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ITP's Adam
McGill took second place at the
John Penton GNCC
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Masontown, WV (7/11/2012) -
The ninth round of the 2012 Grand National
Cross Country Series took place in Africa.
That’s what it felt like, anyway,
the first weekend of July in Millfield,
Ohio. High temperature and humidity made
for sweltering conditions that stewed everyone
in attendance.
But Team ITP appeared to be fully outfitted
for this safari and pounced on a number
of podiums with their ITP Holeshot- and
QuadCross-equipped quads.
The king of the jungle in the morning
race was forever-young Dave Simmons (Yam),
an Ohio native. This cool cat was the
overall winner for the sixth time in 2012,
and bagged his ninth straight Super Senior
45+ class kill.
Glenn McConnell (Yam) had another good
hunt despite feeling diseased from the
heat. He snapped up third place in the
50+ Masters class and was 17th overall
— and is on the scent of a title
with second in the standings.
In the fierce Women’s class, Angel
Atwell (Hon) clawed out the holeshot and
persevered to third place while finishing
eighth overall in the morning. She’s
sunk her teeth into second place in the
standings with four events remaining in
the season. An amateur’s best nine
of 11 scores are counted toward year-end
championships.
Tougher than a crocodile steak, Adam
McGill (Hon) struck back from serious
injuries sustained just a month ago and
was among the leading pack for the overall
victory in afternoon race. He captured
the holeshot award, and after an hour
and forty-one minutes — the race
was shortened in the name of rider safety
due to the heat — he snared second
place in the XC1 Pro class and second
overall. Despite his physical woes, he
sits fifth in points.
The top of the food chain in the XC2
Pro Am division is occupied by Pat McGuire
(Yam). Another big-game performance found
him in second place at the end of the
day and in the top ten overall. This breed
of consistency is lethal when it comes
to making tracks toward a title, and McGuire
is creeping in with an 11-point lead in
the class.
Matt Hanna (Yam) did his Greg’s
ATV sponsors proud by scavenging yet another
top-five XC2 finish. He’s stalking
the top of the standings in fifth for
the year.
The series is now taking its traditional
summer break, especially welcome after
this tropical event. It returns to action
September 15-16 with the Unadilla GNCC
near New Berlin, New York.
About ITP:
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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
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