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

Meanwhile, the Top 3 Overall finishers (Ballance, Borich, Jenks) finished cleaning up and headed over to the Podium.

Bill's Daughter, Lauren, joined him on the ride over to the Podium, and you could tell she was daddy's little girl giving everyone the thumbs up just like her Father.

A large crowd gathered around the Podium to listen to what the riders had to say about the race and celebrate their victory.

#7 Chris Jenks headed into "The Mountaineer" with a new Four Stroke Tech Honda 450R, and he didn't take anytime getting use to his new ride.

Congrats Chris Jenks

#3 Chris Borich aboard his Alba Action Honda 450R put in another incredible battle with #1 Bill Ballance, but he just wasn't able to pull out the win this weekend, but with 5 races left the Championship is still up for grabs, so I know Chris will be even more eager for a win at the Wisp before the summer break.

#1 Bill Ballance earns his 4th Win of the season in dramatic fashion as these two continue to make this one of the best GNCC Seasons to watch in years.

Let the Celebration begin as they three men conquered the Heat, Rocks, and Mud to earn a spot on the Podium.

With the Podium Celebration complete, a bruised and disappointed #4 Matt Smiley received a push back to the pits after finishing the race in 10th place.

I spoke with Matt Smiley yesterday, and he is doing fine and only a little sore, and he is excited to be heading back to the Wisp where he has been on the Podium the past two years.

As usual Bill Ballance took some time to sign autographs for the fans before heading back to the trailer to clean up and head home to catch his flight to Las Vegas for the Yamaha 50th Anniversary Dealer Show for the revealing of the newly improved YFZ450 and the totally redesigned Raptor 700.

This complete the Afternoon Coverage from Round #8 of the GNCC Series, and be sure to check out the Photo Gallery for even more photos of the Amateur Riders.

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