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ITP's
Adam McGill placed second at River
Ranch GNCC |
Ontario, CA (3/21/2012) -
It’s been a solid, rapid start to
the 2012 Grand National Cross Country Championship
Series for a talented group of riders using
ITP tires. The first two rounds took place
within less than a week of each other, at
River Ranch, Florida, and then Washington,
Georgia.
In the morning wave of amateur division
racing in Florida, Dave Simmons (Yam)
won the Senior 45+ class and was second
overall. Simmons is the defending 50+
Masters champion, but has apparently decided
to drop down an age group and give the
“kids” a run for their money.
Women’s class championship contender
Angel Atwell (Hon) got things going with
a hard-fought victory and fourth overall
out of 145 morning competitors.
Among 61 Youth division competitors,
Jordan Digby (Yam) was a fine 11th overall
and third in the 90 Open (8-11) class.
Jordan is the son of Stan Digby, who does
a great job managing ITP’s trackside
support effort.
ITP enjoyed a couple of inspiring performances
in the afternoon racing as well, highlighted
by Adam McGill’s second overall
and second in the premier XC1 Pro class.
McGill is now riding a Honda supported
by the Precision/Moto X Perts/ITP/Lonestar/RG
Motorsports team. McGill led much of the
event but then suffered brake problems
that hampered his efforts.
Patrick McGuire (Yam) was impressive
in the XC2 Pro Am class, capturing the
holeshot and winning comfortably while
placing sixth overall out of 122 riders.
Just five days later up the road in Georgia,
Dave Simmons moved one step higher on
the morning’s podium by winning
overall and dominating the Super Senior
45+ class by over 17 minutes.
Angel Atwell placed third in the Women’s
class, while Glenn McConnell made his
first appearance of the year a good one
by holeshotting and winning the 50+ Masters
event.
Jordan Digby repeated his third place
podium finish in the 90 Open (8-11) class
and was tenth overall Youth rider.
Adam McGill was once again in the mix
at the front of the field and at one point
led overall, but he was unfortunately
sidelined due to a front brake and wheel
bearing failure.
Patrick McGuire cemented his position
at the top of the XC2 Pro Am point standings
with second place in class and another
top-ten overall placing (eighth). He also
picked up a little more pocket money,
courtesy of Motosport.com, at the end
of the day thanks to his holeshot at the
beginning of it.
The series now moves to Morganton, North
Carolina, March 31 and April 1, for the
FMF Steele Creek GNCC.
About ITP:
ITP is
proud to celebrate its 30th anniversary
this year. Since 1982, ITP has grown into
the world's #1 ATV/UTV aftermarket tire
and wheel source, and continues to provide
a complete line of innovative tires and
wheels for virtually all ATVs and UTVs.
For a copy of ITP’s full-color product
catalog, call toll-free: 1-800-859-4740.
For other inquiries or technical advice,
contact ITP at 1990 S. Vintage Ave., Ontario,
CA 91761; (909) 390-1905. Or visit ITP’s
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