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GNCC
ATV Racing
Round 11 - "Yadkin
Valley Stomp" |
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| Suzuki's
Chris Borich Wraps-Up the GNCC Pro ATV
XC1 Championship with his 6th Straight
Win at the Yadkin Valley Stomp |
Yadkinville, NC (9/26/2009) -
Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Chris Borich did what
no other racer has been able to do in almost a
decade. In the rain of the Moose Racing Yadkin
Valley Stomp, round 11 of the Can-Am Grand National
Cross Country Series, Borich was able to clinch
the 2009 series after an intense battle that saw
a leader change through almost every turn. Borich
was able to narrowly beat FRE KTM's Adam McGill
and Nine-time Defending Champion Bill Ballance
to take the overall win and the championship.
Ballance presented Borich with his new number
one plate on the podium.
"It's time to pass the plate," said
Announcer Rodney Tomblin on the podium.
"When I started racing, I started out
just having fun in the B class," Borich
said. "Ballance is a tough competitor.
I've been behind him for years and I finally
did it. It was a real tight tack out there and
I got into seventh place. I didn't know what
to do so I just waited for someone to make a
mistake."
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| Bill
Ballance's championship streak ends after
nine straight, but he earned himself a
spot on the Podium for the 3rd straight
race |
A light drizzle earlier in the morning turned
into a heavier rainfall by the time the 1 p.m.
race kicked off, making the red clay track slick.
Ballance was the first off the line and roared
around the first turn to take the $250 Motorcycle-USA.com
holeshot award and lead the beginning of the
first lap until McGill took his turn at the
front. The three were only seconds apart as
they battled with Yamaha's Brandon Sommers and
Taylor Kiser. Sommers took the lead away from
McGill in the second lap and by the third, Borich
was back in the lead with McGill right behind.
Borich led until the finish with McGill in tow
and Ballance just a minute later.
"When I hooked up with Borich I thought,
'Man, I really want to win, but he has the Championship
if he does,'" said McGill. "I'm really
happy for him. The bike worked really good and
I'm definitely ready for the next race."
Ballance handed Borich his new number one plate
and congratulated Borich for his win. Ballance
has won the championship the past nine years
although Borich has tried to unseat him for
the past few years.
"He's been the number two guy for years,"
Ballance said. "He rode great. We'll see
what holds for next year. I need to think it
over a little bit and see if we will go through
it again to see if can go out on top."
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XC1 PRO
ATV Podium (left to right)
Adam McGill (2nd), Chris Borich (1st)
, Bill Ballance (3rd)
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Kiser, who started in third and fell to sixth
was able to move up to finish in fourth followed
by Sommers in fifth. Yamaha's Donnie Ockerman
finished in sixth in front of teammate John
Gallagher and Jarrod McClure. Warnert Can-Am's
Chris Bithell and Ryan Lane round out the top
ten in ninth and tenth places, respectively.
