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A well-deserved first-place win in the XC1 Pro class for Jordan Ashburn on the MICHELIN^® Enduro Medium tire, moving him into the championship for the top class of the GNCC series. Not a single tire change was needed during this excruciating 3-hour muddy and rocky race, giving him the advantage of 20 seconds needed to win the race!

The muddy conditions made for a challenging day of racing as Coastal GASGAS Factory Racing’s Ricky Russell got out front early on in the race, leading the first couple of laps atop Snowshoe Mountain. He would soon be challenged by FMF/KTM Factory Racing’s Josh Toth as he made the pass on Russell for the lead. However, after leading two laps, Toth would have to make the decision to return to his pits for a tire change.

Russell would move back into the lead with just one lap remaining, but Magna1 Motorsports/Husqvarna’s Jordan Ashburn was continuing to make his way up through the pack after a fifth place start to the day. Ashburn would move into second with one lap remaining and set his sights on Russell. As the battle heated up, Ashburn and Russell would come together while trying to get up a hill. Ashburn would get his machine going first, putting him into the number one spot.

As he continued on Ashburn would cross the finish line first, looking back to see how close Russell would come through due to adjusted time. Russell would come through 1.4 seconds behind Ashburn, thus confirming Ashburn’s first-ever career win. 

Snowshoe Results: Magna 1 Motorsports Husqvarna Factory Support Team

• XC1 Pro – Jordan Ashburn – 1st
• XC3 Pro-Am – Brody Johnson – 1st
• XC2 Pro – Jack Eddie – DNS, ankle injury