2004 GNCC Awards Banquet

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Byran Cook made his Pro Debut in 2005, and switched from his trusty 400EX to the Four Stroke Tech YFZ, and the combination turned some heads this year.

Bryan was extremely impressive as an amateur in the 4 Sroke A Class, but he sored to an even higher level as a Pro Rider in his rookie year finishing in 6th Place against some extremely talented competition.

He went on to finish 9 out of the 14 races in the top 10 overall and will be running the #6 plate in 2005. He biggest accomplishment was winning the Overall at the Patriot, which added his name to History.

Bryan is proud to be riding for Mickey Dunlap and will be joined by Chris Jenks and Michael Houston for 2005. The Four Stroke Tech team will have some very talented riders in their pit next season, and it is great to see Mickey supporting the riders.

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Brandon Ballance finished the season in 7th Place in the Pro Class and moved up to up his National number to a single digital for 2005.

Brandon started out the season on top of his game, but started getting muscle pain and arm pump that slowed him down as the year went on, and I noticed that he justed didn't seem to have the same fire in his riding.

After the summer break, Brandon was able to recapture his desire and really started stepping it up. I watched him ride at the 12 Hour race, and he looked his best ever, so If he works out his gremlins over the winter. He may be able to find himself in front of brother once again on the Podium in 2005.

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Michael Houston has quietly crept his way up the ladder in the Pro Class aboard his Honda 450R. In 2003, Michael raced Pro Production and was able to finish 6 top in the top 20 overall, but he never crested the top 10 overall. This year, Michael finished 4 races in the top 10 and 9 races in the top 20 overall.

For 2005, Micheal will hold the #11 Plate and will Join Bryan Cook on the 4 Four Stroke Tech Team, and will be much more visible to the public on Pro Row.

Congratulations Michael on a great season in the GNCC Series and Mid East Haresramble Series.

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Bill Ballance was presented with his Championship Trophy!

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Bill also received his GNCC Championship ring for winning is 5th Championship.

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The 2004 Top Ten Pro Riders

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Bill's Daughter offered her father a hand in carry some of his awards back to their table

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4 Stroke A

Chris Bithell won the 4 Stroke A Class and will be moving up to Pro Am next season. He shouldn't have any trouble fitting in because this year in the A Class he finished 8 races in the top 25 Overall, which is an impressive accomplishment.

Rhett Butler also had an impressive year in the A Class. This was his first year racing the GNCC Series and he came into the scene quietly and without any fancy graphics or riding gear. He wasn't about impressing anyone with his quad or gear because all he was worried about was the results at the end of the day. He consistently finished in the top 5 almost every race and only finished twice lower than 50th overall all season.

Gregg Stewart has been around for some time in GNCC racing, but he continues to get faster and faster. Next year Greg will be retiring #40 and moving up to #27. He also will be making the move to Pro Am.

1st Chris Bithell
2nd Rhett Butler
3rd Gregg Stewart

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4 Stroke A

5th Ryan Lane
7th John Rowling
9th Cory Vickerd
10th Derek Litterini

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Open A Class

Scott Fleischhauer ran the Pro Class last year on a Cannondale and then he switched to the Gas Gas Midseason with very little success. His best overall finish of the year were two 25th Overalls, which wasn't enough to keep him in the Pro Class this season with his national number dropping from 23 to 97.

2004 for a whole new story for Scott when he switched to the YFZ450. Scott was back to his normal form and it showed in his results. This year he finished in the top 25 overall 8 times with a 16th Overall at the Ironman as a season's Best. Along the way he won four races and wrapped up the championship with two races to go in A Class, and moved up to Pro Am.

Josh Whitehead raced a few races in B Class last season, but this year he committed himself to the series and had a great year winning three races and finishing a career's best 11th overall at the Ironman on his trusty 250R.

Bryan Baker must be extremely strong or just plain nuts to race the Vforce at the speeds he did this past year. Along the way he finished 5 races in the top 20 overall on a 500lb machine. I think he is just nuts .

I expect to see Bryan on a lighter machine next year in the Pro Class after earning a #23 this year on a Vforce.

Congratulations on a great season to all three of you.

1st Scott Fleischhauer
2nd Josh Whitehead
3rd Bryan Baker