On The Pegs January 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 1 | Page 63

On The Pegs
Vol. 3 Issue 1 - January 2018
P 63
’S GREETINGS
N’S
TRAIL JESTERS KTM RACING OFFROAD
BEN KELLEY, JASON KLAMMER
Ben Kelley (left) has signed with KTM and will
return as a member of Trail Jesters KTM Racing
offroad team for 2018. Kelley will race a factory
prepared KTM 250 XC-F in the Grand National
Cross Country XC2 250 Pro class and AMA Na-
tional Enduro Championship NE1 Pro class. The
Connecticut native will also compete in select
National Extreme Enduros aboard a factory
prepared KTM 250 XC-W TPI.
Kelley competed in the last four ISDE events
and two years ago in Navara, Spain, he won the C2 class championship and
was a member of the second place club team.
The 2018 Trail Jesters KTM Racing team will have a five-rider roster. Join-
ing Kelley will be New England stand outs Jason Klammer, Taylor Johnston,
Simon Johnson and Owen Giese..
Trail Jesters Racing served as sort
of a springboard for Josh Toth, who
moved from Trail Jesters Racing to
a factory Yamaha ride in 2017
before graduating to a factory KTM
ride for 2018.
Super enthusiast Ross Mauri is the
owner of Trail Jesters Racing.