Gusher
GNCC Racing
Round 11 - ATV Racing Links |
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Foxburg, PA (9/21/2013) –
Excitement surrounded the newest addition to
the 2013 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country
Series as the inaugural Car-Mate Gusher GNCC
descended upon the Oil Region community on Saturday
for the eleventh round of the 13-race series
in Foxburg, Pa. Steady rainfall increased the
obstacles throughout the freshly cut racecourse
but nothing could stand in the way of Pennsylvania's
very own Chris Bithell, who captured his first
overall win of the season in his home state.
While Bithell took home the Round 11 victory,
it was another Pennsylvania native-Chris Borich-who
secured his fifth consecutive XC1 Pro ATV National
Championship with a second place finish for
the day.
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GNCC
Racing XC1 Pro ATV Podium (left to right)
Walker Fowler(3rd), Chris Bithell (1st),
Chris Borich (2nd) |
As the rain continued to fall, the afternoon
race kicked off with Borich claiming the $250
DeRisi Racing/Team Woodhead Holeshot Award.
From there, it was a close-knit battle to
the woods on the opening lap between BNR's
Kevin Yoho, Borich and DeRisi Racing's Eric
Hoyland. However, it was the Reliable Tool
Supply/Maxxis rider Bithell who checked in
with the lead on Lap 1, followed by Borich,
Hoyland and AmPro Yamaha's Walker Fowler.
Precision/ITP/Lonestar/Axis/Baldwin Racing's
Adam McGill experienced an issue on the start
that caused the West Virginia native to start
much behind the rest of the pack. McGill steadily
worked his way through the pack where he engaged
in battle with Hoyland, Henthorn and Gallagher
for a top five position.
Despite the heavy rainfall and muddy conditions,
Bithell maintained a comfortable lead over
the second place battle of Borich and Fowler
throughout the two-hour race. Around the halfway
point, Fowler began pushing his way up to
the second place of Borich where the Ohio
native eventually dueled for the position.
The duo flip-flopped positions during the
second half of the race but Fowler fell victim
to a mud pit near the end, losing almost three
minutes on the time clock.
In the meantime, Bithell went on to capture
his first overall win since 2010 as he bested
the second place of Borich by one minute.
Bithell now joins the top three XC ATV racers
in the nation as only the fourth GNCC overall
winner this season.
"It feels great to get the win today!
The Suzuki was working awesome and the Maxxis
tires hooked up great," Bithell said.
"It was a slop fest out there but the
track wasn't really that bad once you got
into the main line and once I did that, I
never let off all day. Everybody was cheering
me on and pointing me lines, it was a blast."
Although Borich didn't capture the overall
win at Round 11, a second place finish was
enough to clinch the title with two rounds
remaining in the season. Despite a few issues
on the last lap, Fowler was able to round
out the overall podium with a third place
finish.
"It was a tough one out there today.
It was definitely one of those days where
you needed to slow down to go fast and make
good line choices and that's what we were
able to do today," Borich said. "It's
kind of disappointing not winning today but
the bigger picture is winning the championship."
McGill secured a fourth place overall finish,
just ahead of Waynesburg Yamaha/GT Thunder's
Gabe Phillips, who secured a season best fifth
place finish in XC1. Team Woodhead/DeRisi
Racing's Braden Henthorn came in sixth, while
HMF/GBC/Yamaha's Johnny Gallagher took seventh
and Hoyland in eighth. GT Thunder's Brian
Wolf finished ninth in the XC1 Class, while
JB Racing/Cheerwine/Can-Am's Jarrod McClure
rounded out the top ten.
In the XC2 Pro Am division, Michael Lancaster
grabbed the $100 All Balls Racing Holeshot
Award amidst the slick conditions throughout
the start-line area. However, Lancaster spun
out in the second corner, where majority of
the XC2 Class competitors got caught up in
the carnage.
Nothing could stop the driving force of Ohio's
Brycen Neal, who put himself into the front
of the pack early on. Reigning XC2 Pro Am
Champion Patrick McGuire jumped in behind
Neal, where he put forth a solid performance
to finish second place for the day. After
an eighth place start, Indiana's Fred Marley
made his way through the pack where he ultimately
finished third for the day.
Neal went on to capture his eighth victory
of the season, clinching the XC2 Pro Am title
in his rookie season. Neal commented, "I'm
going to try my hand in the XC1 Class next
round at Powerline Park to see where I need
to be for the 2014 season."
Finishing 11th overall for the day, Indiana's
Marshal Goings earned the Top Amateur Award
at the Car-Mate Gusher GNCC. Goings topped
his closest competitor, Jay Shadron, in the
College A (16-21) Class, capturing his fifth
win of the season.
In the 10 a.m. race, Ohio's Cody Collier
claimed the top honors as he secured his second
straight GT Thunder Overall Amateur award
for besting almost 300 riders to claim the
morning overall. In an ongoing battle with
Maryland's Westley Wolfe, Collier also secured
the Schoolboy (13-15) class win. Pennsylvania's
Robert Smith captured second overall aboard
his BNR Motorsports Can-Am machine, while
Can-Am mounted Jordan Phillips rounded out
the overall podium with a season best third
overall.
The 4x4 overall podium was topped by U2 class
winner Robert Smith, with Phillips in second
and 4x4 Lites Class winner Kevin Trantham
rounded out the podium with a third place
finish.
In the Youth division, New York's Hunter
Hart captured his ninth overall win of the
season en route to his third Youth Overall
Championship. Hart topped the 90 Open (12-15)
Class, with Kalab Hagan and Seth Wilson rounding
out the overall podium.
The 2013 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country
Series heads to St. Clairsville, Ohio October
12 and 13 for the ITP Powerline Park GNCC.
For more information on the series, visit www.gnccracing.com.
Pro
XC1 & Pro-Am XC2 Top 10 ATV Race
Results & Point Standings |
XC1
Pro ATV Race Results: |
XC2
Pro ATV Race Results: |
- Chris Bithell (SUZ)
- Chris Borich (SUZ)
- Walker Fowler (YAM)
- Adam McGill (HON)
- Gabe Phillips (YAM)
- Braden Henthorn (HON)
- Johnny Gallagher (YAM)
- Eric Hoyland (HON)
- Brian Wolf (HON)
- Jarrod McClure (CAN)
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- Brycen Neal (HON)
- Patrick McGuire (YAM)
- Fred Marley (HON)
- Michael Lancaster (HON)
- Josh Merritt (YAM)
- Randy Hamilton (HON)
- Chad Jones (HON)
- Blake Kramer (YAM)
- James Green (HON)
- Michael Mcavoy (YAM)
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XC1
Pro ATV Point Standings: |
XC2
Pro-Am ATV Point Standings: |
- Chris Borich (306)
- Walker Fowler (225)
- Adam McGill (200)
- Chris Bithell (198)
- Kevin Yoho (145)
- Braden Henthorn (132)
- Johnny Gallagher (130)
- Jeff Pickens (127)
- Jarrod McClure (117)
- Brycen Neal (113)
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- Brycen Neal (280)
- Fred Marley (201)
- Patrick McGuire (200)
- Landon Wolfe (171)
- Randy Hamilton (161)
- Josh Merritt (158)
- Michael Lancaster (141)
- Chad Jones (139)
- Blake Kramer (134)
- Nathan Wallpe (124)
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