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Angel
Atwell Wins General GNCC |
Washington, GA (3/8/2010)
- FRE / KTM rider Angel Atwell
took the win in the Women’s class at the
second round of the GNCC Series passing for the
lead with three turns to go after a two-hour battle.
At the start of the morning race, Atwell muscled
her way into a 3rd place starting position around
the first corner. Atwell took the lead for a
brief moment on the first lap battling back
and forth with her niece and fellow competitor,
Kristen Atwell. She lost the lead and dropped
back to 5th on the second lap after getting
hung up in the woods. A quick pit at the end
of the third lap helped Atwell climb back into
3rd and pull Kristen Atwell and Tracy Cecco
back into sight.
At the end of the fourth lap Atwell overtook
Cecco for 2nd position and began to close in
on Kristen Atwell. The two riders battled for
the entirety of the final lap going wheel to
wheel into the final woods section. Three turns
before the finish Atwell made a bold move through
the trees and was able to make the pass and
take home the victory winning the race by a
mere 1 second.
The excitement of the day would carry on into
the afternoon race where XC1 rider Byran Cook
lined up for his second race aboard his new
KTM machine. Cook started the race in 6th and
quickly moved to 4th after passing Donald Ockerman
who missed a jump on the motocross section.
At the end of the second lap top runners Chris
Bithell and Chris Borich along with Cook decided
not to pit and all took over the top three positions.
At the end of the third lap Bithell crashed,
holding up Borich in the process allowing Taylor
Kiser, Bill Ballance and Cook to get around.
Near the end of the race, Borich, Adam McGill
and Bithell were able to make a last minute
charge finding there way around Cook. After
the two-hour race, Cook went home with a respectable
6th place finish.
In the XC2 class FRE/KTM rider Josh Kirkland
started in 3rd position around the first turn.
Early in the race he hit a tree and lost a lot
of time to the lead group which he fought to
make up the remainder of the race. Unfortunately,
near the end of the race he also encountered
overheating of his rear brakes which caused
him to move from his 3rd place position back
to 4th. It was a tough race for the defending
XC2 Champion, but at the end of the day, he
was able to finish in 4th position to remain
in the points chase.
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.
| "General"
GNCC ATV Race Results |
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Overall
XC1 ATV Results
1) Taylor Kiser
2) Chris Borich
3) Bill Ballance
4) Adam McGill
5) Chris Bithell
6) Bryan Cook – KTM
7) Jeffrey Pickens
8) Johnny Gallagher
9) Jarrod McClure
10) Donald Ockerman
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Overall
XC2 ATV Results
1) Walker Fowler
2) Brian Wolf
3) Parker Jones
4) Josh Kirkland – KTM
5) Kevin Yoho
6) Gabe Phillips
7) Nathan Thomas
8) Mark Notman
9) Blake Kramer
10) Corbin Knox
Women’s ATV Results
1) Angel Atwell – KTM
2) Kristen Atwell
3) Traci Cecco
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