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Fontana Winter series round three kicked off this Saturday and Sunday with team members showcasing their skills against some of the best and deepest athletes on the West Coast. It would be our junior pro, Nate Kitchen, who would be holding it down and gunning for his third win in a row this season, Kailey Skelton would be debuting in her second race of the season in the pro women's division and Steven Walton would be attending his fifth race of the season after showcasing his skills already in the E-bike racing, Enduro, racing and Downhill racing categories. All three racers would fire off Saturday with solid practice runs, Donnie Jackson CEO of Southridge racing, always puts on a great track full of technical, physical and demanding efforts out of all athletes. All team athletes had great practice runs dialing in their lines and bikes for Sunday's race final. This Fontana winter series round three would bring out some of the best pro racers that the USA has. It would be a stack filled in all categories. First down the hill would be Nate Kitchen who would continue his dominance in his junior pro category and take his third consecutive win of the season. Kailey Skelton would have an amazing performance and top her pro female downhill division with a massive lead. Steven Walton would be among some of the best pro athletes to show up to race the Fontana soil this season. We would have competition from other Factory, brands of the likes of Canyon, Commensal, and GT bicycles. Steven put in his…
Kailey Skelton was red hot starting the season out in the west and she has stayed hot the last few months.
She was the second seed going into the downhill final and was able to shave 1 minute off here time. that helped her to keep her 2nd overall.
KHS Pro MTB member Luke Whitelock riding the Royal Ranch in West Virginia for the first stop of the FMB Golden Slopestyle tour.
Luke Whitlock heads out to West Virginia for the first round of the FMB Bronze Slopestyle event held at the royal ranch with some of the best international Slopestyle riders in the world, competing against each other for the top spots of the Slopestyle Freeride world.
Luke Whitlock has been holding down the Slopestyle and big mountain freeride scene for the KHS Pro MTB team while the team has been showcasing race type events. Luke has been training hard from Reno, Nevada to Virgin, Utah and all the way to Santa Cruz California to keep his skills sharp and improving every day.
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KHS Factory Racing team manager, Quinton Spaulding said, " We are super excited about our new recruit, Steven Walton! As a manager I have watched his talents for many years. I had with me when he was only 12 years old on my Junior program along with Nik ( Nestoroff ). So it's great to unite both of them together back under the KHS Factory Racing umbrella."
Seamus Powell was hot and ready to race. This marked his first race of the year and he wasted no time on showing what he can do.
All his hard work and training the last few months paid off for him as he was able to take 3rd overall in the Enduro.
Steven Walton has re-signed with the KHS Pro MTB Team, and we are excited for what he will bring to the team in 2023. Steven shard his thoughts and feelings with us about his excitement on his 2023 race season. "I'm stoked to continue working with the KHS Family and share with you that I'm with them for the next two years. Racing has been a huge part of my life for the last 10 years and being able to share that with a company that has such a large passion for the sport is huge.
KHS Factory Racing would like to welcome Steven Walton to the team this year. Steven started racing back in 2013, he was a member of the KHS Junior Development team in 2014 and is not making his return to KHSFactory racing at the Pro level.
" I've raced all around the country and Europe for other companies," Steven says, " but one thing is always constant, the presence of KHS. I have always enjoyed spending time with the KHS team at the races and I'm thrilled at the opportunity to finally fly the KHS flag again."