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Chris Bithell placed just outside the
Pro podium in fourth |
Motoworks/Can-Am’s Chris Bithell was
another rider that got caught in the early
carnage, but the Pennsylvania rider made his
way up to the top five battles by the halfway
point. Bithell came through Pro Row on the
final lap inside a podium position, but Kiser
ended up taking away the third place spot.
McGill fell into the lead around lap two
and held off the defending champ for a solid
three laps before Borich pulled his signature
move and blasted into the lead with only one
lap to go. “I tell you what, Racer Productions
did an awesome job with the track today, it
was by far one of the best tracks I’ve
been on. It really suits my style because
it’s fast and slick and you can rail
the berms,” Borich exclaimed.
Borich pulled a sizeable gap on McGill’s
second place ride on lap five, but McGill
never let up as he kept himself within striking
distance of the defending champ. McGill came
through the finish less than 30 seconds behind
Borich, admittedly losing wind towards the
end of the race.
“I liked the track today, it was more
my style. I went as hard as I could and towards
the end there I started to hit a wall,”
McGill said. “But two more weeks and
we’re going to be in my neck of the
woods and it’s going to be my time to
win here soon!”
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XC1 Pro
ATV Podium (left to right)
Taylor Kiser (3rd), Chris Borich (1st)
, Adam McGill (2nd)
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Waynesburg Yamaha’s Gabe Phillips
took his third XC2 Pro Am win of the season,
bringing him within only three points of the
newest points leader Braden Henthorn. DeRisi
Racing’s Henthorn came in second place
behind Phillips in XC2, just ahead of Greg’s
ATV & Cycle’s Matt Hanna. Hanna’s
third place finish puts him in fifth place
overall, behind Eric Hoyland (4th) and Patrick
McGuire (5th), who both experienced bad luck
in Indiana. McGuire got caught up in some
first corner carnage, while Hoyland experienced
some mechanical issues that kept him from
finishing the race.
Indiana local Fred Marley took home the Junior
A (22+) class win, and also grabbed the Top
Amateur Award, beating out Ohio’s Brycen
Neal. Neal contested the top amateur position
throughout the two-hour competition and managed
to grab another win in the College A (16-21)
class.
