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Yamaha's
Walker Fowler took home his second consecutive
win for the 2011 GNCC racing season
in the XC2 Pro-AM ATV Class
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Cypress, CA (3/14/2011) -
The 2011 GNCC ATV season is shaping up as a
strong one for Ballance Racing's Walker Fowler,
who rode his YFZ450X to his second consecutive
win in the competitive XC2 Pro Am class in Washington,
Georgia on Saturday, March 12.
Traci Cecco and Kristen Atwell added to the
hardware haul for Yamaha with dramatic second-
and third-place finishes in the Women's class
on Saturday morning. A podium in the premiere
XC1 Pro class just eluded Taylor Kiser, however,
as he finished fourth, less than a minute off
the pace. Fowler now leads the XC2 Pro Am points,
with Kiser third in XC1 Pro points, and Cecco
third, Atwell fourth and Kara Merritt fifth
in the Women's division.
Yamaha's Cecco and Atwell swapped the lead
for four of five exciting laps
during the grueling two-hour women's event.
It was ATV racing drama at its
best as Atwell led the first lap, Cecco the
second, Atwell the third and
then Cecco again on lap four. Meanwhile though,
rival Angel Atwell was
steadily forging her way up from fourth place,
managing to find a way by
Cecco for a narrow 2.6-second win on the final
lap, with Kristen Atwell
only 1.4 seconds behind Cecco. Altogether, Yamaha
YFZs captured four of the
top six positions.
Fowler's afternoon XC2 Pro Am victory was textbook
perfect. He not only put
his YFZ450X ahead for all five laps, but also
expanded his advantage over
the large field with every additional lap. So
what started as a narrow
3.8-second lead over rival Parker Jones on lap
one turned into a minute
lead on lap two, more than a two-minute advantage
on lap three, and nearly
four minutes on lap four. By the end of five
long laps and nearly two
hours, Fowler had built up a gap of 4 min. 53
sec. - an eternity in highly
competitive GNCC racing.
Making the ATV racing weekend even better for
Yamaha was Dustin Nelson, who claimed a 450
Production class win and a second in Open Production
at the ATV World Motocross Championship Series
in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Congratulations
everyone!
2011
GNCC ATV XC1 Pro Points
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| Position |
Name |
Points |
| 1 |
Chris Borich |
60 |
| 2 |
Chris Bithell |
46 |
| 3 |
Taylor
Kiser - Yamaha |
43 |
| 4 |
Adam McGill |
39 |
| 5 |
Jarrod McClure |
31 |
2011
GNCC ATV XC2 Pro Am Points
|
| Position |
Name |
Points |
| 1 |
Walker Fowler -
Yamaha |
60 |
| 2 |
Aarol Bright |
39 |
| 3 |
Parker Jones |
35 |
| 4 |
Eric Hoyland |
34 |
| 5 |
Dustin Canipe |
32 |
2011
GNCC ATV Womens Points
|
| Position |
Name |
Points |
| 1 |
Angel Atwell |
39 |
| 2 |
Lexie Coulter |
37 |
| 3 |
Traci
Cecco - Yamaha |
37 |
| 4 |
Kristen
Atwell - Yamaha |
35 |
| 5 |
Kara
Merritt - Yamaha |
31 |
About Yamaha Motor
Corp., U.S.A.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., (YMUS), a
leader in the motorsports market, makes the
toughest, most capable and versatile ATV and
Side-by-Side vehicles. The company’s ever-expanding
product offerings also include motorcycles,
outboard motors, personal watercraft, snowmobiles,
boats, outdoor power equipment, race kart engines,
accessories, apparel and much more. YMUS products
are sold through a nationwide network of dealers
in the United States.
Headquartered in Cypress,
Calif., since its incorporation in 1976, Yamaha
also has facilities in Wisconsin and Georgia,
as well as factory operations in Tennessee and
Georgia. For more information on Yamaha, visit
www.yamaha-motor.com.
