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Washington, GA
(3/15/2014) – The championship
points lead is all tied up after Round 2 of
the 2014 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country
Series presented by Maxxis, an AMA National
Championship. N-Fab/AmPro Yamaha's Walker Fowler
secured his first win of the season in Washington,
Ga. on Saturday, topping the reigning champion
Chris Borich and a talented field of pros at
the 12th running of the Maxxis General GNCC.
It was a knock-out drag to turn one in the
XC1 Pro ATV class Photo: Hill
The dry track conditions at Round 2 were a
welcomed change from last weekend's muddy
season opener in Florida but the Georgia terrain
lends itself to some of the roughest trail
on the circuit and Saturday's two-hour race
was no different. RacingPowersports.com/CST
Tires/PirateMX.com's Adam McGill put himself
in a favorable position early on after grabbing
the $250 Twin Air/DeRisi Racing XC1 Holeshot
and tucked in behind Fowler on the opening
lap.
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Adam
McGill fought hard to capture the
$250 Twin Air/DeRisi Racing XC1 Holeshot
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Team Maxxis' Chris Borich had trouble firing
up his machine but even a last place start
couldn't stop the 5-Time champion from making
his way to the front of the pack. Borich caught
and passed McGill for the second place position
after the halfway point, but the champ soon
got caught up in a creek section that eventually
cost him some time.
"I was pushing hard and finally passed
McGill and I jumped a creek section and the
bike stalled and I couldn't start it,"
Borich said. "I had to push it down a
hill and a couple of spectators actually helped
me, so thanks to them for that."
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Walker
Fowler secured a big win at Round
2, tying up the championship points
with Chris Borich
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Fowler created a gap that wouldn't be matched
by McGill for the remainder of the race, as
the Ohio native went on to secure his first
overall win of the season. Fowler and Borich
hold one victory apiece after two rounds of
racing and both riders will head into Round
3 tied for the points lead.
"It feels good right now but I know
how much harder I'm going to have to work
these next two weeks. When Borich is beating
you down you have to go to a strange place
in your mind to find some strength to beat
him," Fowler said. "He's still strong
and tough but we're going to do everything
we can to make it exciting for the fans because
that's what keeps us going. If I can keep
a smile on my face and win some more races
I'm going to be really happy."
McGill's second place finish gave the West
Virginia native solid points toward the championship
after scoring zero championship points at
the season opener.
"I knew I couldn't catch Walker and
make up any time since it was so hard to make
up time out there but it was a good day,"
McGill said. "It was completely a 180
turnaround from last week and I couldn't ask
for much more."
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GNCC
Racing XC1 Pro ATV Podium (left to right)
Chris Borich (3rd), Walker Fowler (1st),
Adam McGill (2nd) |
Borich rounded out the podium with a third
place overall finish. "You have to take
the good with the bad and we'll go home and
figure out what the problem is and fix it.
I definitely want to be on the podium week
in and week out, obviously I want to be in
the center but today wasn't my day, said Borich"
