On The Pegs July 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 7 | Page 35

On The Pegs
“The U.S. World Trophy Team had a tough
outing in 2017, because of an injury on the
first day of competition, so we are looking for-
ward to the opportunity to regain the cham-
pionship the U.S. team won in 2016,” said
AMA Director of Racing Kevin Crowther. “We
are eager to head for Chile with this group of
talented riders. And I am confident these indi-
viduals will be competitive at the highest level
and demonstrate America’s determination
and conviction during this competition.”
The U.S. World Trophy and Junior World
trophy teams have been managed by KTM
USA’s Off-Road Manager Antti Kallonen since
2012. Since 2017, Kallonen also has managed
the U.S. Women’s World Trophy Team.
“I’m happy to be able to assemble all three
teams with the riders [named above],” Kal-
lonen said. “Most of the riders can go without
any further introduction, as their past results
prove their ability for Six Days type racing. But
I’m especially pleased to have Zach on board.
Although he is new to Six Days, he has proven
his speed in off road racing and is riding a
two-stroke bike very well, which landed him
the spot in the E3 class. It is not easy to find a
fast rider that races regularly on a 500 four-
stroke or 300 two-stroke in the United States.
So, to find a rider like Z