KTMhutt.com racer Shane Watts charged to a phenomenal 4th place finish in the first round of the National Enduro Series in Sumter, SC held in tight, but perfect conditions.

Fun Mart Cycles/ktmhutt.com/Maxxis offroad racer Shane Watts provided a stellar display of offroad riding at Rd. 5 of the GNCC series held in perfect conditions at the Loretta Lynn’s Ranch, Tennessee venue over the weekend, April 27.

“I always enjoy heading to Loretta’s and this year was no different with one of the best tracks ever , a nice flowing course that really tested skill, speed and endurance, “ Watts commented following the grueling 3 hour race. “I got off to a mid pack start but then quickly moved up into fourth where I could keep an eye on the lead riders. Once Knight had got out front and disappeared it was time to put the hammer down and leave the rest of the pack behind so as to catch up to the fellow foreigner and not make his next victory so easy.

Fun Mart Cycles/ktmhutt.com/Maxxis offroad racer Shane Watts turned in a fine display at Rd. 4 of the GNCC series held in perfect conditions at the Big Buck venue over the weekend, April 13.

Fun Mart Cycle/Maxxis/ktmhutt.com team rider Shane Watts made the pilgrimage to the country of Honduras to take victory in Rd. 2 of the Central American Enduro Championship held over the past weekend.

In dominating fashion Watts was able to distance himself from the best enduro pilots in Central America with a convincing victory. The race was held in perfect conditions, and was situated in the beautiful region known as “The Valley of the Angels”. Whilst there, Watts also conducted one of his 2-day Dirt Wise riding schools on the days preceding the event.

Fun Mart Cycles/Maxxis/cyclehutt.com team rider Shane Watts endured a tough day at Rd. 6 of the 2007 GNCC series held in dry and dusty conditions at Millfield, Ohio over the past weekend.

Entering the race with a severe bout of the flu, Watts was reduced to having to make his best attempt at trying to salvage some Championship points on a day where he was far below being able to perform at his best. Following a decent start Watts was relegated to the rear of the field when another rider collided with the rear of his YZ250 whilst he was stopped in the bottleneck that formed in the second corner. Once mobile again Watts struggled with being able to push anywhere near his normal pace due to a head full of congestion that not only affected his breathing but also more importantly his balance, and perception of the upcoming trail.

Fun Mart Cycles/Maxxis/cyclehutt.com racer Shane Watts performed strongly at Round 5 of the GNCC series held at the famed Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in Tennessee over the past weekend.

Fun Mart Cycles/Maxxis/cyclehutt.com sponsored Offroad racer Shane Watts finished a disappointing 8th place at Rd. 4 of the GNCC Championship held in South Carolina over the past weekend.

The big news surrounding Watts for this race was his first appearance on his newly acquired machinery, a Yamaha YZ250. Having gained a fourth placed start, Watts quickly moved into second and held that position for the first half a lap, but then dropped back again to fourth for the first half of the 7 lap, 3 hour race. From there Watts again dropped several more positions during the remainder of the race to finally end up in 8th.

Team Fun Mart Cycles/Maxxis/ktmhutt.com offroad racer Shane Watts scored another impressive result in the 2007 GNCC Championship with a well earned 3rd place finish at Rd.3 held in unusually warm conditions at the Steele Creek, North Carolina venue over the weekend, March 25.

Team Fun Mart Cycles/Maxxis/ktmhutt.com Offroad racer Shane Watts fought through some difficult times at Rd. 2 of 2007 GNCC series held in perfect conditions at Washington, GA over the weekend, to salvage a decent finish and add to his points count for the Championship.

Team Fun Mart Cycles/Maxxis/ktmhutt.com rider Shane Watts opened 2007 Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) series with a dominating win at Rd. 1, held in the deep sands and palmetto roots of Florida on March 6.

Coming into the event as a total under dog, despite strong results in the off-season races, Watts completely blew the field apart by charging to a 2 minute victory over David Knight and Garrett Edminsten, re-affirming himself as a serious Championship threat to all of his competitors.

Team KTMHutt.com/Maxxis/M2R Offroad racer Shane Watts piloted KTM’s new 250XC-F-W  to it’s maiden National offroad race victory on American soil with a dominant display at the final round of the National Hare Scramble Championship, held in perfect conditions on the rough and sandy New Jersey course.

Team KTMHutt.com/Maxxis/M2R rider Shane Watts rode hard for a strong 7th place finish at the second last GNCC of the 2007 season.