Ben Kelley (FMF KTM Factory Racing ) moves to the top of the overall GNCC standings, 6 points of XC2 rider Grant Davis (FMF KTM Factory Landers) and 15 points ahead of Davis’ XC2 teammate Gus Riordan. Beyond Davis and Riordan in the Top 3, XC2 riders hold down 4 spots in the Top 10 overall with Cody Barnes (Phoenix Racing Honda) in 6th and Josh Toth (Rocky Mountain Red Bear Kawasaki) in 9th.

One of the biggest developing stories of the 2025 GNCC season so far is defending series champion Johnny Girroir (FMF KTM Factory Racing) sitting in 10th overall after Camp Coker, 43 points out of 1st. Girroir struggled mightily in the mud of Rounds 1 and 3 (Big Buck and Talladega) scoring 0 points at Big Buck and only 10 points at Talladega. Although he did take home the win at Wild Boar in dry conditions, he again scored 0 points at Camp Coker after crashing out on lap 4. Notably, he was running uncharacteristically far back in the XC1 class at the time after finishing Lap 1 in P7, Lap 2 in P6 and Lap 3 in P8. Girroir clearly has the speed this year, based on US Sprint results and his Wild Boar win, but he is going to need consistent wins and help in terms of other riders faltering to have any hope of defending his championship.

Korie Steede (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing) continued her strong start to the 2025 GNCC season with her first win at Camp Coker Bullet. Steede hasn’t finished off of the podium yet this year and now sits in P2 overall, 6 points behind defending GNCC WXC champ Rachael Archer (Rocky Mountain Red Bear Kawasaki) and 21 points ahead of Tayla Jones (Phoenix Racing Honda). Steede has looked faster with each round of the series as she builds towards ISDE Italy in August. The WXC class is looking to be an exciting one to watch this year with the Top 3 running

We were sad to hear about Brandy Richards crashing out of the race from the lead on Lap 3 with a 38.652 second lead over Archer. Best wishes to Brandy and her loved ones, and we wish her a very successful and speedy recovery.

On Sunday, March 9, the Progressive Grand National Cross Country (GNCC Racing) Series presented by Specialized, an AMA National Championship, continued its third round of racing at Talladega, but with much different weather conditions than the previous day. Mother Nature would let loose on Sunday morning as the rain and storm cells moved through the area creating slick, muddy conditions for racers to face throughout the day.

On Sunday, March 9, the Progressive Grand National Cross Country (GNCC Racing) Series presented by Specialized, an AMA National Championship, continued its third round of racing at Talladega, but with much different weather conditions than the previous day. Mother Nature would let loose on Sunday morning as the rain and storm cells moved through the area creating slick, muddy conditions for racers to face throughout the day.

Raw video highlights from GNCC Wild Boar. In the Pro men classes we saw a great battle between Johnny Girroir (FMF KTM Factory Racing Landers) and Kalib Russell (AmPro Yamaha) with Girroir taking the win despite a crash in the closing minutes of the race. Girroir's teammate Ben Kelley took 3rd place in XC1 and the overall. FMF KTM Factory Racing Landers' Grant Davis took the XC2 Pro win over teammate Gus Riordan and Liam Draper (AmPro Yamaha). This trio also finished 4th, 5th and 6th in the overall.

In the WXC race Brandy Richards (FMF KTM Factory Racing Landers) went from 9th off the start to 1st by the end of lap 1, and then held off a late charge from 2nd-place Tayla Jones (Phoenix Honda Racing) with Korie Steede (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing) rounding out the podium in 3rd.

No joking around this time out of the gates, the past week was a great one in the Enduro/Off-Road world! From a wild Italian round in Enduro GP to one of the biggest GNCC races of the year in West Virginia, to a very interesting Hard Enduro World Championship in Serbia, there was a ton of great action going down. Also, we recently had Aussie GNCC and USSE rider Gus Riordan (FMF KTM FACTORY Racing Landers) on the podcast, be sure to check it out. Let’s get to it!

This week was one of the highlights on the Enduro world’s calendar - Red Bull Erzbergrodeo. This is the classic Hard Enduro race, and for North American (and global) fans there were really only two big questions. First, like in any Hard Enduro round, could anyone find a way to beat German superstar Manuel Lettenbichler and, second, how would Trystan Hart and Cody Webb (FactoryOne Sherco) fare in one of their only European appearances this season?

Over in North America the focus was on Round 8 of the GNCC series in Pennsylvania where Steward Baylor Jr. (Rock Mountain Red Bear Kawasaki) needed a win to keep in reach of FMF KTM Factory Racing’s Johnny Girroir for the series overall.

The Progressive Grand National Cross Country (GNCC Racing) Series presented by Specialized, an AMA National Championship concluded its eighth round of racing, Parts Unlimited Mason-Dixon GNCC, on Sunday, June 2, 2024, in Mt. Morris, Pennsylvania. Brief rain showers in the morning created some slick conditions for the first half of the day, but partly cloudy conditions made for some great afternoon battles throughout XC1 Open Pro and 250 Pro Sport classes.

The big story coming into this round was in the XC1 class, where second-place overall Steward Baylor Jr. really needed to finish ahead of overall leader Johnny Girroir, preferably with a win in order to secure the maximum five point differential. Baylor did everything he could, managing to stay ahead of Girroir before taking the race lead on the white flag lap. Girroir managed to ramp up the pressure, though, catching Baylor in the final mile before beating him to the win by under a second. Girroir now holds a 34 point lead over Baylor with five rounds left in the series. Barring a major mishap, Girroir has taken a stranglehold on the overall that will be nearly impossible to break.

Johnny Girroir has won eight-straight sprint enduro day rounds, accounting for four overall victories: some of them dominating and some of them nail-biters. Saturday’s US Sprint Enduro at High Voltage Raceway was of the nail-biter variety, thanks to Am Pro Yamaha’s Liam Draper. However, Sunday’s more technical event saw Girroir hammer the competition to easily amass his fifth overall victory of the series.