#19 Rob Hertz has come on strong the last two rounds finishing 12th and 14th overall after struggling with quad issues for most of the season.
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#19 Rob Hertz has come on strong the last two rounds finishing 12th and 14th overall after struggling with quad issues for most of the season.
#218 Tyler Lenig is yet another young talented rider has quickly moved up through the ranks as he is now racing in the ProAm Class after a short stay in A Class after wrapping up a second place finish in 4 Stroke B.
For those new to GNCC racing, the Women’s Class Champion Traci Cecco is Tyler’s cousin, and Tyler’s brother Tim Lenig finished on the podium several times this season even though he only could attend a handful of races.
#56 Cory Vickerd headed to the line with Houser’s newest design A-arm with balljoint caster adjustment.
The Sport Class looked to be fading out early in the year as only a few riders were attending, but the past two rounds their has been atleast 10 riders at each event.
Since it is one of the smaller classes, the racers that compete in it are all friends and can usualy be found socializing amongst themselves on the back row before the race.
Johnny Gallagher made a bet with Laz Sommers at the beginning of the season that if he didn't finish Top 10 Overall this year, he would have to wear a pink skirt at the Opening Round of the 2006 Season, but if Johnny accomplished the task, Laz would have to wear a pink skirt in the pits for the race.
Bill Ballance caught wind of the bet between them, and also knew that Johnny had second thoughts about racing next season, so he took it upon himself to make sure that Johnny wore the dress at the Ironman instead, so Ballance arranged some time at the microphone to make the announcement of Johnny's additional riding attire.
Ballance waiting for Gallagher to head on over and accept his pink dress for the race.
Adam McGill a jokester himself found the pink dress extremely humorous along with everyone else including Johnny Gallagher’s father in the background with the red shirt.
Ballance gladly helped Gallagher put on his pink dress, and the Pink Dress bet wasn't the only bet that Johnny lost. He also bet Youth Racer, Jesi Stracham, that if she won a race and he didn't finish in the Top 10, she could paint his nails pink, so Johnny also had on Pink Nail Polish for the start of the race to go with his pink dress.
Johnny Gallagher
"I learned one thing, no more bets on racing"
After Johnny was outfitted with his pink dress, it was officially announced that #5 Chad Duvall was retiring from GNCC racing and is now going to focus his attention on the future of his son Thad Duvall’s motorcycle racing career.
Chad Duvall
“I have always told every that I would be doing this as long as I am competitive at it, and I just don’t have the competitive edge anymore since I have started receiving treatments for Leukemia.”
“My body is telling me it is time to hang this up and let the young guns do it, but I have plans to continue to be involved in the sport and may be at the track next year representing some products, which I am really excited about”
“If anybody ever has any questions about racing, I will always be available to help anyone out even though I may not be racing myself anymore.”
Chad's Son, Thad Duvall, wrapped up the 200 B Class this year with nine wins in a row, so he moved up to race 200 A for three rounds and took the win at Unadilla.
For the final round of the series, he made yet another move to the 250A Class, and finished 3rd in the Class and 12th Overall, which is an incredible accomplishment for such a young rider at one of the most difficult tracks in the series.
With the retirement ATV legend Chad Duvall, his son Thad is well on his way to starting a new Duvall legacy in GNCC racing aboard a motorcyle.
With the singing of the National Anthem, the start of the race was only a few minutes away, and the "Ironman" John Natalie Jr had his game face on.