Snowshoe, WV -
Adam McGill admitted he used the summer break
from the Can-Am Grand National Cross Country
Series to get back into the game. Into the game
he got Saturday as McGill, who lives just west
of Clarksburg, W. Va., won Saturday's Pro ATV
portion of the Moose Racing Snowshoe GNCC. The
race marked the beginning of the fall swing
for America's largest off-road racing series.
McGill (No. 5 KTM) traded the lead twice with
Chris Borich (No. 2 Team Rockstar/Suzuki) and
just held off eight-time GNCC Champion Bill
Ballance (No. 1 Yamaha) at the end to notch
the victory, his fourth this season. Jarrod
McClure (No. 14 ATVRiders.com/Honda) finished
third, marking his second podium of the season.
McGill now has the most victories of any single
Pro rider on the tour. The victory was also
McGill's first since late April.
"It was a phenomenal thing to run up front
and to get a win at home," said McGill.
"We had some bad luck the whole way, but
the team always stayed behind me. They kept
their heads down and worked hard."
Ballance, who was still suffering the after
effects of a two broken ribs sustained last
week while practicing for this race, was right
on McGill's rear bumper throughout the final
lap around the 14-mile course.
"I have a huge amount of respect for Bill,
both on a professional and personal level,"
said McGill. "It was a little scary seeing
him behind me at the end, but I just put the
pedal to the metal on this KTM and I had the
bike I needed at the end.
"The crew really did a great job putting
this bike together," concluded McGill.
Ballance retains the points lead going into
the next race, scheduled for Sept. 27 in New
Berlin, N.Y.
CAN-AM CLEANS UP...Can-Am
won all three Utility Class races on Saturday.
Can-Am riders Michael Swift (4X4 Unlimited),
Jerime Dudding (4X4 Lites) and Scott Kilby (4X4
Open) all carried the Can-Am colors into victory
lane.
WEATHER WOES...Though fog
and rain enveloped Snowshoe Mountain early on
Saturday, slight schedule changes and hard work
by the GNCC staff allowed Junior and Amateur
ATV racing to go with little drama. The fog
lifted late in the morning, allowing the afternoon
events to run under partly cloudy skies.
YOKLEY COMMEMORATES...William
Yokley was honored this weekend by sponsor The
National Guard with commemorative coins featuring
a likeness of Yokely's ATV.
GRAND PRIX...Saturday's ATV
racing featured Grand Prix-style starts, running
down the main road in front of Snowshoe Village.
SPOTTED...ITP Tires/Moose
Racing AMA ATV Pro National Championship standout
rider Pat Brown competed in Saturday's XC-1
Pro Class race.
|
Snowshoe
GNCC - Afternoon - Top 20 Overall ATV
Results |
|
Overall |
Nbr |
Racer
Name |
Brand |
Class |
|
1 |
005 |
ADAM
K MCGILL |
KTM |
XC1
Pro |
|
2 |
001 |
BILL
V BALLANCE |
Yamaha |
XC1
Pro |
|
3 |
014 |
JARROD
M MCCLURE |
Honda |
XC1
Pro |
|
4 |
783 |
JOHNNY
F GALLAGHER |
Yamaha |
XC1
Pro |
|
5 |
784 |
BRANDON
SOMMERS |
Yamaha |
XC1
Pro |
|
6 |
002 |
CHRIS
M BORICH |
Suzuki |
XC1
Pro |
|
7 |
917 |
TYLER
A LENIG |
Honda |
XC2
Pro Am |
|
8 |
037 |
RICHIE
S BROWN |
KTM |
XC2
Pro Am |
|
9 |
018 |
RYAN
B LANE |
Honda |
XC1
Pro |
|
10 |
022 |
JEFFREY
E PICKENS |
Honda |
XC1
Pro |
|
11 |
004 |
MATTHEW
J SMILEY |
Honda |
XC1
Pro |
|
12 |
011 |
WILLIAM
YOKLEY |
Honda |
XC1
Pro |
|
13 |
542 |
KEVIN
YOHO |
Polaris |
XC2
Pro Am |
|
14 |
5002 |
BRANDON
BALLANCE |
Yamaha |
XC1
Pro |
|
15 |
027 |
JOSHUA
J KIRKLAND |
Honda |
XC2
Pro Am |
|
16 |
033 |
ROB
HERTZ |
Honda |
XC2
Pro Am |
|
17 |
017 |
DONALD
OCKERMAN |
Yamaha |
XC2
Pro Am |
|
18 |
038 |
BRYAN
D BAKER |
Polaris |
XC1
Pro |
|
19 |
008 |
BRYAN
COOK |
Honda |
XC1
Pro |
|
20 |
007 |
TAYLOR
M KISER |
KTM |
XC1
Pro |
| 2008
GNCC Racing Top 20 Overall Point Standings |
|
Overall |
Points |
Nbr |
Racer
Name |
Brand |
Class |
| 1 |
216 |
1 |
Bill
Ballance |
Yamaha |
XC1
Pro |
| 2 |
181 |
5 |
Adam
McGill |
KTM |
XC1
Pro |
| 3 |
174 |
784 |
Brandon
Sommers |
Yamaha |
XC1
Pro |
| 4 |
172 |
2 |
Chris
Borich |
Suzuki |
XC1
Pro |
| 5 |
161 |
8 |
Bryan
Cook |
Honda |
XC1
Pro |
| 6 |
140 |
11 |
William
Yokley |
Honda |
XC1
Pro |
| 7 |
134 |
4 |
Matt
Smiley |
Honda |
XC1
Pro |
| 8 |
125 |
7 |
Taylor
Kiser |
KTM |
XC1
Pro |
| 9 |
120 |
14 |
Jarrod
McClure |
Honda |
XC1
Pro |
| 10 |
114 |
18 |
Ryan
Lane |
Honda |
XC1
Pro |
| 11 |
95 |
17 |
Donald
Ockerman |
Yamaha |
XC2
Pro Am |
| 12 |
88 |
783 |
Johnny
Gallagher |
Yamaha |
XC1
Pro |
| 13 |
52 |
22 |
Jeffrey
Pickens |
Honda |
XC1
Pro |
| 14 |
46 |
21 |
David
Crane |
KTM |
XC2
Pro Am |
| 15 |
46 |
917 |
Tyler
Lenig |
Honda |
XC2
Pro Am |
| 16 |
38 |
341 |
Brian
Wolf |
Honda |
XC2
Pro Am |
| 17 |
37 |
27 |
Josh
Kirkland |
Honda |
XC2
Pro Am |
| 18 |
35 |
10 |
Chris
Jenks |
Can-Am |
XC1
Pro |
| 19 |
30 |
23 |
Shawn
Hess |
Honda |
XC1
Pro |
| 20 |
27 |
24 |
Mark
Notman |
Honda |
XC2
Pro Am |
About
GNCC Racing:
The
Can-Am Grand National Cross Country series is
America's premier off-road racing series. Founded
in 1973, 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 1,800 riders through
tracks ranging in length from eight to 12 miles,
competing for more than $3 million in prizes.
With varied terrain, including hills, woods,
mud, dirt, rocks and motocross sections, GNCC
events are tests of both survival and speed.
GNCC featured sponsors include: Can-Am, Parts
Unlimited, Moose, Maxxis, Pirelli, Wiseco, Acerbis,
Elka, GEICO, Klotz, FMF, ITP and Weekend Warrior.
Associate sponsors include Alpine-stars, BRP,
Cometic, HiPer Technology, Laegers, Moose Utility
Division, The National Guard, Ogio, Powersport
Grafx, Rekluse, REM, Scott, Thor, Twin Air,
and MotoTee's ATVRiders.com.
For more information log on to www.GNCCRacing.com.
www.gnccracing.com
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Morgantown, WV 26508
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