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Chris Borich Leads Pro Points Heading into Snowshoe GNCC
GNCC ATV Racing - Round 9 - Snowshoe - Snowshoe, West Virginia
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Maxxis' Chris Borich leads the GNCC XC1 Pro ATV class with a 75 point lead |
Snowshoe, WV (6/27/2013) - Round 9 of the 2013 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series heads to Snowshoe Mountain Resort this weekend for the toughest, most spectacular and most unique race on the whole circuit, the AMSOIL Snowshoe GNCC. Four-time ATV champion Chris Borich leads the field into the final race before the summer break, but Saturday's two-hour battle through the grueling woods of Snowshoe Mountain has the potential to shake things up in the XC1 class.
Set in the upscale ski village of West Virginia's largest ski resort, this weekend's Snowshoe GNCC promises to resurrect pieces of XC history with its live engine starts across the paved road located in the heart of Snowshoe's village. The in town starts pay homage to the Blackwater 100-the original GNCC-where groups of five racers take off in five-second increments, making for a spectacular scene.
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Round 9 of the GNCC ATV & SxS Racing Series will take place at the beautiful Snoeshoe Ski Resort in Snowshoe, West Virginia. Snowshoe is one of the best races to spectate! |
Because of the unique start and technical racecourse, the Snowshoe GNCC has been known to throw a twist in the race action. In fact, there have been three different overall winners at Snowshoe in the last four years. Maxxis-backed Chris Borich captured a hard-fought win over Reliable Tool Supply / Maxxis rider Chris Bithell in 2012, while Lonestar / Precision / ITP's Adam McGill watched from the sidelines with a recovering injury. However, McGill took the Snowshoe victory in 2011 and that, coupled with his overall win at the previous round this season, could give McGill the momentum needed to make it two-in-a-row this Saturday.
GT Thunder's Brian Wolf has a history of performing well on technical courses, including his back-to-back Snowshoe victories in 2009 and 2010. Wolf currently sits outside the top 20 overall in the standings, but the Ohio native is expected to challenge the win at the Snowshoe GNCC.
Through eight rounds, Borich holds a commanding points lead over McGill, who recently moved into the second place position following his first win of the season at Round 8. However, less than five points separate McGill, AmPro Yamaha's Walker Fowler and Bithell for the second place spot, making this Saturday's race a fight to the finish for valuable championship points.
BNR's Kevin Yoho rounds out the top five in points, just ahead of Waynesburg Yamaha's Jeff Pickens. Team Woodhead / DeRisi Racing's Braden Henthorn, Yamaha / GBC / HMF's Johnny Gallagher and JB Offroad / Can-Am's Jarrod McClure sit just four points apart for the seventh place position and XC2 rookie Brycen Neal rounds out the top 10 overall.
Neal continues to lead the XC2 Pro Am class with five wins this season. Rookie Landon Wolfe secured his first career XC2 win last round, climbing his way into the second place position in points, while Indiana's Fred Marley holds the third place position with a consistent string of podium finishes.
Four-wheeled ATVs will compete throughout the day on Saturday, June 29 and dirt bikes will race on Sunday, June 30. Local riders are invited to race the event as well, as GNCC racing offers classes for riders of all skill and experience levels. The amateur racer entry fee is $40 and riders can sign up at the track.
Spectator passes run $15 for the full weekend,
with pro pit access and pro autographs at no additional
charge. Youth ATV racing will take place Saturday
at 8 a.m., followed by amateurs, 4x4 and Women
at 10 a.m. and the top amateurs and pros at 1
p.m. For more information on the series, visit
www.gnccracing.com.
Tune into RacerTV.com on Saturday at 1 p.m. Eastern to catch GNCC LIVE coverage of the Pro ATV race from the AMSOIL Snowshoe GNCC.
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About GNCC Racing
The AMSOIL Grand National Cross
Country series is America's premier off-road racing
series. Founded in 1975, the 13-round championship
is produced exclusively by Racer Productions.
Cross-country racing is one of the most physically
demanding sports in the world. The grueling three-hour
GNCC races lead as many as 1,500 riders through
tracks ranging in length from eight to 12 miles.
With varied terrain, including hills, woods, mud,
dirt, rocks and motocross sections, GNCC events
are tests of both survival and speed. The series
draws talent from all over the U.S., Europe, Japan,
Australia and New Zealand. GNCC Racing is televised
weekly on NBC Sports and RacerTV.com.
For more information, please visit www.gnccracing.com.
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