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Jarrod McClure Wrecks at John Penton GNCC
Randy Hamilton Takes Another Top Five Finish in Pro-Am

2015 GNCC Racing
John Penton - Round 8
Kaska, PA (6/16/2015) - ATVriders.com/ Jarrod McClure Racing’s (JMR) rider Jarrod McClure remains third overall in the championship points race after suffering a nasty crash at the John Penton GNCC this past weekend finishing in tenth overall for the day. JMR teammate XC2 Pro Am racer Randy Hamilton continued his consistent way finishing fourth in the XC2 class.

The John Penton GNCC course is one of the oldest on the series schedule. The event is held at Sunday Creek MX Park, which means racers get there first taste of mx since the Georgia GNCC. The track looked near perfect in the woods, but with the high temps the fields were going to be dry and super dusty for the day.

Jarrod McClure GNCC Racing
Jarrod McClure was in the running for another podium finish before he went down hard, which sent him to the pits for repairs, but he remounted charge to finish an impressive 10th overall after the wreck

DWT’s McClure got off to a great start and actually went into the woods in the third place position. As the XC1 racers neared the end of the first lap they all missed a turn at the top of one of the steeper hill climbs and began trying to find the course. Jarrod was able to find the course quickly and come out with the lead going into the 8-mile marker. McClure did not hold the lead for long, however, as two riders coming out of the creek at the end of lap made the pass on him.

“Man what a first lap! I got an awesome start right where I wanted to be and just fell in line with everyone else. We hit the big hill behind the pro pits and I guess Fowler or whoever was leading missed an arrow. I looked behind myself and the entire pro class was doing circles in the woods. I was able to quickly find the course after dropping over a hill and came out with the lead, ” said McClure.

As riders went onto lap two and then three Jarrod maintained third and decided to pit a lap earlier than Mcgill and Fowler. As he rocketed out of the pits on a mission to catch back up to the leaders he caught a bad kicker in the dust, which sent him flipping over the bars. This crash actually damaged Jarrod’s ATV so bad he had to return to the pits to straighten the steering out. Once going again Jarrod came back from fifteenth overall up into tenth overall where he would finish for the day.

“I decided to pit a lap early hoping the next lap I could get by the leaders, but as I was trying to catch back up in the dust I caught a nasty hole and went for a heck of a tumble. I really want to thank everyone who helped get me going out there. It’s very frustrating throwing away a race like that, but I am thankful to not get injured out there which I owe to Marc Spataro for keeping me in top physical condition. I will be ready to get some points back at Snowshoe” said McClure.

Randy Hamiliton GNCC Racing
Randy Hamilton is currently 4th in points after his sixth top five finish this year in the XC2 Pro-Am Class

JMR’s XC2 Pro Am racer Randy Hamilton raced his way to another consistent fourth place finish in the XC2 class where he battled with regulars Thomas Koontz and Marty Christofferson for much of the race.

After eight rounds of racing Jarrod McClure is still holding down third overall XC1 Pro standings and his teammate Randy Hamilton is sitting fourth in the XC2 Pro Am class. The JMR team will be ready to go at Round 9 in two weeks at the Snowshoe GNCC.

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