2009 GNCC Racing Series - Round#2 - The Maxxis General - ATV Race Coverage

XC2 racer Brian Wolf's hard work paid off as he raced to the class win!

Josh Kirkland would have a great run in Florida and followed Wolf in for 2nd in XC2

Hoyland would move up to 3rd in XC2 and would hold the spot when the race ended. This would be Hoylands first XC2 podium!


Hoyland stated:

"Going from sand to clay, you gotta make some changes in the way you set up your bike. For a wide open track like Georgia, I like to set up my Exit suspension a little lower to the ground so I can rail the hard-pack corners in the field sections. I like to run Maxxis Razr 2 tires and six pounds of air on top of Tireballs to help me steer easier. A fresh set of Spider grips and mud guards for my hands and foam over the air filter, and my bike is transformed and ready to conquer the clay and hard-pack terrain. The only thing that is the same is the throttle, it still has to be held wide open!

Drop of the flag and around the first turn, I was placed about 8th knowing that I had some ground to cover. I just stayed calm and learned the track and came in 7th after the first lap. Ok, but I had to put my head down and charge towards the front of the pack. I stayed smooth all day, and the last lap I was in the position to catch 3rd place. It was all throttle from there, taking 3rd and pulling the fastest lap time on the fifth lap out of the XC2 class.

This was my first podium finish ever, and it felt awesome. Now I will train even harder for the next race in North Carolina, except this time I will be looking for the win.

I have a lot of companies to thank for helping make my first podium finish possible:
Exit Shocks, ARS FX, Fasst Flexx Bars, Rekluse, Hiper, Maxxis, HMF, QuadTech, Baldwin Motorsports, REM Performance, R.G. Honda, O'Neal, and SPY Optic"

Gabe Phillips would fare better in the red clay of Georgia as he finished in the 9th spot in XC2


Gabe explained a little about his day after the race:

"In Georgia I had a really good start then as soon as we went into the woods I lost my seat... then went to mid pack. I really liked the track it was like riding back home. I was feeling really good but a crash took the wind out of my sail. I had a flip after the finish of the 4th lap and jammed my wrist and hurt my side. I finished 9th and 21st overall. I hope at North Carolina I will have better luck and put it on the box...

2009 sponsors
R.G. Honda, MXN, Fineline Grafix,Quad-tech,Laeger,Fox Shocks,Douglas Wheels,Oneal,IMS, Flexx,Hmf,Teixeira Tech,Rekluse,Prines Powder coating,Asterisks,Friends and family for all the support...Thanks"

Well Gabe, crashing out and losing your seat and still finishing in the top 10 and in the top 25 overall tells me you had the hammer down!

Dave Simmons would mark his first GNCC of the 2009 season by taking the Senior class win!

Even the fields would punish you as the acceleration bumps and braking bumps started to take thier toll

Bithell came screaming out of the small woods section after pro row. With this being the final lap, it was going to be a huge win if he could hold the lead.

Borich check his dry break before unleashing the beast as he ran down Bithell. Reports started coming in from all over that the pair of racers were having an all out war through the field sections!

Junior B would see David Burton enter thier ranks this round. Burton was pretty excited to be running in the afternoon after spending a few years in C class in the morning race.

David had this to say after the race:

"Well the race went better then I thought! I ended up 3rd and 86th overall.

My race started out well with a solid start as I entered the woods in the top 5. I dropped back a few on the first lap to get a feel of riding in the afternoon and to see how I felt. I scanned in 7th the first lap. The second lap my confidence was higher so I started pushing more and scanned in 5th. The last two laps I managed to keep a solid pace with no issues and passed a person a lap to end up 3rd in class and 86th overall. Being my first race in the afternoon I was extremely happy with the outcome. The hundreds of hours spent building the quad paid off."

I think the credit goes to the rider at the race track Dave
:D

A crash would ruin any chances Sturdivant would have this round