Snowshoe, WV (6/25/2014) -Yamaha YFZ450Rs and YZ450Fs took a half a dozen wins, podiums and top-five finishes in key ATV and off-road motorcycle classes over the long June 21-22 summer solstice weekend. Leading the charge was Cole Richardson, who captured his sixth XC2 Pro Am win of the 2014 season, taking over the championship lead by a single point in the process. Kara Merritt likewise stepped up to grab her sixth podium of the year in the women’s WXC class aboard another YFZ450R.
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GNCC
Racing Pro-Am ATV Podium (left to right)
Marshal Goings (2nd), Cole Richardson,
(1st), Randy Hamilton (3rd) |
The annual GNCC Snowshoe event is held at the Snowshoe Mountain Resort, and features an exciting pavement start along with plenty of steep climbs and forested slopes. In the premier XC1 Pro class, N-Fab/AmPro Yamaha’s Walker Fowler appeared to be headed to his fourth win of the year, moving from second up to first place on the second of six laps, and then stretching out a lead of 25 seconds over defending champion Chris Borich. Unfortunately, a broken chain put him out of action on the next lap. However in the following XC2 Pro Am class, Richardson won his sixth race of the year, snatching the points lead from rival Marshal Goings as the series heads into the long summer break. The YFZ racer led three of six laps and won by over a minute and a half over rival Goings.
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Walker Fowler currently sits 2nd in the GNCC XC1 Pro Class on his Yamaha YFZ450R |
2014
GNCC Racing Pro Points |
| Position |
Name |
Points |
| 1 |
Chris Borich |
219 |
| 2 |
Walker Fowler – Yamaha |
198 |
| 3 |
Adam McGill |
188 |
| 4 |
Jarrod McClure |
153 |
| 5 |
Chris Bithell |
142 |
2014
GNCC Racing Pro-Am Points |
| Position |
Name |
Points |
| 1 |
Cole Richardson – Yamaha |
220 |
| 2 |
Marshal Goings |
219 |
| 3 |
Martin Christofferson |
170 |
| 4 |
Randy Hamilton |
130 |
| 5 |
Fred Marley |
125 |
2014
GNCC Racing WXC Points |
| Position |
Name |
Points |
| 1 |
Kylie Ahart |
153 |
| 2 |
Kara Merritt – Yamaha |
150 |
| 3 |
Angel Knox |
142 |
| 4 |
Kristen Deloach |
142 |
| 5 |
Quincy Cunningham |
140 |
