had some better ones
in places so we kid of
complemented each
other all day."
DuVall's runner-up
finish marked his best
of the season, and
the Rocky Mountain
ATV-MC/KR4/FAR
Husqvarna rider over-
took Grant Baylor for
second in the champi-
onship.
Another season best went
to Jordan Ashburn. The N-Fab
AmPro Yamaha rider rounded
out the podium in third place,
marking his first podium finish of
2015.
JCR Honda's Chris Bach put
in a strong ride to finish fourth.
American ISDE Trophy Team
members Taylor Robert, Gary
Sutherlin and Mike Brown made
a cameo at the Snowshoe
GNCC. For FMF KTM Factory
racer Robert, it was his first-ever
GNCC. He was impressive in his
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debut, finishing sixth in the XC1
Pro class. Brown and Sutherlin
finished 12
th
and 14
th
, respec-
tively.
Another FMF KTM Factory
rider celebrated a momentous
occasion at the Snowshoe
GNCC—Kacy Martinez topped
her eighth race of the season to
capture her second-consecutive
WXC Championship. Martinez
battled with Rachel Gutish in the
early laps of the 2.5-hour race,
but soon pulled away to take the
win and the title.
"It feels great to capture the
championship a few rounds early
for the second year in a row,"
said Martinez. "My team built me
an amazing bike and I have had
a successful season because of
that. I'm looking forward to the
remaining rounds."
Kacy Martinez clinched her second-
consecutive WXC Championship
with a win at the Snowshoe GNCC.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
KEN
HILL
Yamaha's Jordan Ashburn made
his first podium appearance of the
season with a third-place finish.