River Ranch, FL
(3/3/2010) - FRE/KTM ATV GNCC
riders Angel Atwell and Josh Kirkland got off
to a great start both landing on the podium at
the opening round of the GNCC Series.
Atwell, the defending Women’s Pro Champion,
hit the course first in the 2-hour morning race.
She nailed the holeshot and led the pack around
the first two laps. Atwell pit at the tail end
of the second lap just a little over an hour
into the race. While she pit she was passed
by three of the women riders behind her. Now,
nearly three-quarters of the way into the race,
lappers began to play a roll in the outcome.
Atwell managed to pass one of the competitors
but was held up by a few lappers and lost precious
time to the top two riders. After a tough race
through the Florida sand whoops she was happy
to finish third for the day.
In the XC-2 Pro Am class Josh Kirkland followed
the lead of his teammate, Atwell, and pulled
the holeshot and led the first part of the race.
Unfortunately, he went too wide on a turn early
into the first lap and lost the lead to Brian
Wolf. Kirkland remained in 2nd position until
the second lap when he got held up by a rider
who hit a tree and was passed dropping to 4th.
Over the course of the final two laps Kirkland
moved back into 2nd where he finished for the
day. “I am happy to finish this race on
the podium. The first race is always nerve-racking
and I am happy to leave with a decent finish,”
remarked Kirkland.
The third and newest member of the FRE/KTM
Racing Team is Bryan Cook who competed on the
450 XC in his first XC1 race aboard a KTM. Cook
got off to a decent start running in 5th place.
Unfortunately part way into the second lap he
encountered a clutch problem which set him back
the remainder of the race. He was able to ride
through to finish 10th. “It was unfortunate
that we had a fluke problem early in the race
but the bike ran great despite that problem
and I am looking forward to Georgia,”
remarked Cook.
2010 FRE KTM ATV
Team sponsors:
KTM, FRE, DWT Tire, FMF, Douglas Wheel, DID,
Houser Racing, Baldwin Motorsports, Custom Axis
Shocks, PowerMadd, FASST, Rath Racing, Wiseco,
Precision Racing Products, IMS, Sidi, Scott
Goggles, Quad Tech, JB Racing, PG Graphics,
Motorex, Rekluse, KTM Hard Equipment, and Twin
Air.
| "River
Ranch" GNCC ATV Race Results |
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Overall
Results XC1
1) Chris Borich
2) Taylor Kiser
3) Adam McGill
4) Chris Bithell
5) Bill Ballance
6) Jarrod McClure
7) Jeffrey Pickens
8) Johnny Gallagher
9) Donald Ockerman
10) Bryan Cook – KTM
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Overall Results XC2
1) Brian Wolf
2) Josh Kirkland – KTM
3) Kevin Yoho
4) Dustin Canipe
5) Parker Jones
6) Josh Beavers – KTM
7) Gabe Phillips
8) Eric Hoyland
9) Blake Kramer
10) Corbin Knox
Overall Results Women
1) Lexie Coulter
2) Jennifer Albright
3) Angel Atwell – KTM
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