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GNCC
ATV Racing
Round 4 - "Big
Buck " |
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Union, SC - After two plus
hours of intense racing action at the VP Racing
Fuels Big Buck GNCC, defending champion Chris
Borich put his signature last-lap pass on teammate
Chris Bithell to claim his fourth consecutive
victory in 2013. Bithell came through only six
seconds behind the leader and Walker Fowler
put a valiant charge to claim the final XC1
podium position.
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Maxxis' #1 Chris Borich grabbed the Team Woodhead / DeRisi Racing Holeshot Award at the Big Buck GNCC in Union, SC on his Suzuki LTR450 ATV |
Things were aligned just right for Maxxis-backed
rider Chris Borich on Saturday as he kicked
off Round 4 of the 2013 AMSOIL Grand National
Cross Country Series in a big way, claiming
the $250 Team Woodhead/DeRisi Racing Holeshot
Award. However, Borich has made it apparent
that he doesn't like to lead the race early
on and that's when the 4-Time champ went into
reserve mode.
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#2 Walker Fowler quickly took over the lead on the first lap, but would fall back to third place after battling with Lonestar Racing's Adam McGill before crossing the finish |
AmPro Yamaha's Fowler took the reigns from
there and led the entire opening lap but it
didn't take long for Lonestar Racing/Precision/ITP's
Adam McGill to try his hand at the lead on Lap
2. McGill led Fowler, Borich and Bithell into
the VP Racing Fuels Pro Row where all the top
riders received their first fuel stop. Borich
interjected himself into the lead several times
throughout the first half of the race, but it
was Reliable Tool Supply/Maxxis-backed Bithell
who maintained the position out front.
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#4 Chris Bithell battled with teammate #1 Chris Borich throughout the race. Bithell would cross the finish just 6 seconds behind Chris Borich
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"The track was super brutal out there," Bithell said. "I made a couple of smart
moves and ended up catching the leaders. Borich
let me by in the creek section but I knew he
was right there pressuring me. I just kept my
head and didn't make any mistakes."
The race long battle between Bithell and Borich
became more of a reality when the white flag
flew, signaling one lap to go in what turned
out to be a five-lap race. Borich immediately
turned things up a notch, making the pass on
Bithell during the final lap of the two-hour
race.
