2005 GNCC "The General" Round #3 Afternoon Coverage

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The GNCC Pro Veteran, #20 Kim Kuhnle, has watched racers come and go in the GNCC Series Pro Class, yet he still hangs with many of the younger Pros and still can be found smiling at the beginning of each race like it was his first.

He gets some words of encouragement before the race

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With the Afternoon Prayer, the riders bow their heads to give thanks for being able to race yet another race and prayer for the safety of those participating in the race and the troops in Iraq.

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The prayer is quickly followed by the National Anthem and thousands of spectators gathering around to catch a glimpse of their favorite rider(s) as they round the 1st turn.

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"10 Seconds"

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#7 Chris Jenks launches his Four Stroke Tech, Honda 450R, off the line with one Kick as he get a quad tire lead as other riders are still preparing to start their quads.

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After the 1st Turn, Chris Jenks remained out font with #16 Santo Derisi and #1 Bill Ballance battling for the 2nd spot behind Jenks.

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#8 Jeremy Rice pulls his Baldwin 450R in behind #1 Bill Ballance

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With the rest of the Pro field fighting their way around the 2nd turn through a cloud of dust.

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As the Pros rounded the third turn and headed up an incline with a series of single jumps, Chris Jenks emerged from the dust out front with Jeremy Rice looking to make a pass on Bill to take over the 2nd spot before they head into the woods.

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#18 Johnny Gallagher, GT Thunder, looked to have trouble starting his 450R as he was back to last place.

As the riders entered the woods, #9 Brandon Ballance was bumped and flipped over which sent him almost to the back of the pack and would make it extremely difficult to attempt to make a repeat appearance on the podium.