2008 GNCC Series Round#5 "Loretta Lynn's" ATV Race Coverage
Round 5 of the Can Am GNCC Series headed once again to the famous Loretta Lynn's Ranch for another exciting round of XC competition. Heading into this round, 8 time champion Bill Ballance had yet to grab himself a win but had seen the podium even if it wasn;t the top spot.
Ballance checks out the starting area which was nice and muddy due to the rain falling in the region. This marked the 4th straight round where mother nature has played a hand on delivering yet another challenging aspect to the event.
For Chris Borich, this event marked yet another chance to climb back atop the finishing order after battling hard at the Big Buck to secure a top 5 finish.
Matt Smiley has been running inside the top 10 at each event thus far in 2008. Smiley is a power house aboard his 450R and was a sure bet to be right in the the thick of things as race time neared.
Taylor Kiser has also been making his presence known and with being factory backed aboard the new KTM, he was looking to get back upfront after a 18th place finish at round 4.
For Jarrod McClure, knowing he has what it takes to run upfront and making it happen can be worlds apart. This talented young rider has finished inside the top 10 at each round with the exception of round 4 where a fuel issue knocked him out of contention for yet another solid finish.
Micheal Houston has been battling the bad luck gremlins aboard his KTM, and was forced to run a Yamaha this round. It would be interesting to see how he faired aboard a back up machine and if would remain off the KTM if he finished well.
Privateer Bryan Cook is on fire, finishing inside the top 5 at all but one round. Cook could be in a position to finish well ahead of many factory backed riders this season and would be looking forward to yet another great finish at Loretta's
The pressure was on for Adam McGill coming off 3 straight wins. The factory KTM backed rider has been setting the pace and is riding with ahuge target on his back as he is making it known he is the man to beat so far.
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