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Steele
Creek GNCC
Round 3 - ATV Racing Links |
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Morganton, NC
(4/1/2012) – Thousands of spectators
surrounded the picturesque Steele Creek Campground
in Morganton, North Carolina, for round three
of the 2012 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country
Series. The FMF Steele Creek GNCC is notorious
for adding an extra twist to the already suspenseful
race action among the fastest off-road ATV racers
in the country, and this year was no different.
Taylor Kiser went toe-to-toe with defending
champ Chris Borich in the final stages of Saturday's
race to ultimately secure his first XC1 Pro
class win this season.
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Ballance
Racing/ Yamaha's Taylor Kiser claimed
his first win of th 2012 GNCC ATV Racing
Season |
The Ballance Racing Yamaha team dominated
almost every aspect of the two-hour race,
beginning with Walker Fowler's $250 Motosport.com
Holeshot Award. Kiser joined Baldwin Motorsports/FRE/JG
Offroad Honda's Brian Wolf and Motoworks/Can-Am's
Chris Bithell in following his teammate during
the early stages of the race, as the foursome
switched off the lead during the first lap.
Maxxis/Yoshimura's Chris Borich found himself
in a less-desirable position as he struggled
to fire his machine on the start, while Precision/Moto
X Perts/ITP/Lonestar/RG Motorsports' Adam
McGill also experienced issues, setting the
duo back nearly one minute behind the lead
pack.
Bithell found himself in front after Fowler,
Wolf and Kiser all pitted towards the end
of the second lap, but Bithell quickly reversed
roles as his Can-Am crew pitted him the following
lap, knocking him from first to sixth. Meanwhile,
Borich and McGill had pushed each other through
the pack and into the lead mix, igniting yet
another battle for the GNCC Racing history
books.
Kiser took command about one hour into the
race, but it was only a matter of time before
Borich made his signature attempt to steal
it away in the late minutes of racing.
On the final lap, Kiser and Borich charged
into the finish line area, where Borich cut
inside to gain ground on the leader, but Kiser
railed the outside and the two riders made
contact just before the next set of turns.
This is where Borich made a final attempt
to steal back the lead but came up a little
short this time, sending himself end-over-end
to the ground. Kiser went on to secure his
first XC1 Pro class win since his 2010 victory
at The General.
"I was able to hold Borich off there
at the end, I just held my line and we came
together but racing is racing," Kiser
said. "Today was a lot of fun and the
Ballance Racing team is here to stay! We're
ready to get some more race wins this season,"
said Kiser.
