Warnert
Racing’s McGill & Bithell Finish Top
Five at Rock Run GNCC
Rock
Run GNCC - Round 6 - Patton, PA - May 28, 2011
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Adam McGill took fourth in the XC1 Pro Class
aboard his Can-am / Warnert Racing DS 450
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St. Cloud, MN (6/1/2011) –
Warnert Racing’s Adam McGill and Chris Bithell
both made an impressive charge to finish in the
top five at round number six of the 2011 GNCC series
while in the Women’s class, Lexie Coulter
also claimed a top five finish.
Rock Run in Patton, PA was the hosting facility
for this round that featured a mainly high speed
track, but with an abundance of rocks that proved
to be quite treacherous for many racers, but the
Warnert Racing team managed to avoid any major
incidents.
In the XC1 Pro class, Adam McGill was in mid-pack
of the start and charging hard until a bottleneck
put him outside of the top ten. McGill was soon
able to break free and put in a hard charge that
had him gaining five positions in one lap. In
the final lap, McGill was able to move into the
number four spot before crossing the finish line.
“It was a really rough race. There were
so many rocks out there. I got hit several times,
but I just kept on going because I knew I didn’t
want to be outside of the top five,” said
McGill, who is currently second in the Pro championship
points race with 133 points.
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Chris Bithell placed right behind his teammate
Adam McGill in fifth place |
Warnert Racing’s Chris Bithell also put
in an amazing charge after getting slowed up in
the woods. “I was in the top five off start,
and then five miles in, there was a bottle neck
and it was just a split second we were hung up.
I got free but then I got t-boned and was back
to last. After that I just put the hammer down
and came up several positions; I was passing people
like crazy,” explained Bithell.
After his impressive charge, Bithell would find
himself doing battle with Taylor Kiser. The pair
battled for quite a while before Bithell would
get sent into a tree not far from the checkered
flag and fell back to fifth place. Bithell managed
to hang on to his position, rounding out the top
five.
In the Women’s class, Lexie Coulter ran
a consistent race, holding down the number four
spot as she crossed the finish line. Coulter has
not finished outside of the top four all season
and is currently in second place in the Women’s
class points chase and only four points off the
lead.
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Lexie
Coulter also finished Top five in the Women's
class aboard her Can-Am / Warnert DS 450
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Warnert
Racing’s Kyle Chaney & Denny Napier
took second in Side-by-Side Open Modified
class & second overall |
In the Side-by-Side Open Modified class, Warnert
Racing’s Kyle Chaney and Denny Napier led
for most of the race, until a flat tire slowed
them up, but Chaney and Napier held on to claim
second in their class and second overall. The
Commander ran great and we had a great time out
here. We have to thank Warnert, Can-Am and Foremost
Insurance for all of their support and were are
happy to be on the podium for them,” said
Chaney.
Jeremie Dudding was looking solid as he charged
off of a second row start in the open modified
class. Dudding rode a smooth and consistent race
despite getting pelted with rocks several times
and held on for a sixth place finish. “Racing
UTV’s is a big change for me this season,
but we are getting things worked out and everything
has been going well for us,” said Dudding.
Round number seven of the 2011 GNCC series will
be heading to Snowshoe, WV on June 25th, which
is known as one of the toughest and most challenging
rounds on the circuit, but the Warnert Racing
team will have their sights set on the podium.
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