered and began
their charge forward.
Meanwhile, out front, McGill and the rest of
the top five took a wrong turn a couple miles
into the course which caused them to back track
about one mile, allowing many riders to get
by. “The front pack taking a wrong turn
and my advantage of walking the first mile and
a half of the course earlier in the day helped
me to pass quite a few riders on the first lap,”
commented Kiser who came around in 3rd place
after lap one. McGill would check in at 19th
on lap one after struggling to make up time
from his earlier detour.
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Taylor
Kiser on his KTM 525 XC ATV
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Kiser continued to ride a strong and smooth
race through to the finish. He was holding on
to 3rd on the last lap when Bill Ballance wrecked
in front of him while trying to pass for the
lead. Kiser capitalized on his mistake and finished
in second position just 25 seconds back from
the winner Chris Bithell. McGill, who rode a
great race, despite his first lap bad luck,
would catch back up to 11th before the checkered
flag flew.
On the podium, Kiser mentioned, “I am
so happy with my performance today. My bike
ran great and I had a mistake free race. I hope
to finish in the same way the last two rounds.”
Next Event: Round 12 –
St. Clairsville, OH – October 11-12, 2008
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Overall ATV Results
- Round 11:
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Current Overall
ATV Point Standings
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- Chris Bithell
- Taylor Kiser
– KTM
- Bryan Cook
- Chris Borich
- Bill Ballance
- Brandon Sommers
- Matthew Smiley
- Jeffrey Pickens
- Jarrod McClure
- Ryan Lane
- Adam McGill
– KTM
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- Bill Ballance –
232
- Chris Borich –
190
- Brandon Sommers –
188
- Adam McGill
– 186
- Bryan Cook –
182
- Taylor Kiser
– 150
- Matthew Smiley –
147
- William Yokley –
140
- Jarrod McClure –
129
- Ryan Lane –
122
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