Cobra
ECX70 Mini Quads Sweep Podium at GNCC Final
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Cobra ECX Series Mini ATV |
Hillsdale, MI (11/10/2007) - Cobra’s
ECX70 mini quads picked up in the finals of the
Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series, aka
the “GNCCs,” right where they left off
in Moose Racing ATVA Motocross Series, sweeping
the overall podium in the premier 90cc 11-15 Modified
class.
Leading the charge on the little red rippin’ Cobra ECX70s was Canton,
Ohio’s Dylan Bradford. With five wins, three
2nd place finishes and a 3rd in the 11 GNCC youth
ATV races Bradford topped the field with 157 points.
Rounding out the 90cc 11-15 Modified class podium
on their Cobra ECX70s were Josh Merritt (Akron,
Ohio) and Kyle Riley (Elkins, W.Va.) in 2nd and
3rd, respectively.
“We couldn’t have planned it any
better on paper to start the season,” said
Sean Hilbert, President of Cobra Motorcycles.
“Cobra’s mini quads are in their second
full year of competition and, as we stated to
the press when we first released the mini quads
(“showroom floor directly to the podium”),
they’ve backed up our claim in both the
quick-sprinting ATVA Motocross Series and now
in the demanding endurance test of the GNCCs.”
Bradford, much like Cobra’s Walker Fowler
last year, was the 90cc 11-15 Modified class’
elite racer. Case-in-point: At one race this summer
Bradford was run into a tree as soon as the mini
quads hit the woods following the start. He was
able to re-fire his wounded ECX70 and came back
out of the woods in dead last place. After the
next 5.5 mile lap he’d worked his way up
to 3rd place and by the end of the next lap he’d
put two minutes between himself and the 2nd place
quad!
“And he did that on a box stock Cobra 70cc
motor, no porting or any other modifications,”
added Gary Bradford, Dylan’s father and
chief mechanic. “The Cobra ECX70 is the
fastest mini quad on the planet. And it stood
up in the most horrible conditions you could imagine
that these kids race in. Wide open for an hour
through mud, sand, dust, rocks and water and we
didn’t have a single pit stop or mechanical
issue all season long.”
Rounding out the top five in overall points in
the GNCC 90cc 11-15 Modified class were Cobra
ECX70 racers Jerry Welch (Oakland, Md.) in 4th
and Seth Mumford (Crooksville, Ohio) in 5th.
About Cobra:
Cobra, founded in 1993, produces
the most successful line of competition mini cycles
and mini quads in the United States with more than 100
national titles in the last decade. Soon to be based
out of Hillsdale, Mich., Cobra's mission is to build
premium products for the serious racer. For more information
on Cobra products, please visit our website at www.cobramotorcycle.com.
Cobra
Motorcycle Mfg, Inc.
11511 Springfield Road
North Lima, OH 44452
(330) 549-9600
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