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Yamaha's
Traci Cecco took her second win in the
2012 GNCC ATV racing season at the Big
Buck GNCC
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Cypress, CA (4/17/2012) - Aboard
her YFZ450R, Yamaha’s Traci Cecco raced
to her second win of the 2012 GNCC ATV season
at the annual Big Buck event in Union, South Carolina
on Saturday, April 14. In doing so, the multi-time
Women’s class champion moves into a tie
for the points lead with rival Angel Atwell in
the grueling 13-race off-road series as she aims
for a record ninth championship. Then in the afternoon
XC2 Pro Am class, Matt Hanna added a third-place
podium finish for Yamaha ahead of Yamaha-mounted
Patrick McGuire and Blake Kramer, making it three
YFZ450s in the top five. In XC1 Pro, Ballance
Racing Yamaha’s Taylor Kiser grabbed the
holeshot but experienced problems after one lap
and did not finish. His teammate Walker Fowler
also started strongly, but tangled with rival
Brian Wolf early in the race and likewise suffered
a rare DNF.
For her part, Cecco took command of the nearly
two-hour long Women’s race early and led
all four laps of the winding off-road course,
which included a mix of woods, hills, rocks,
mud, jumps and even water crossings. After grabbing
the lead, she increased her advantage over Atwell
to more than 18 seconds on the first lap, to
nearly 30 seconds at the halfway point, and
ultimately to a convincing 44 seconds at the
checkered flag. In fact, so fast was Traci on
her YFZ450R that she also finished third overall
among more than 220 entries in 20 different
classes in the morning event. The GNCC ATV series
next heads to Park City, Ky. on April 28.
2012
GNCC ATV XC1 Pro Points
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| Position |
Name |
Points |
| 1 |
Chris Borich |
111 |
| 2 |
Adam McGill |
82 |
| 3 |
Chris Bithell
|
73 |
| 4 |
Taylor
Kiser - Yamaha |
70 |
| 5 |
Walker
Fowler – Yamaha |
62 |
2012
GNCC ATV XC2 Pro Am Points
|
| Position |
Name |
Points |
| 1 |
Patrick
McGuire – Yamaha |
91 |
| 2 |
Eric Hoyland |
90 |
| 3 |
Braden
Henthorn |
83 |
| 4 |
Gabe Phillips –
Yamaha |
66 |
| 5 |
Matt
Hanna – Yamaha |
56 |
2012
GNCC ATV Womens Points
|
| Position |
Name |
Points |
| 1 |
Traci
Cecco - Yamaha |
77 |
| 2 |
Angel Atwell |
77 |
| 3 |
Kylie Ahart |
71 |
| 4 |
Kara Merritt –
Yamaha |
66 |
| 5 |
Lexie Coulter |
52 |
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.
