For most of the race, it looked
like Baldwin Motorsports’ Adam McGill was
the man to beat, as he wrestled the early lead
from Johnson, stayed up front most of the day,
and then held it as the white flag came out. “I
just run into some dumb luck,” said McGill.
“I was leading going onto the motocross
track. Right before we got there, a guy on a Yamaha,
I don’t know what he did but we were flying
up this road and all of a sudden he just come
to a stop.”
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| Brandon
Sommers is well on his way to wrapping
up his Fourth GNCC Championship after
winning his 9th race of the season and
has not finished below 15th Overall |
McGill locked wheels with the rider and dropped
to fourth. Fifth went to LTERacing.com’s
Chris Bithell, who overcame yet another bad
start to get close to the leaders. Sixth went
to East Coast ATV’s “Mr. Consistency”
Matt Smiley, with seventh to Brent Sturdivant.
Taylor Kiser was eighth.
Ninth went to XC2 Pro Am winner Brandon Sommers,
his ninth win in ten races. He also grabbed
the ATVRiders.com Holeshot Award. Kevin Yoho
and Don Ockerman finished behind him in the
class, with the top ten overall rounded out
by Jarrod McClure.
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Angel Atwell wins 2nd Straight race over
Traci Cecco, and Angel also claims a season
first Overall Win! |
Four
Stroke Tech's Mike Benson is back on top
with a win, and just missing a podium
finish behind Cecco |
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| Once
again, a C Class racer shines at Unadilla,
with Michael Young claiming 2nd Overall
from the 30+ C Class |
In the two hour morning race, the ATV Women’s
Class jumped to the front of the pack, with Angel
Atwell taking the overall win on her LTERacing.com
Tom Clark Honda. Second went to 30+ C rider Michael
Young and third to Atwell’s title rival,
Yamaha’s Traci Cecco. The 4x4 Open class
went to Rick Cecco on a Can-Am, with fellow Can-Am
rider Cliff Beasley taking the 4x4 Lites class.
Kawasaki riders won the other classes, with Michael
Benson topping U2 on the Four-Stroke Tech KFX700
machine and Kevin Trantham winning 4x4 Limited.
The Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series
continues in two weeks with the Yadkin Valley
Stomp GNCC in Yadkinville, NC on September 29
and 30.
About GNCC Racing:
The AMA/ATVA-sanctioned Can-Am Grand National
Cross Country series is America’s premier
off-road racing series. The 13-round series
is produced exclusively by Racer Productions.
Cross-country racing is one of the most physically
demanding sports in the world. The nearly three-hour
long GNCC races lead as many as 1,800 riders
through tracks ranging from eight to twelve
miles in length. GNCC Racing airs weekly television
shows on Versus (formerly Outdoor Life Network)
every Saturday at 3 p.m. and Thursday at 4 p.m.
beginning on April 14. 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 BRP
Can-Am, Parts Unlimited, Moose, Maxxis, Pirelli,
Wiseco, Acerbis, Elka, Geico, Klotz, FMF, ITP
and Weekend Warrior, and riders compete for
over $3 million in series prizes and contingency
money. Associate sponsors include Alpinestars,
Cometic, EK Chain, HiPer Technology, Laegers,
Moose Utility Division, The National Guard,
Powersport Grafx, Race Tools, REM, Scott, Thor,
Tire Balls, Twin Air, and MotoTee’s. Media
Sponsors include Racer X Illustrated, ATV Rider,
ATV Sport, ATVRiders.com, Quadzone.com, Dirt
Rider and ATV Insider. For more information
log on to www.gnccracing.com.
