Morganton, NC (3/22/2010)
- The FRE/KTM ATV GNCC Team had its share
of ups and downs at the third round of the GNCC
Series, but still managed to walk away with a
season best finish for XC1 rider Bryan Cook.
Cook got a decent jump off the start line of
the XC1 class and came around the first turn
in 5th position. At the end of lap one he had
already climbed up to 3rd place behind Bill
Ballance and Taylor Kiser. He held his position
until the end of lap 2 where he was passed by
Adam McGill and Chris Borich and dropped back
to 5th. Cook was able to follow their lines
and stay close to the front group. On lap 4,
McGill suffered a mechanical problem and Cook
was able to move past him and into 4th place.
Cook held that position through the end of the
race and finished in 4th overall for his best
finish this season.
In the XC2 class, FRE/KTM rider, Josh Kirkland,
started 4th around the first turn. Two corners
later he found himself tangled with another
rider after being hit from behind which dropped
him to the bottom ten. Kirkland charged forward
and quickly moved back into 5th position. Unfortunately
a problem on the course broke his nerf bar and
he struggled to maintain his lap times with
the nagging nerf bar. He eventually finished
in 9th position.
Reigning Women’s Champion, Angel Atwell,
got a great start off the line pulling the holeshot
and leading the first half of lap one. Unfortunately,
Traci Cecco was able to make a pass by her near
the end of lap 1 and Atwell dropped to 2nd.
Atwell remained close to Cecco until the third
lap where she overshoot a berm and went straight
into a tree. The crash resulted in damage to
her ATV that was too severe to finish the race.
“I am bummed about the way my race ended
today, but we do have a throw away race and
I plan on this one being mine,” remarked
Atwell.
Overall Results – XC1 –
1) Chris Borich
2) Taylor Kiser
3) Bill Ballance
4) Bryan Cook – KTM
5) Jeffrey Pickens
6) Donald Ockerman
7) Brandon Sommers
8) Johnny Gallagher
9) Jarrod McClure
10) Sloan Jackson
Overall Results – XC 2 –
1) Brian Wolf
2) Kevin Yoho
3) Dustin Canipe
4) Parker Jones
5) Walker Fowler
6) Gabe Phillips
7) Josh Beavers – KTM
8) Eric Hoyland
9) Josh Kirkland – KTM
10) Mark Notman
Overall Results – Women –
1) Traci Cecco
2) Lexie Coulter
3) Jennifer Albright
4) Kristen Atwell
5) Shanna Bradshaw
6) Kyrie Brafferd
7) Jennifer Britts – KTM
8) Kara Merritt
9) Angel Atwell – KTM
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.
www.ktmnorthamerica.com
