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GNCC
ATV Racing
Round 4 - "Big
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Union, SC - Chris Borich got
back to his winning ways with a strong performance
at the Pirelli Big Buck GNCC - round four of the
2011 Can-Am Grand National Cross Series in Union,
South Carolina.
After finishing fifth at round three in North
Carolina when he suffered an ignition problem,
Borich was determined to make a mighty comeback
at the Big Buck. And that he did. The Rockstar
Makita Suzuki rider got off the line in the
top five at the start the race, and then moved
into second behind round-three winner Adam McGill,
as the two riders broke away from the pack.
On lap three Borich came out ahead of McGill
when the Foremost Insurance/Warnert Racing Can-Am
rider pitted for fuel. From that point on it
was all Borich, as the two-time champ turned
up the heat, eventually taking the win by a
forty-eight-second margin.
"I was kind of bummed two weeks ago,"
said Borich. "We rode our hearts out at
the last race and pretty much had it won and
then we had an electrical problem. So it was
good to get this win today."
"Me and McGill, Taylor Kiser, Brian Wolf
and Chris Bithell were battling there on the
first lap, but then McGill picked it up and
the two of us pulled away from the pack,"
added Borich. "I was able to get the lead
and just put the hammer down."
McGill looked strong all day and gave Borich
a run for his money during the early going.
"This was a good day," said McGill.
"I wish I could have been there at the
end but I ran into some lappers. But that's
racing. I'll take second place on the chin and
keep going."
Kiser rounded out the podium, the Ballance
Racing Yamaha rider losing touch with the two
leaders after a couple of get-offs on lap two
"It was really warm today so I tried to
pace myself," said Kiser. "I made
a few mistakes and lost ground, but all in all
it was a good day."
Foremost Insurance/Warnert Racing Can-Am rider
Chris Bithell just missed the podium, finishing
40 seconds behind Kiser for fourth. Meanwhile,
FRE Racing KTM's Bryan Cook was fifth, another
44 seconds back.
GT Thunder rider Kevin Yoho ended the day in
sixth, finishing ahead of JET Suspension Honda's
Donnie Ockerman.
Rounding out the top 10 were Jeffrey Pickens
(Yam), GT Thunder rider Brian Wolf and Craig
Bowman (Hon).
Meanwhile, Jarrod McClure won the $250 Motosport.com
Holeshot Award to start the race.
