FRE / KTM's
Yadkinville GNCC ATV Race Report
Yadkinville
Stomp GNCC - Round 6 - Yadkinville, NC - May
9 2010
Yadkinville, NC (5/10/2010) -
It was a great weekend for the FRE/KTM ATV GNCC
Team as all three riders battled for podium
positions throughout their respective races
at the sixth round of the GNCC Series at the
Yadkin Valley Stomp resulting in a win for XC2
rider Josh Kirkland, 3rd for Women’s rider
Angel Atwell and 5th for XC1 rider Bryan Cook.
The Women’s race was up first. Atwell
nailed the holeshot but was quickly passed by
a hard charging Traci Cecco. As they neared
a group of lappers on the second lap, Atwell
took a wider line around them and allowed Kristen
Atwell to move into 2nd. On lap three, Atwell
regained the lead after the pit stop. The three
ladies remained close throughout the remainder
of the race. On the final lap Atwell and Cecco
went into the same line only big enough for
one quad. Unfortunately, Atwell got pushed off
the track and dropped to 3rd when she reentered.
She finished the race 3rd overall. Now six rounds
in, Atwell and Cecco are tied for the points
lead with one race drop.
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Angel
Atwell landed in 3rd spot in the Women's
Class after nailing the holeshot and dealing
with the thick dust |
Bryan
Cook would end up in 5th place aboard
his FRE/KTM ATV after running in the top
three all day long |
The afternoon race conditions were much worse
than the morning race – very dusty with
hard visibility. Cook had a great launch off
the line and came around the first turn in 3rd
behind Donald Ockerman and Taylor Kiser. Cook
moved into 2nd behind Ockerman on the first
lap. Both Cook and Kiser decided to pit after
the first lap due to the dusty conditions. Kiser
edged out Cook as they reentered the track from
the pits. Both riders charged hard and were
able to catch and pass Ockerman on the next
lap.
On the final lap, the top five riders Kiser,
Cook, Chris Bithell, Adam McGill and Chris Borich
all remained close. Bithell was able to move
ahead of Kiser and Cook and took over the lead.
A mistake by Cook near the end of the final
lap allowed McGill and Borich through and dropped
him to 5th overall for the race.
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Josh
Kirkland grabbed the holeshot on his FRE/KTM
ATV and the XC2 Class 1st place overall
- his first of the season |
The XC2 class was the highlight of the day for
the FRE/KTM Team with Josh Kirkland starting the
race off with a much needed holeshot in the dusty
conditions. The leaders went into the woods behind
the XC1 line and dust played a major factor. The
thick dust and herd of XC1 riders ahead had trampled
banners and made the course marks unclear. Soon
the lead group of XC2 riders had missed a section
and ended up in front of the XC1 riders. The race
continued as officials decided how to properly
handle the situation.
Kirkland rode an amazing pace and stayed within
the top XC1 riders for the entire race. He led
the XC2 class from the start to the finish for
an easy win. At the end of the race the officials
decided to enforce a two minute penalty on several
riders for the mistake at the beginning of the
race. After the penalty, Kirkland still comfortably
took home his first victory of the 2010 season.
Kirkland is now 13 points down from the point
leader heading into the 7th round.
Yadkinville
Stomp GNCC ATV Results |
Next Event: Round 7 – Somerset, PA – May 22, 2010
2010 FRE KTM ATV
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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
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