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GNCC
ATV Racing
Round 3 - "Steele
Creek" |
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Morganton, NC - Chris Borich raced his Maxxis Tire’s backed Suzuki LTR450 ATV to his third win in a row at the third round of the AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series in Morganton, North Carolina at the Steele Creek Campground. Borich again took over the lead on the last lap to best Chris Bithell and Adam McGill.
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Defending GNCC XC1 Pro ATV Champion Chris Borich grabbed the Holeshot on his
Suzuki LTR450 ATV at the Steele Creek GNCC in Morganton, North Carolina |
Chris Borich grabbed the initial lead by earning his first Team Woodhead / DeRisi Racing Holeshot Award. Borich lost the lead midway through the first lap and fell in a quick pace behind fellow Suzuki racer Chris Bithell. Borich and Bithell rode nose to tail for much of the five lap race.
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#1 Chris Borich makes his way through one of the muddy creek crossings at Steele Creek Campground aboard his Suzuki LTR450 ATV |
The pair had quite an exciting battle as they came in so close on lap four that the lap times show Borich in first and Bithell in second with no time in between; interestingly, Bithell came out of scoring in first on that lap, but the two were so close their transponders scanned at the same time.
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Maxxis' Chris Borich battled back & fourth with Chris Bithell for the lead until the final lap were Borich made the pass stick before crossing the finish earning his third straight win of the 2013 GNCC ATV Racing Season |
Borich and Bithell continued to swap positions on laps four and five. Borich dropped the hammer on lap five and turned the fastest lap of the race, an impressive 27:03.453. He continued his charge and crossed the checkers 03.125 in front of Bithell.
“It seems like we were just out on the trail ripping. We were rolling well because we train together. It was definitely a good time and congrats to Bithell as well,” regarded Borich of his wheel to wheel battle with Chris Bithell.
