| Elsinore
Grand Prix
Lake Elsinore, California
November 11, 2006
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Elsinore Grand
Prix Invaded by GNCC ATV Racers
Bill Ballance Wins for the Second
Straight Year
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| REM
Performance, Ray Martinez, provided Bill Ballance's
YFZ450 for the Lake Elsinore Grand Prix |
Lake Elsinore, CA - For the second straight
year, Yamaha’s Bill Ballance has conquered the Elsinore
Grand Prix in Lake Elsinore, CA. Just three weeks early,
Bill Ballance celebrated his seventh GNCC ATV Pro Championship,
and he now has yet another win to add to his impressive
resume, and he wasn’t the only GNCC racer to shine
in this west coast premiere race with Johnny Gallagher
and Traci Cecco both running strong in their first ever
Elsinore GP race.
2006 marked the 10th year anniversary of the Elsinore
GP since it was brought back from retirement, and it
continues to gain in popularity as well over 1,000 riders
participated in this year’s event.
The one thing that stands out about the Elsinore GP
over other off road race events is the start. The race
is actually started on Main Street, and the racers race
down the paved street before heading offroad and into
the hills surrounding the valley town.
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| Yamaha's
Bill Ballance
7-Time GNCC ATV Champion |
The “Holeshot King”, Bill Ballance, wasted
no time in taken over the lead with California’s
Darrell Patton applying the pressure for several laps,
but engine failure ended his challenge on Ballance.
The multi-time champion, Doug Eichner, received an early
front flat tire, which was followed by yet another flat
in the rear, which kept him from charging for the lead.
Ohio’s Johnny Gallagher (GNCC Series) was able
to charge his way through the pack and into the second
place behind his good friend Bill Ballance where he
stayed till the final lap of the race. With the final
lap nearly complete, Gallagher experienced mechanical
issues, which opened the door for Doug Eichner to round
out the podium with a third place finish. Yamaha’s
Traci Cecco (5 Time GNCC ATV Women’s Champion)
also had an impressive race finishing in the top 10.
Due to scoring issues, the complete results are not
yet available are expected to be released after November
20th.
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