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KTM GNCC ATV Race Team - Adam McGill - Taylor Kiser - Tim Farr
Florida Visit with Tim Farr's FRE KTM GNCC ATV Race Team
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Taylor Kiser- KTM 525XC GNCC ATV Racer
Taylor Kiser lives in Florida, which give him a big advanatage of many of the GNCC racers that live up north because Kiser than practice year round
Taylor, who lives in Florida, has an advantage when it comes to training. “I’m able to train all year round since the weather is nice,” stated Kiser who hopes to finish in the top 3 this year. “It’s really great to have the support this year so I’m working hard and trying to stay focused and consistent and I’m hoping to finish this year in the top three.”

McGill has also taken advantage of the fact that his teammate lives in such a temperate climate and has sent quite a bit of time with Kiser. “I really don’t like Taylor at all,” joked Adam, who in all seriousness is quite happy to get away from the snow and cold of West Virginia. “Actually, I’m very pleased to have Taylor on board. We’re the same age (20) and we get along good. It’s great that he lives down here so I can fly out and train with him, and he can come out to WV and train with me as well,” Adam said. “The terrain up where Adam lives is different than it is down here in Florida, so it really helps me with my training to go up to Adam’s and ride with him so I can ride under different conditions,” added Taylor.
Adam McGill - KTM 525XC GNCC ATV Racer
Taylor Kiser- KTM 525XC GNCC ATV Racer

Adam McGill traveled from his home in West Virginia to Florida for training and testing the the KTM team, and he had nothing but great things to say about his new KTM ride

Tim Farr may be the KTM GNCC Team Manager, but he still gets in plenty of seat time, and I expect to see him racing this year at various events from SuperMoto, EDT, and even Endurocross

McGill also holds team manager, Farr in high regard as well. “Working with Tim is great. He is very knowledgeable and knows what you need to do just by looking at the bike or a dyno or anything like that,” stated Adam. The team has only made minimal changes to the KTM 450XC’s that they are running. “Putting a dampener on is probably one of the biggest changes we have made to the quad. The KTM comes out of the box with an anti-vibe stem and bars, nice Ohlin shocks, a good exhaust, and Maxxis tires. It really doesn’t need a lot of changes done to it unless you want to throw a pair of hand guards on it or something,” said Adam regarding the main difference between his practice bike and his race bike.

KTM GNCC ATV Race Team Rig

KTM has a huge presence on Pro Row with a huge hauler and awning, which makes it obvious that KTM is serious about the sport of GNCC ATV Racing

Despite running the quads in a mostly stock set-up, McGill and Kiser have kept up and beat other riders on machines that have been highly modified. As they have pulled off very impressive finishes in the first two rounds of the GNCC series. In the opening round Kiser went home with 4th place and McGill finished in 5th. In round 2, which saw catastrophic failures for many top competitors due to the weather conditions, McGill took his first ever GNCC win with Kiser standing on the podium in 2nd place, which is only his second time on the pro podium in the GNCC series.

Shane Hitt - Pro ATV Racer
Sam Shahan KTM ATV Race Team Mechanic

Tim Farr recruited long time friend, Pro ATV racer, Shane Hitt, to assist him at the GNCC races to help out with the keep track of the racers during the race

Tim Farr's mechanic Sam Shahan is also wrenching for the team along with Baldwin Motorsports Mark Baldwin building the engines

With the exceptional support from KTM, and the expert guidance of Tim Farr, the KTM team has already shown that they are tough contenders on the track and could quite possibly have a shot at claiming a GNCC Pro ATV championship in their first year as a team, which would be a major accomplishment, but not so much a surprise, for a manufacturer who has already developed a reputation in the two-wheeled world as a winner.

Overall ATV Results – Round 2:

Current Overall Point Standings

  1. Adam McGill – KTM
  2. Taylor Kiser – KTM
  3. Brandon Sommers
  4. Bryan Cook
  5. Ryan Lane
  1. Adam McGill – 46
  2. Taylor Kiser – 43
  3. Bryan Cook – 43
  4. Brandon Sommers – 36
  5. Chris Borich – 30
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