Coastal Racing's Brycen Neal Third at Steele Creek GNCC
Coastal Racing ATV Race Team Race Report

Morganton, NC (4/6/2016) - Coastal Racing / MSR / Maxxis / Waynesburg Yamaha's Brycen Neal continued his podium streak in the 2016 Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series with a third place finish at Saturday's  Steele Creek GNCC.

Brycen Neal captured his second third consecutive podium finish at round 3

Taking place in Morganton, North Carolina, the third round of the GNCC Series brought some of the toughest obstacles yet. In the 1 p.m. Pro ATV race, Neal got off to a slow start, where he rounded the opening lap in the fifth place position. Neal made the pass on Chris Borich to overtake fourth place on lap two, where he continued to push for a podium position.

Brycen Neal takes the checkered flag to finish third on his Coastal Racing Yamaha YFZ450R at the Steele Creek GNCC

On the final lap, Neal was able to move into the third place spot after Jay Shadron experienced an issue that stopped him in his tracks. From there, Neal went on to capture his third consecutive podium finish of the season with a third overall finish.

After three rounds Neal sits second place in the XC1 Pro Championship standings, behind three-time race winner Walker Fowler.

Brycen Neal heads into round 4 sitting second in GNCC Pro ATV points

"I'm so pumped on making three straight podium appearances in a row," Neal said. "My team believes in me and I believe in them, along with all of our great sponsors and supporters, which makes it that much better to be up on that podium!"

In the College B (16-21) Class, Coastal Racing/MSR/Maxxis/Waynesburg Yamaha team rider Eli Kiger didn't get the best jump off the start but the Pennsylvania native made his way into ninth place by the end of the opening lap. Kiger continued to push on, where he made it up to fourth place on the second lap.

However, Kiger experienced an issue that the team was later able to fix, setting him back in the overall running. Kiger was able to salvage championship points with a 17th place finish in the class, where he now sits tied for 8th in the standings.

Next ATV Event: GNCC Round 4 - April 16

Results from the Steele Creek GNCC - Saturday, April 2

XC1 Pro ATV Results
1. Walker Fowler
2. Adam McGill
3. Brycen Neal (YAM)

XC1 Pro ATV Championship Standings
1. Walker Fowler (90)
2. Brycen Neal (67)
3. Chris Borich (64)