Brea, CA (9/28/2009) - Rockstar
Makita Suzuki’s Chris Borich gave Suzuki
its first-ever GNCC ATV Championship this
past weekend when the young rider clinched
his own first-ever GNCC ATV Championship at
the Yadkin Valley Stomp in Yadkinville, North
Carolina. With two rounds remaining in the
series, Borich clinched the title by riding
an impressive race on his Rockstar Makita
Suzuki QuadRacer R450 in spite of the wet
and slippery red clay track conditions. Borich
has led the points for most of the 2009 season
and this win is his sixth consecutive victory
this year as well as his eighth total win
this year. Additionally, Suzuki’s winning
this championship marks the first time in
nine years that a new manufacturer has won
this particular title.
Chris Borich:
“I was feeling pretty
pumped. It was a really up-and-down race.
I started out in about seventh or eighth,
and moved up to first in the third lap and
just kind of checked out from there on the
Rockstar Makita Suzuki QuadRacer R450. Yadkinville
is a really tight track and passing is limited,
so I just started picking people off one by
one. The track was really muddy, but it was
fun to get back out in the woods. It feels
really good to take my first championship,
but it still hasn’t quite sunk in yet.
Even though I have the championship wrapped
up, I still plan on going out there and winning
the last two rounds. It would be really awesome
to end the season with 10 wins. I have to
thank the Rockstar Makita Suzuki team and
everyone who’s been involved with my
program this year.”
Pat Alexander, Suzuki Sports
Promotions Manager:
“Winning this first
GNCC ATV Championship is truly a great achievement,
particularly since the Rockstar Makita Suzuki
team won it after only participating in the
series for such a short period of time. Congratulations
to Chris and the whole team from all the folks
at Suzuki.”
Rod Lopusnak, Suzuki National
Sales Manager:
“We at Suzuki are
so excited about winning this title. Hats
off to Chris Borich and the whole Rockstar
Makita Suzuki team for putting in such an
amazing effort. This first GNCC ATV championship
is a testament to the professionalism, talent
and work ethic of the whole team and also
to the superiority of the QuadRacer R450.
We are confident that this is the first in
a long line of titles to come.”
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing will
race next at ITP Power Line Park in St. Clairsville,
Ohio, the weekend of, October 3-4, 2009.
AMA
GNCC XC1 Pro Top 10 Finishers: |
1 |
Chris Borich, Rockstar
Makita Suzuki Racing |
2 |
Adam McGill, KTM |
3 |
Bill Balance, Yamaha |
4 |
Taylor Kiser, Yamaha |
5 |
Brandon Sommers, Yamaha |
6 |
Donald Ockerman, Yamaha |
7 |
Duane Johnson, Honda |
8 |
Jarrod McClure, Yamaha |
9 |
Chris Bithell, Can-Am
|
10 |
Ryan Lane, Honda |
About American Suzuki:
The Motorcycle/ATV Division of American Suzuki
Motor Corporation (ASMC), Brea, Calif., was
founded in 1963 by Suzuki Motor Corporation.
ASMC markets motorcycles and ATVs via an extensive
dealer network throughout 49 states. ASMC's
parent company, Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC),
based in Hamamatsu, Japan, is a diversified
worldwide manufacturer of motorcycles, ATVs,
scooters, automobiles and marine engines.
Founded in 1909 and incorporated in 1920,
it has 120 distributors in 191 countries.