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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

2-Time GNCC XC1 Pro Champion Chris Borich
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.

Warnert Racing's Adam McGill
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.

Can-Am GNCC Racing Series

www.gnccracing.com

122 Vista Del Rio Drive
Morgantown, WV 26508
304-284-0084

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