2006 GNCC Series Round #10 "The Stomp" Yadkinville NC Afternoon coverage

Kevin Patterson chasing after the field

Open B rider Nathan Wallpe got crossed up allowing Tyler Moore to grab the holeshot. Nathan's unfortunate luck had no effect on him as he got back on track and finished an outstanding second in his class.

Everyone swinging around Nathan had quads getting clipped and Denny Carson was one of them.

With starts completed, I made my way to a section where I could head off the leaders. Radios crackeled with garbled messages as fans and crews worked around me. Noone knew who was in the lead, but shortly a "They're coming" was heard from a spectator and instantly the noise level went through the roof as the top runners weaded back into the woods.

I am no expert, but ballance's key to success seems to be his ability to slip through the tree's effortlessly. I almost missed him as he came out of nowhere. There was almost no warning of his approach until he was right there and then he was gone.

Borich was the next rider to rip past me with Bithell hot on him. There was no grace in the field behind Ballance, they were going all out and even the tree's shook as they passed.

There was almost no time between the top riders as they came through the woods in a pack, all looking to eat the rider in front of them. The complacency that is found in the pits and on the starting line long gone, this was a war.

Yadkinville's tight twisting course left no room for error and lappers would soon be encountered adding further to the fast paced confusion.

Todd Demaree was in the lead pack charging hard

Smiley doing everything he could to keep the leaders in check

Joshua Ribley ended up finishing only 3 laps.

The train of Pro riders past, there was a brief pause in the action before the other classes were hard at doing battle in front of me.