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Yamaha's
Walker Fowler continued his XC2 Pro-Am
winning streak at the Ironman GNCC |
Cypress, CA (10/10/2011) - Yamaha
ATV racers captured a pair of wins and another
three podiums in key classes at the 12th round
of the 2011 GNCC series in Crawfordsville, Ind.
on Saturday, Oct. 22. Yamaha’s Traci Cecco
took her eighth win of the year over fellow YFZ450X
rider Kristen Atwell in the Women’s class,
while Ballance Racing’s Walker Fowler took
his 12th straight XC2 Pro Am win over Waynesburg
Yamaha’s Gabe Phillips, also YFZ450X mounted
– a series record.
Cecco and Fowler had already locked up their
2011 championships and been awarded No. 1 plates
at the event, making the wins extra satisfying.
Meanwhile in XC1 Pro competition, Ballance Racing’s
Taylor Kiser put in a stellar ride to finish
second – his fifth podium of the season
– also aboard a YFZ450X. The performance
moves Kiser to third in points behind rivals
Chris Borich and Adam McGill.
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Traci
Cecco wrapped up the GNCC ATV Women's
Class Championship at Round 12 aboard
her Yamaha YFZ450X ATV |
Yamaha dominated the morning Women’s
event, with Cecco leading early and then late
in the race, and Atwell leading one lap in between.
In fact, the pair battled just seconds apart
for the entire five laps – even as they
streaked into the final lap separated by just
0.6 sec. But true to her championship form,
Cecco dug deep on the lap that mattered and
forged a comfortable 7.4-sec. lead over Atwell
at the finish.
As has become typical this year, Fowler had
a relatively easy time dispatching the competition
in the afternoon XC2 Pro Am event. He led four
of five laps, building up an advantage of nearly
three minutes over Phillips at one point. He
then rode smart to finish with a comfortable
2 ½-minute lead at the flag.
Kiser’s second-place finish in the competitive
XC1 Pro class was nothing less than a work of
art, considering that he flipped over in the
very first turn of the long two-hour race. After
scrambling to remount, Kiser then started a
grueling charge from nearly last place that
would leave him covered in mud from helmet visor
to boot heels. Amazingly, the Yamaha rider moved
into sixth position by the end of lap one. He
advanced to third by lap two, and then into
a narrow lead over a surging Borich on the fourth
of five laps. Although Borich eventually snuck
into the lead using a trick line late in the
race, Kiser definitely put on a thrilling performance.
"We charged hard today and the bike really
hooked up and was running great," he said.
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2011 GNCC ATV XC1 Pro
Class Points |
Position
|
Rider |
Points |
| 1 |
Chris Borich |
306 |
| 2 |
Adam McGill |
261 |
| 3 |
Taylor Kiser |
238 |
| 4 |
Chris Bithell |
235 |
| 5 |
Brian Wolf |
202 |
| 2011
GNCC ATV XC2 Pro Am Class Points |
| 1 |
Walker Fowler
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360 |
| 2 |
Gabe Phillips |
251 |
| 3 |
Eric Hoyland |
205 |
| 4 |
Patrick McGuire |
172 |
| 5 |
Aarol Bright |
170 |
2011
GNCC ATV Women's Class Points |
| 1 |
Traci Cecco |
178 |
| 2 |
Angel Atwell |
170 |
| 3 |
Kristen Atwell |
166 |
| 4 |
Lexie Coulter |
164 |
| 5 |
Shanna Bradshaw |
148 |
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.
