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GNCC
ATV Racing
Round 7 - "Mountain
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| Suzuki's
Chris Borich Wins 4th Race of the seson
to extend his points lead |
Somserset, PA (5/16/2009) -
Rockstar/Makita Suzuki's Chris Borich claimed
his second-straight Can-Am Grand National Cross
Country Series victory after a stirring two-hour
duel with FRE KTM's Adam McGill at the Mountain
Ridge GNCC in Somerset, Pennsylvania.
On a course that was fast in spots and rocky
and technical in others, under sunny skies,
McGill took second, finishing just inches away
from Borich's back bumper, and then, for added
dramatics, Borich's engine blew as he crossed
the finish.GT Thunder Yamaha's Brandon Sommers
took his third-straight podium finish with a
third.
"It was so much fun, that might have been
the best battle me and Adam we've had,"
said Borich. "I got an okay start, I was
hooked up with (Chris) Bithell there in third,
then he made a mistake in a rock section and
I went around him. They told me I was down 45
seconds to McGill, so I just decided to put
the hammer down and see what we had."
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GBC Tires Jeff Pickens grabbed the Holeshot
on his Yamaha YFZ450, which is the 5th
straight Holeshot for Yamaha |
FRE
/ KTM's Adam McGill quickly took over
the lead in lap one & by the 6th Mile,
McGill was alone with a dust trail |
McGill had the early lead after passing $250
MotorcycleUSA.com Holeshot Award Winner Jeff
Pickens, and then braced for a battle. "I
know Borich and Bithell go really strong on
the rocks, so I knew they were coming,"
said McGill. It took Borich two laps to catch
McGill, and then the race was on for the final
lap, the duo going back and forth on the final
11-mile loop.
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As Chris Borich closed the gap on Adam
McGill heading to the white flag, Borich's
mom (Mary Ellen) runs along the track
cheering on Chris |
In
the final lap, Adam McGill & Chris
Borich battle ran into lapped traffic,
which made for an even more interesting
charge to the finish |
"We passed each other a bunch of times,"
said McGill. "It was fun, we were yelling
at each other and waving. He had a great line
in a field, it was straighter than mine and
he got around, then I got to another section
and just wanted to show him what this Baldwin
motor can do. I was like "see ya!"
