2008 GNCC Racing - Round #7 "The Spartan" ATV Race Coverage

I did my best to cut off the leaders, however they ripped through the first lap pretty quick:p Atwell wasn't in the lead from what I recall, but things happen pretty quick and the posted results showed her with the lead as lap 1 was scored. It's possible they went through scoring on the 1st lap but were not scored due to the track layout, which is a pretty common occurance.

In any event, Atwell was upfront, and the get together between Parton and Cecco at the start had a gap opened up of 25 seconds once Cecco clocked in 2nd.

Bryan Buckhannon had gained the lead in 4x4 Open and had put 47 seconds on Kilby

John Gallagher was running good, holding the lead in Super Senior as he worked his way in for the 1st lap

Jordan Phillips had dropped to 3rd, as Beasley and Dudding overtook the top two positions

The field sections would offer some passing but it would come at a price. The track was quickly becoming ridden with braking bumps that would zap the riders energy as they fought to keep control.

The choppy sections right before re-entering the woods was giving the riders a pounding as arms and shoulders would bare the brunt of the abuse!

Riders get support from friends that allow them to push even harder.

The weather was not really that bad, that is if you like high humidity and temps near the mid 80's. The clouds kept threatening but never did drop any of teh wet stuff on the area! When the clouds would give us a break from the hot sun, the woods would turn dark and while this doesnt work great for photos, it offered the riders a bit better view as the dappled sun can be difficult to ride in.

David Hunsucker pilots his 450R in the 30+ class

Jessi Stracham does her best to get by riders on much larger displacement machines on her Kymco!