On The Pegs January 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 1 | Page 61

On The Pegs
Vol. 3 Issue 1 - January 2018
P 61
’S GREETINGS
N’S
GAS GAS NORTH AMERICA
ANDREW DELONG, THORN DEVLIN
Torrot GasGas NA Inc. signed former AMA National
Enduro Champion Andrew Delong (left) to join the
GasGas North America race effort. The 2014 National
Enduro Champion will be aboard the new 2018
XC300 machine on the front row during the 2018
GNCC season, contesting the XC1 Pro class. In addi-
tion to the GNCC series, Delong will be competing in
the National Enduro NE Pro 1 division.
Andrew will also help advise on product testing
and younger rider development. The Pennsylvania
native has reportedly been logging hours on the
new bike getting ready for the new season.
“For 2018, I’m excited to take on new challenges and start fresh with the
new GasGas company,” said DeLong. “ With one day of riding the bike, I’m su-
per comfortable and excited to be on it. It’s been awhile since I’ve completed
a full season, so my goal this year is to stay healthy and complete the season,
and I want to be competitive every race. I’m very thankful to GasGas for giv-
ing me an opportunity like this!”
In addition to DeLong, Torrot GasGas NA Inc.
also signed last year’s Kenda AMA National Enduro
Expert-AA champion Thorn Devlin (right), who will
compete in the NE Pro1 class in National Enduro.
For EnduroCross, Torrot Gas Gas NA has 10-time
National Trials Champ Geoff Aaron returning to the
fold. Aaron also serves as the team manager for Gas
Gas’ US Trials Team, in addition to spending much
of the year doing riding demonstrations at various
industry functions and events. Noah Kepple had yet
to be confirmed at the time we published this issue.