KTM's Adam McGill
Wins Again at Pirelli Big Buck GNCC
Morgantown, WV (4/12/2008)
- FRE KTM's Adam McGill is threatening
to run away with the 2008 Can-Am Grand National
Cross Country Series. The West Union, West Virginia
rider mounted a come-from-behind charge at the
Pirelli Big Buck GNCC in South Carolina to collect
his third-straight GNCC victory.
Rain came down hard early in the day but parted
just in time to provide great racing conditions
for the two-hour afternoon race. McGill started
poorly but made up ground quickly.
"I had to put the pedal to the metal and
the balls to the walls to get this win today,"
said McGill on the podium. "I got a terrible
start and I knew I was going to be in for a long
day."
McGill won the previous two GNCCs by grabbing
the ITP Holeshot and checking out. This time he
needed to make up time after a bad start, but
he did just that and won by about 30 seconds over
Team Excell Motorsports' Bryan Cook. Cook, who
rides and trains in North Carolina and races local
series on weekends off from the GNCC tour, thrilled
the Carolina faithful with his second podium run
of the season.
XC1 rookie Brandon Sommers continued his impressive
season on his GT Thunder Yamaha by taking third.
Rockstar/Yoshimura Suzuki's Chris Borich was fourth
and defending GNCC Champion Bill Ballance was
fifth on the factory Yamaha YFZ450.
Don Ockerman nailed the XC2 Pro Am victory on
his GT Thunder Yamaha, with Brian Wolf and Tyler
Lenig rounding out the top three.
Tom Clark Motorsports' Angel Atwell rebounded
for her second overall win of the season in the
morning race. Yamaha's Traci Cecco took second
with Lexie Coulter third
Big
Buck GNCC ATV Racing Overall Results |
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- Adam McGill (KTM)
- Bryan Cook (Hon)
- Brandon Sommers (Yam)
- Chris Borich (Suz)
- Bill Ballance (Yam)
- Matt Smiley (Hon)
- Ryan Lane (Hon)
- Donald Ockerman (Yam)
- Brian Wolfe (Hon)
- William Yokley (Hon)
- Chris Jenks (Can)
- Tyler Lenig (Hon)
- David Crane (Yam)
- Johhny Gallagher (Yam)
- Shawn Hess (Hon)
- Josh Kirkland (Hon)
- Sean Neidlinger (Hon)
- Craig Reed (Hon)
- Gabe Phillips (Hon)
- Matt Pierce (Yam)
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GNCC
XC1 Point Standings (After 4 of 13 rounds)
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- Adam McGill (106/3 wins)
- Bryan Cook (75)
- Brandon Sommers (73)
- Chris Borich (63/1 win)
- Bill Ballance (62)
- Matt Smiley (61)
- William Yokley (58)
- Taylor Kiser (57)
- Ryan Lane (48)
- Jarrod McClure (38)
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About
GNCC Racing:
The
Can-Am Grand National Cross Country series is
America's premier off-road racing series. Founded
in 1973, the 13-round championship is produced
exclusively by Racer Productions. Cross country
racing is one of the most physically demanding
sports in the world. The grueling three-hour GNCC
races lead as many as 1,800 riders through tracks
ranging in length from eight to 12 miles, competing
for more than $3 million in prizes. 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: Can-Am, Parts Unlimited, Moose, Maxxis,
Pirelli, Wiseco, Acerbis, Elka, GEICO, Klotz,
FMF, ITP and Weekend Warrior. Associate sponsors
include Alpine-stars, BRP, Cometic, HiPer Technology,
Laegers, Moose Utility Division, The National
Guard, Ogio, Powersport Grafx, Rekluse, REM, Scott,
Thor, Twin Air, and MotoTee's ATVRiders.com.
For more information log on to www.GNCCRacing.com.
www.gnccracing.com
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