Big
Buck GNCC
Round 4 - GNCC Racing Links |
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Union SC (4/12/2014) –
Round 4 of the 2014 AMSOIL Grand National Cross
Country Series presented by Maxxis, an AMA National
Championship, showcased yet another exciting
last-lap battle between Walker Fowler and Chris
Borich in the XC1 Pro ATV Championship. The
duo exchanged the lead several times throughout
the two-hour race but in the end, it was Borich
who emerged victorious at Saturday's VP Racing
Fuels Big Buck GNCC in Union, S.C.
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Chris
Borich grabbed the $250 Twin Air/DeRisi
Racing XC1 Holeshot Award
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Borich kicked off the afternoon by grabbing
the $250 Twin Air/DeRisi Racing XC1 Holeshot
Award as he led the pack into the woods on
the opening lap. Fowler then took over the
lead for the next three laps but Borich kept
himself within one second of Fowler's rear
wheel.
The duo remained wheel-to-wheel until the
final lap when Borich made a mistake that
sent him to the ground. "On the last
lap I ended up clipping a tree and he [Fowler]
gapped me a good 30 seconds. I just knew I
had to put the hammer on him and I finally
caught up," Borich said.
Fowler got stuck behind a lapped rider and
Borich was able to make his way back into
the lead position. From there, Fowler wasn't
able to make up the lost ground on Borich.
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Walker
Fowler claimed the 2nd spot on the
Big Buck GNCC Pro Podium
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"At the end there, Borich made a mistake
and I tried to take advantage and get as far
in front of him as I could but it didn't end
up going that way," Fowler said. "I
can't buy any luck and lapped riders just
aren't helping me this year. But I'm happy
to leave here healthy and safe."
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Adam
McGill finished just off the overall
podium after a hard fought battle
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RacingPowersports.com/CST Tires/PirateMX.com's
Adam McGill and DWT Racing's Jarrod McClure
battled back and forth for the third place
position for a majority of the afternoon.
However, after receiving a 30 second penalty
on the opening lap for starting his machine
early, Precision/Maxxis Tires Chris Bithell
made a big push towards the front. On the
third lap, Bithell caught and passed McClure
for the fourth place position, before reeling
in McGill and eventually making the pass for
third place on the final lap.