Warnert
Racing’s McGill & Bithell Dominate Snowshoe
GNCC
Snowshoe
GNCC - Round 7 - Snowshoe, WV- June 25, 2011
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Adam McGill took first overall and also
took home $5000 cash for winning the XC1
Pro Class
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St. Cloud, MN (6/28/2011) –
Warnert Racing’s Adam McGill and Chris Bithell
topped the pro podium at the Snowshoe round of the
2011 GNCC series with McGill taking top honors after
a grueling battle through the treacherous mud and
rocks.
The Snowshoe round of the series is known as
one of the toughest rounds and it lived up to
its reputation with its rocky terrain, mud holes
and technical trails, but that didn’t seem
to slow down Adam McGill one bit.
Racers left the starting line five at a time
at five second intervals, which put Adam McGill
in mid pack off the start, but McGill charged
hard and soon worked his way into the number four
spot. From there McGill picked off Bryan cook
in the third lap to take over third and catch
up to class leaders Chris Borich and Chris Bithell,
who was holding down first. McGill closed in was
following closely, waiting for an opportunity
and he would get his chance late in the third
lap. “We came up to this mud hole and Bithell
went one way, Borich went the other around it.
I just plowed right through the middle and came
out ahead of both of them,” explained McGill.
Once out front, McGill was unstoppable as he charged
his way to the checkered flag, finishing with
a 14 second lead over second. “It still
hasn’t really sunk in that I won. To take
a win like that, especially at Snowshoe is a really
great feeling. I have to thank the Warnert crew
for all they have done and keeping my quad running
great so I could be on top of the box. This was
a really tough race and I couldn’t have
done it without them,” said McGill, whose
second win of the season now has him only seven
points off leader Chris Borich and within striking
distance of his first pro GNCC championship.
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XC1 PRO ATV
Podium (left to right)
Bryan Cook (3rd), Adam McGill (1st) ,
Chris Bithell (2nd)
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Warnert's Chris Bithell finished less than
a second behind teammate Adam McGill |
Chris Bithell was also impressive as he charged
off the line with incredible speed to take the
early lead in the first lap. Bithell held off
a charging Chris Borich for two laps and only
fell back to second when McGill made the pass
for the lead in lap three. Bithell continued to
keep Borich at bay and would get a little breathing
room late in the race when Borich fell back due
to a mechanical failure, allowing Bithell to cruise
to second place on the podium. Bithell has been
a regular figure on the podium this year and has
not finished outside of the top ten so far this
season, which has him currently sitting in third
place in the pro points chase.
The John Penton round is the last round before
going into the summer break and is scheduled for
July 9th in Millfield, OH where Adam McGill and
Chris Bithell will be going for the top of the
podium as they try to dethrone reigning champ
Chris Borich and give Warnert Racing its first
pro GNCC championship.
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