2005 GNCC "The Mountaineer" Round #8 Afternoon ATV Race Coverage

Bill Ballance chases after Chris Borich as Pro Rider, #18 Johnny Gallagher, looks on from the sidelines after his Honda 450R quit on him after the 1st lap.

#7 Chris Jenks remained in 3rd Overall behind the battling pair, but he was beginning to lose ground as they pulled the gap to almost a minute and a half by the end of the 4th lap.

#4 Matt Smiley regained the lead from #9 Brandon Ballance as they pushed it to their limit trying to reel in Jenks for the final podium spot.

#6 Bryan Cook remained in 6th place only a few seconds behind the battling Smiley and Br. Ballance, but he would drop back to 8th before the end of the lap.

#14 Andy Lagzdins was able to move back up to 6th place with #23 Bryan Baker closing the gap on Lagzdins as they headed into the final lap.

#28 Chris Bithell was on a relentless charge as he worked his way through the Top Pros and moved himself into 6th Overall ahead of Andy Lagzdins after recording the fastest 4th lap time of any rider with a 27:51, which was 8 seconds faster than Chris Borich and 9 Seconds Faster than Bill Ballance.:macho

Duane Johnson made his way around Chad Duvall and remained in 2nd Place behind Bithell with Duvall moving back into 9th place after passing #8 Jeremy Rice

With intense battle out front between Bill and Chris for the lead on the last lap, everyone was focused on watching for the pair to emerge.

In the meantime, #2 William Yokley came by on his Suzuki a lap down testing his Suspension for the next round.

Ballance and Borich finally begin their descent down the "FMF Dooms Day Hill" with Bill holding a very slight lead after Chris let off on his attempt to make the passes heading over the first log to avoid the risk of wrecking.

Bill and Borich head to the MX Track where their would be plenty of room for passing if Chris was going to make his move.

#1 Bill Ballance stays hard on the gas through the MX track keeping Chris right behind him.