Congratulations to our friend Chris Fillmore for taking the 2020 AMA Supermoto Open Pro Championship onboard the KTM 450 SMR.
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CHRIS FILLMORE RACES THE KTM 450 SMR TO THE CENTER OF THE BOX AS THE NEWLY-CROWNED 2020 AMA SUPERMOTO OPEN PRO CHAMPION

TUCSON, Ariz. ? Returning to his Supermoto roots for the first time in over a decade, KTM North America?s very own Chris Fillmore clinched his first-career AMA Supermoto Open Pro Championship over the weekend with a noteworthy performance aboard his factory-prepped KTM 450 SMR. The newly-crowned champion led an all-KTM sweep in the overall standings as Jake Laforge and Dustin Hoffman earned second and third, respectively, aboard the KTM 450 SX-F.
Originally scheduled as a six-event series prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the AMA Supermoto National Championship was pared down to four rounds that all took place over the weekend in Tucson, Arizona. Alongside Fillmore?s resurgence in the Supermoto world came the welcomed prospect of KTM?s highly-anticipated new-generation SMR, which is set to arrive at Authorized KTM dealers as a 2021 model later this month. On Saturday, Fillmore powered his KTM 450 SMR off the line to capture the race one holeshot as he led the field into the opening dirt section. However, he tucked the front-end coming out of the dirt section and crashed early in the race. He quickly re-mounted and charged through the pack to ultimately finish second in the opening round. With high winds an...