2015
GNCC Racing
Mountaineer Run - Round 7
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Holland, MI (5/27/2015)
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Racer Tech’s Jesi Stracham
returned to GNCC Racing at the Mountaineer
Run, round seven, for the first time since
being paralyzed in a motorcycle accident,
and took a fifth place finish in her specially
equipped Racer Tech Polaris ACE, while Joe
Krcelich remains in the SxS XC2 points lead
after a second place finish.
Jesi Stracham was more than excited for her
first time back GNCC Racing and besides having
a great time, she did well piloting the Polaris
ACE, which was equipped with special hand
controls. Stracham’s strategy was to get a
feel for the course on the first lap and that
was exactly what she did. “I just took it
easy, and it was such a good time,” she said.
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Jesi Stracham finished fifth in the Polaris ACE single seat class |
“It was good to see Jesi back out there.
It was a good feeling to be a part of that
and help out with the development of the project.
To see the impact it had on her and the family
was a very rewarding feeling,” said William
Yokley, who hand a big part in helping put
together the Ace.
Also in the Single Seat class, Sam Yokley
came on strong and finished in the number
three spot. “I had the holeshot and led for
a time. My new Racer Tech A-arms worked great,
especially with all the rocks. My goal was
to finish well this time and that’s what I
did,” said Yokley, who is currently third
in points.
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Sam Yokley
rounded out the Polaris ACE single
seat class in third
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In the GNCC SXS XC2 class, points leader,
Joe Krcelich took the lead early in the first
lap, but fell back. Krcelich charged his way
back up and claimed a second place finish,
keeping him in the points lead. “My can-am
is bullet proof right now. The Racer Tech
parts have been amazing, and I have not had
a single failure. I had a good smooth race
this round, and I still have a three point
advantage. I’m hoping to stay consistent and
stay on the podium, and get that championship
when it’s all over,” said Krcelich.
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Joe Krcelich finished second inhis Can-Am Maverick
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In the XC1 pro class, Mouse Pratt had a good
race, and earned his best finish of the season
so far in the number four spot. Pratt was
in mid-pack at the number 13th spot in the
first lap and charged his way through the
rocks and lap traffic. Pratt made good time
and moved into fourth on the white flag lap
and held it all the way to the checkered flag.
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Mouse Pratt earned his best finish of the season in fourth in the SxS Pro Class
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William Yokley, who had some bad luck earlier
in the season made a good charge and landed
in the number six spot in the XC1 pro class.
“I was on the sixth row on the start, and
I had a lot of traffic to work through. It
was rocky out there, but my race went good
and my Racer Tech car was able to hammer through
all of it, and handled it well since I have
the higher clearance A-arms. Now I am really
looking forward to the rest of the season,”
said Yokley.
Scott Kiger was looking good and was running
in fourth place in the final lap, but a roll
over sent him back to a seventh place finish.
“We were up to fourth, and we hit a rock area
and ended up rolling over, but we still finished
and got some points,” said Kiger.
John Yokley was leading the XC1 pro class
for some time and was looking as if he would
take home a win, but a rock took out his engine,
which ended his race.
Round eight of the 2015 GNCC series will
head to Millfield, OH for the John Penton
round on June 6th, where the Racer Tech team
will be going for the podium in the final
round of SXS racing before the summer break.
