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GNCC Racing Series

Jarrod McClure Takes Unadilla GNCC Podium Finish
Randy Hamilton also lands on GNCC Racing Pro-Am Podium

2015 GNCC Racing
Unadilla - Round 10
Kaska, PA (9/22/2015) - The JMR / Atvriders.com backed team of Jarrod McClure and Randy Hamilton returned strong to round ten of the Grand National Cross Country Series this past weekend at Unadilla, where both riders found themselves on the podium once again this season marking five podiums each for the pair of Honda riders. Coming straight off his first overall win at the Snowshoe GNCC back in June, McClure showed no signs of slacking over the summer and landed his DWT Honda on the podium for third overall in the XC1 Pro Class. Teammate Randy Hamilton also finished third in the XC2 Pro Am class and an impressive tenth overall for the day.
Jarrod McClure GNCC Racing
Jarrod McClure secured his the GNCC Racing Pro Podium finish of the year at the Unadilla GNCC

The series returns to New Berlin once again for the eleventh running of the Unadilla GNCC this year. Racers have an opportunity to ride parts of the national level MX track here, which makes it one of the most popular event of the year. Due to a lack of property at the facility the course is typically shorter than most tracks and is known as one of the roughest races of the year. After a two-month break, racers were excited to get back at it and see where everyone stacked up at the finish.

Jarrod McClure GNCC Racing
Moto Pro Training's Jarrod McClure battled with Chris Borich in the final laps of the Unadilla GNCC & finished in 3rd Overall

McClure had a great start rounding the first corner in fifth and after battling through the next few corners went into the woods sixth behind Brycen Neal and Walker Fowler. Sections of the track were dusty due to lack of rain, but the wooded sections of the track were near perfect as riders diced through the trees in the first lap.

“I had a decent start out there today, it was looking like I had a top five spot and then Fowler stalled it in the third turn letting a few guys get around me. My goal was to try and not let him and Adam get away from me, but it took me just a little to long to get around Neal” said McClure.

McClure was up into third by the fourth lap, but the leaders had already checked out, McClure was running very consistent laps until the lapped riders came into play allowing Chris Borich to challenge him for position. The pair battled the remainder of the day and at the checkers, McClure would find himself in third overall behind Borich.

“I felt great out there today, my fitness is spot on thanks to Motoprotraining, and I really have the Elka/Teixeira Suspension dialed in. Tracks don’t get much rougher then this place, so its nice to now I really got a solid program here. Chris and I had a great clean battle out there, but the lappers were so sketchy. I clipped one and went spinning in a circle, then it seemed like on the last lap we got held up three or four times, but everyone had to deal with them, so it was a matter of luck I guess ” said McClure.

Randy Hamiliton GNCC Racing
Randy Hamilton scored a 3rd place finish in the XC2 Pro-Am Class

JMR’s XC2 Pro Am racer Randy Hamilton began his day toward the back of the 19-rider XC2 class but by the end lap one moved up into fourth. Randy continued moving forward and by lap two was up into third where he remained until the finish. Randy also finished tenth overall for the day his best so far this season.

Randy Hamiliton GNCC Racing
DWT's Randy Hamilton

After ten rounds of racing the JMR team is looking as consistent as ever with back to back podium finishes. McClure is holding down third overall in the XC1 Class, while Hamilton is sitting fourth in the XC2 class. We will see if these guys can get back on the box again in two weeks at the Mountain Ridge GNCC in Somerset PA.

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