Warm and slightly dusty conditions greeted riders at Round 7 of the GNCC series held near Masontown, WV over the weekend, and Maxxis/KLIM/DirtWise KTM team rider Jesse Groemm rode to a solid 5th place finish in the XC2 Pro class, while team mate Jason Thomas finished with a season best 7th place in the XC1 Pro class.

Jesse Groemm was disappointed with his race result, saying, “I got a decent start and moved up into 5th place where I remained for the rest of the race – I just couldn’t make any inroads into catching the gs in front of me. I’d charge and make up time and then crash and lose that time again.”

Jason Thomas had these comments about his ride, “I got a great start and ran in 2nd for a while before a few guys past me and I dropped back to 5th. On the last lap I lost a bit of focus and Bach caught and past me – each race I’m getting better because I’m focused on improving each week and refining my program after a slow start to the year.”

The next racing commitment for the Maxxis/KLIM/DirtWise KTM Race team will see Jesse Groemm competing in Rd. 5 of the National Enduro series in Virgina this coming weekend.

The Maxxis/KLIM/DirtWise Race team is supported by Maxxis tires, KLiM Technical Riding gear, KTM Sportmotorcycles, FunMart Cycles, Fasst Co. Flexx handlebars, TCX boots, Leatt protection, Grimes Manufacturing, HTW Scaffold design, Stuk Graphics, DirtTricks sprockets and brake rotors, G2 handguards and throttle tubes, IMS fuel tanks and footpegs, FMF exhausts, SRT chains and radiator guards, ProGrip goggles and grips, Silkolene Oils, DP brake pads and clutch plates, Wiseco engine components, Stillwell Performance suspension, Fastway linkage guards, DT1 airfilters, TM Designworks chain guides, and P3 pipe guards and skid plates, KTMTalk.com, OffroadChampions.com, Reel helmet cameras, BatteryStuff.com, and MotoSeat.