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Maxxis Tire’s Chris Bithell Takes Second at Limestone GNCC
GNCC ATV Racing - Round 6 - Limestone 100 - Springville, IN - May 18, 2013
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Maxxis' Chris Bithell earned his third podium finish this season at the Limestone 100 placing second overall |
Irwin, PA (5/21/2013) – Reliable Tool Supply / Maxxis Tire’s backed Chris Bithell earned his third podium finish of the season by taking an exciting second place at the AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Limestone 100 in Springville, Indiana. Bithell rode a solid race and put on a good show as he battled until the checkers.
Bithell was last off the line, but rode smart and passed his way to fourth before the pack of talented pro’s hit the woods. Bithell was able to take over the lead mid-way through lap one, but let another racer around near the eighth mile maker. He charged staying on the bumper of the leader and was just 01.547 behind as he went through scoring on lap one.
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Reliable Tool Supply's Chris Bithell sits third in the XC1 Pro ATV Points on his Suzuki LTR450 after round 6 |
Bithell kept up the heated battle and never dropped too far behind the leader as they began to pull away from the rest of the field. By lap three Bithell had 45.516 seconds over third place. He did make a mistake on the final lap and got stuck for a brief amount of time. Bithell rallied and worked his way back up to be in sight of the leader. He charged and crossed the finish just 05.640 off the pace; he bested third by 29.282.
“It was a really good race. My Suzuki was working flawlessly. The track got a little rough, but my Maxxis Tires, FOX and Walsh set up really soaked everything up. The quad was handling great; the track was pretty slick in several places, but for the most part I didn’t have any issues. I wish I wouldn’t have gotten stuck on the last lap, I really wanted to make a charge, but overall it was a good day,” said Bithell.
Currently, Bithell sits in third in the overall
point’s standings. There are just ten points
separating him and second position. Bithell will
be looking to put his FourWerx / Precision Suzuki
out front in just two weeks at the Wiseco John
Penton on June 1st. Also stay tuned to Bithell
Racing’s Facebook page for a possible surprise
announcement about an upcoming round of racing
from Chris himself.
Chris
Bithell 2013 Sponsors:
Reliable
Tool Supply, Maxxis Tires, FOX, ATV Innovations,
Ye Old Cycle Barn, HMF, IQ, Hiper Wheels, FLY
Racing, FourWerx Carbon, Walsh Race Craft, Mosites
Motorsports, G4 Graphics, Precision, DP Brakes,
Twin Air and QuadTech
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