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Yamaha's
Taylor Kiser placed second at the Mountaineer
Run GNCC
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Cypress, CA (5/29/2012) -
Yamaha YZ450F motorcycles and YFZ450R ATV’s
raced to three wins and four more podium finishes
– including a dramatic 1-2-3 sweep –
at the seventh round of the 2012 GNCC series
in Masontown, West Virginia over Memorial Day
weekend. Traci Cecco started the parade by taking
her fourth win of the season in the Women’s
ATV race on Saturday morning. In the afternoon,
Patrick McGuire, Matt Hanna and Blake Kramer
swept the entire XC2 Pro Am ATV podium, while
Ballance Racing’s Taylor Kiser and Walker
Fowler went 2-3 in XC1 Pro, with Kiser nearly
taking the win. Then on Sunday, AmPro Yamaha’s
Paul Whibley grabbed his second XC1 Pro motorcycle
win of the year on his YZ450F. The results put
Yamaha riders in the lead in three out of the
five premier ATV and bike classes as the series
approaches the halfway point.
Several times this season, the Women’s
race has been a heated battle between Cecco
and rival Angel Atwell. But not this time, as
Cecco leapt to a solid 22-second lead on the
first of four long off-road laps, and then expanded
it to over a minute by the halfway point. But
the eight-time GNCC champion wasn’t through
yet. Despite the growing heat, she maintained
her pace on the final lap, stretching the advantage
to nearly two minutes at the flag. So quick
was Traci, that she also finished the two-hour-plus
event an incredible third overall among some
280 competitors. The convincing performance
tips the Women’s title chase in Cecco’s
favor with four wins to competitor Atwell’s
three wins.
The afternoon combined XC1 Pro and XC2 Pro
Am event brought drama worthy of the GNCC record
books. In XC1 Pro, Kiser put his YFZ450R out
front early, forging a narrow lead over Adam
McGill and then eventual winner Borich on the
first of four laps. The battle heated up even
more at the halfway point, as just 5.8 seconds
separated leader Kiser from his four closest
pursuers. Meanwhile, as Borich took a narrow
lead over Kiser on lap three, teammate Fowler
was charging hard from the mid-pack on his own
YFZ, moving from ninth all the way up to a podium
position on the fourth and final lap. The incredible
drive also gave Fowler the fastest lap of the
race. While just behind in the XC2 Pro Am contest,
Yamaha-mounted McGuire, Hanna and Kramer had
things their own way all race long, running
1-2-3 for most of the event.
2012
GNCC ATV XC1 Pro Points
|
| Position |
Name |
Points |
| 1 |
Chris Borich |
201 |
| 2 |
Adam McGill |
137 |
| 3 |
Taylor
Kiser - Yamaha |
124 |
| 4 |
Walker
Fowler - Yamaha |
123 |
| 5 |
Chris Bithell
|
116 |
2012
GNCC ATV XC2 Pro Am Points
|
| Position |
Name |
Points |
| 1 |
Patrick
McGuire – Yamaha |
148 |
| 2 |
Braden
Henthorn |
134 |
| 3 |
Eric Hoyland |
133 |
| 4 |
Gabe
Phillips – Yamaha |
126 |
| 5 |
Matt
Hanna – Yamaha |
120 |
2012
GNCC ATV Womens Points
|
| Position |
Name |
Points |
| 1 |
Traci
Cecco - Yamaha |
136 |
| 2 |
Angel Atwell |
134 |
| 3 |
Kylie Ahart |
121 |
| 4 |
Kara
Merritt – Yamaha |
115 |
| 5 |
Lexie Coulter |
89 |
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.
