Can-Am GNCC Champion
Chris Borich Going for 3 Consecutive Wins
2-Time GNCC XC1 Pro
Champion Chris Borich Striving to Continue his
Win Streak
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2-Time
GNCC XC1 Pro Champion Chris Borich taking
his second win of the season at Aonia Pass |
Morgantown, WV (3/22/2011) - Rockstar
Makita Suzuki rider Chris Borich is on his way to
a 2010 repeat after winning the first two rounds
of the 2011 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country
Series. Borich isn't home free just yet, though,
as Warnert Racing Can-Am teammates Chris Bithell
and Adam McGill have led more laps than the defending
champion thus far.
Borich is going for three this weekend After
a week off, round three of the 2011 Can-Am GNCC
tour heads back to Morganton, NC this weekend,
March 26 and 27, for the FMF Steele Creek GNCC.
Borich's Suzuki definitely displays a target this
season, but the point's leader has a championship-winning
mindset that has allowed him to hang back and
capitalize on others' mistakes to take over the
lead late in the races.
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Warnert
Racing's Adam McGill ran into some bad luck
in Florida just missing a podium finish
but came back strong in Georgia with a third
place finish |
Warnert Racing's McGill experienced bad luck
in Florida as he got his Can-Am tangled in a fence
after leading a majority of the race. He was forced
back to fourth. McGill ran up front once again
in Georgia but couldn't put it together in time
to catch the two CBs (Borich and Bithell) battling
in front of him.
Then there is Ballance Racing Yamaha's Taylor
Kiser. Last year's series runner up pieced together
a second place finish in round one after McGill
went down at the end of the race. Kiser put in
another top five finish in Georgia to secure a
top three spot in the points chase, leaving him
only three points away from Bithell in second.
Ballance Racing Yamaha teammate Walker Fowler has
dominated the XC2 division so far this season, winning
both races and leading the series points. However,
consistency is not something the rest of the field
has dialed in just yet. Aarol Bright currently holds
second in points with a 4-3 palette and Parker Jones
holds third with 11-2 finishes.
Bithell sits in second place in points DeRisi
Racing's Eric Hoyland sits fourth overall right
now with a 3-8; the 8 coming from a 30 second
penalty in Georgia for jumping the start early.
Yamaha rider Gabe Phillips started the season
with a second place finish and dropped back to
sixteenth at round two. Phillips manages to hold
a sixth place spot in points behind the most consistent
rider in the top five besides Fowler, Dustin Canipe,
who's gone 5-5 for the fifth points position heading
into round three.
ATVs will compete throughout the day on Saturday,
March 26, and dirt bikes will race on Sunday,
March 27. Local riders are invited to race the
event, as GNCC racing offers classes for riders
of all skill and experience levels. The amateur
racer entry fee is $40 and riders can sign up
at the track.
Spectator passes run $15 for the full weekend,
with pro pit access and pro autographs at no additional
charge. On both Saturday and Sunday, youth riders
race at 8 a.m., beginner riders race at 10 a.m.,
and the top amateurs and the pros race at 1 p.m.
The track is located at the Steele Creek campground.
From Interstate 40 West, take Exit 105 to Highway
181 North 13 Miles.
For more information, check out the official
series website at www.GNCCRacing.com
or call 304-284-0084.
About
GNCC Racing
The Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series
is America's premier off-road racing series. Founded
in 1979, the 13-round championship is produced
exclusively by Racer Productions. Each event is
nationally televised on the Versus Network, and
consists of two race days: ATVs and side-by-side
machines on Saturday, and motorcycles on Sunday.
The grueling three-hour races draw as many as
1,800 riders, making it the largest off-road racing
series in the world. For more information, please
visit www.gnccracing.com.
www.gnccracing.com
122 Vista Del Rio Drive
Morgantown, WV 26508
304-284-0084
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