Bunnell, FL (3/10/2014) - Yamaha ATV and motorcycle racers took one win and several additional podiums in key classes at the opening round of the 2014 GNCC series in Bunnell, Fla. on Saturday and Sunday, March 8-9. In Saturday afternoon’s premier ATV event, N-Fab AmPro Yamaha’s Walker Fowler took a third in XC1 Pro as teammate Cole Richardson grabbed his first win and Thomas Koontz, Jr. finished third in the XC2 Pro Am division, with all three riders aboard YFZ450Rs.
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N-Fab AmPro Yamaha's Walker Fowler landed on the podium in third place |
After years at River Ranch, in 2014 the inaugural GNCC round changed to the Mud Muckers off-road park – perfectly named for the muddy conditions that greeted riders after rainfall earlier in the week. Besides mud bogs, the nine-mile course featured plenty of GNCC’s trademark difficult terrain, this time including slick clay, sand, trees and grassland – plenty of challenges for the long races. In the premier XC1 Pro class, Yamaha’s Fowler started outside the top five, but soon worked his way forward to battle with early leaders Chris Borich and Chris Bithell. The competition remained tight well into the second hour of racing, with only 10 seconds separating the leading trio.
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Walker Fowler aboard his Yamaha YFZ450R at the Mud Muckers GNCC |
“It was a fun day,” Fowler said after the finish. “We definitely started the year on a good note by getting on the podium and earning some valuable points. I couldn’t be happier about that.”
2014
GNCC Racing Pro Points |
Position |
Name |
Points |
1 |
Chris Borich |
30 |
2 |
Chris Bithell |
25 |
3 |
Walker Fowler – Yamaha |
21 |
4 |
Jarrod McClure |
18 |
5 |
Josh Merritt – Yamaha |
16 |
2014
GNCC Racing Pro-Am Points |
Position |
Name |
Points |
1 |
Cole Richardson – Yamaha |
30 |
2 |
Fred Marley |
25 |
3 |
Thomas Koonz, Jr. – Yamaha |
21 |
4 |
Martin Christofferson |
18 |
5 |
James Green |
16 |