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GNCC
ATV Racing
Round 2- "The
General " |
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#2
Taylor Kiser takes the win in Georgia
to even the score with #1 Chris Borich
with the pair now tied for the Pro ATV
XC1 points lead |
Washington, GA - After an exciting
opening round last weekend in Florida, the Can-Am
Grand National Cross Country Series moved north
to Washington, Georgia, for the Maxxis General
GNCC, where Taylor Kiser took advantage of a mistake
by early leader Chris Bithell to claim a solid
win in the XC1 division. Last week's winner, Yoshimura
Suzuki's Chris Borich, finished the day in second,
while ATV legend Bill Ballance rounded out the
podium.
After two rounds, Kiser and Borich share the
lead in the series standings, with 55 points
each, while Adam McGill (39), Ballance (37)
and Bithell (34) round out the top five.
For the second week in a row it was Don Ockerman
claiming the Motorcycle-usa.com Holeshot Award
and the $250 that goes with it, leading fellow
Yamaha riders Kiser, Ballance, and Jeffrey Pickens
through the first turn.
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YFZ
mounted #7 Donald Ockerman grabbed his
2nd straight XC1 Pro ATV Holeshot |
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Chris Bithell held the lead till the 4th
lap, when he hit a tree, which collect
Borich & Ballance, and allowed Taylor
Kiser to run away with the lead |
However it was Can-Am's Bithell with the lead
when the front-runners came through the finish
line area to complete the first lap. For the
next two laps Bithell maintained a slight lead
while Borich, Ballance and Kiser fought over
second.That order changed drastically when Bithell
hit a tree at speed, collecting both Ballance
and Borich in his wake, and handing Kiser the
lead. From there it was Kiser's show, with the
Floridian cruising home with an eight-second
cushion over second.
"This was a good win for me," said
Kiser. "We were running in fourth for most
of the day, and then Bithell made a mistake
and flipped right in front of everybody and
it held Borich and Ballance up and I was able
to get by them. Once I got out front I was able
to put my head down and charge."
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Chris Borich challenged #4 Bill Ballance
for nearly a lap before making the pass
stick in the final lap to claim the 2nd
spot on the Podium |
Borich and Ballance battled over the runner-up
spot for the last hour of the race, with Borich
ultimately claiming the position.
"I tried to pass Ballance in one field
section and got by him, then I pushed out wide
and he got back by me," said Borich. "I
finally got by him in one of the mud sections
and then I tried to catch Taylor but it was
too late."
Ballance rounded out the podium, while Bithell
rebounded from his crash to finish fifth behind
teammate McGill.
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XC1 PRO
ATV Podium (left to right)
Bill Ballance (3rd), Taylor Kiser (1st)
,Chris Borich (2nd)
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"We came out in an open section and there
was just a little bit of mud and slime on the
side and it just grabbed one of my tires and
sucked me into a tree and that's all it took,"
said Bithell. "Chris and Ballance were
behind me and they got stuck behind me."
FRE KTM's Bryan Cook ended the day in sixth,
ahead of Pickens and Yamaha rider Johnny Gallagher.
Meanwhile, Polaris-mounted Jarrod McClure and
Yamaha rider Don Ockerman were ninth and tenth.
