2005 GNCC "The Wisp" Round #9 Afternoon ATV Race Coverage

Adam McGill has quickly made a name for himself this year in the GNCC Series finishing consistantly in the top 8 Overall and this weekend proved no different even though he got off to a last place start.

This young talent is still in High School and already has a Podium finish and still has plenty of years to mature into an even better rider, so get use to hearing the name Adam McGill because once he wraps up the Pro Am Championship and moves to Pro, I don't expect it will take long to see him back on the Podium.

#14 Andy Lagzdins rode most the race with #18 Johnny Gallagher, but the last lap the pair caught #13 Todd Knippenberg with Andy making the early pass on Todd to go on an finish 9th Overall which was the 7th time this season Andy has eclipsed the Top 10 Overall mark after never making into the Top 10 Overall all last season.

#13 Todd Knippenberg rode an incredible race considering he was riding on a completely new setup and never even had a chance to practice on it before the race.

#15 James Wahl held the lead in the Pro Am Class halfway through the last lap, but he lost the lead when he buried his 450R in a mud hole which allowed both Adam McGill and Brandon Sturdivant to get around him as a string of Pro Am riders finish 12th through 15th Overall.

Finishing 15th Overall and 5th in the Pro Am Class, Scott Barron jumped up to 3rd in Points after both Scott Flieshhauer and Joshua Ribley became victims to the brutal track and finished 21st and 16th.

#9 Brandon Ballance finished out the day in 16th Overall and 11th in the Pro Class, which was his worst Overall finish of the season and he remains in 6th Place in the Pro Class.

The Top Amateur this weekend was Craig Reed finishing 18th Overall with the Win in the Open A Class, which was his second win in a row as he proves to have plenty of experience riding in the Mountains.

#863 Dan Yocabet was the only rider on a 250R that made it into the Top 20 Overall with his best finish of the season at his hometown track with the Wisp less than an hour away from his home in Brownsville, PA

Dan put on an impressive charge working his way up from 17th after the 1st lap to finish 8th in the Pro Am Class

#81 Todd Rothermel won his 3rd race in a row as he extends his Points lead in the 4 Stroke A Class over Taylor Kiser finishing 3rd, but with 4 races left and both of them tied with 4 wins each the Championship is still up for grabs

Open A Class Leader, Brian Shaw, had his best finish of the season with 25th Overall and 2nd Place in the Class, and he has yet to win a race this season, but he consistency has kept him out front.

Pro Am Rider, Timothy Gale finished a seasons best 26th Overall