JG Off Road /
GEICO Powersports GNCC Racing Team Race Report
MotorcycleUSA.com Snowshoe
GNCC - Snowshoe, WV -
Round 9
Snowshoe, WV (6/30/2009) -The
9th round of GNCC racing and final stop before
the summer break took the JG Off Road / GEICO
Powersports team to "almost Heaven"
high atop Snowshoe Mountain in West Virginia.
It was a paramount race weekend for the team with
the points lead on the line and a $10,000 overall
bonus as the bounty.
Jennifer Albright was on the first line of this
weekend's modified start which was a live engine
start on blacktop and a maximum of 5 riders per
line. Albright was came through the first lap
in 2nd place and held a comfortable pace for the
first 3 laps. In the midst of the 3rd lap she
ran into some issues with her rear shock and battled
her machine for the final lap, salvaging a 4th
place finish (16th O/A) for the day. Going into
the summer break, Jennifer is sitting in 3rd place
in the points race.
Jennifer would like to thank of her sponsors:
GEICO, MSR, Lojak Yamaha,
MAXXIS, HMF, HiPer Technology, Rekluse, GT Thunder,
Spider Grips, Precision, XFR, Cycle Gear, Scott,
Flexx, CV4, IMS, ProGraph-X, Triple X Motorsports,
PowerMadd, Moto Pro Training, and DP Brakes.
JT Bennett got off to a quick start on the 13
mile morning race track, after starting on the
20th row, he was the 4th bike through the finish
line putting him in the overall lead (time adjusted)
on the first lap. Bennett, enjoying the track
kept a consistent lap time through the 3 lap race
finishing 3rd overall. JT commented after the
race, "It was an awesome course, probably
the best one we've had in a while - I want to
thank Racer Productions for that."
The riders of the afternoon pro race were challenged
with the toughest track of the season. A double
loop that totaled almost 27 miles was filled with
mud bogs and exhilarating up hills. Whibley and
Jarrett lined up on the first row and Watkins
was slightly behind them on the 3rd row. Whibley,
who had fallen all the way back to 7th place at
one point of the race after battling some suspension
problems and running into some bad luck on the
track, was able to put his head down and live
up to his reputation as "The Badger"
working his way up to a 2nd place overall finish
and a $5,000 MotorcycleUSA.com bonus. "It
was a long day for me," Whibley said. "I
couldn't get up with them today. I managed to
come in second and get some points. Jarrett and
I got stuck in a mud hole for awhile and Josh
passed us
by. I never saw him again." This finish keeps
Paul in the points lead with just 4 races to go.
Jimmy Jarrett was running in 3rd place for most
of the day, fell down to 6th after getting hung
up in a mud hole. Working hard to gain back some
time and positions, Jarrett almost caught up to
Charlie Mullins for the 4th place finish but just
fell short and captured a 5th place finish on
the day. Jarrett's finish moves him up to 4th
place in the points going into the summer break.
Scott Watkins worked hard all day, with positions
in the XC-2 class swapping all day. Watkins found
himself down to 6th place at one point and up
to 4th by the end. In the last few turns of the
race, Scott went for the pass on 3rd but unfortunately
went down, slightly injuring his wrist and knee.
Scott said after a few days rest he should be
good as new. This finish keeps Watkins in the
4th place spot in the points standings.
The team would like to extend a special thanks
to all of their sponsors:
GEICO, Monster Energy
Kawasaki, Moose, Pirelli, Rekluse, Tsubaki, IMS,
Works Connection, EBC Brakes, Silkolene, Renthal,
Pro Moto Billet, Enduro Engineer, PowersportGrafx,
and Acerbis.
In addition, the guys would like to thank the
following sponsors:
- Paul Whibley - Leo Vince, Shoei,
Smith, G-2, Vortex Ignitions, WER, and CTI
- Jimmy Jarrett - FMF, Arai,
Motion Pro, Cytomax, Applied, UFO, Twin Air,
HR
Motorsports, Ohlins USA and BRP
- Scotty Watkins - FMF and Shoei
And of course a huge thank you to our fans.
The GNCC series is now on summer break and will
continue on September 12th & 13th for the
Can Am Unadilla in New Berlin, NY. The Snowshoe
GNCC will air on the VS network August 8th at
2:30PM (ATV) and August 15th at 2:30PM
(Bikes). For a full listing of the TV schedule,
visit: http://www.gnccracing.com/pages/gncc-television.
To learn more about JG Off Road Racing, please
visit www.GEICOgarage.com.
www.gnccracing.com
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