Coastal Racing ATV Team Report:
Big Buck GNCC
Brycen Neal kicks off GNCC
Season with a Podium Finish
Morgantown, WV (3/7/2017) -
Coastal Racing / Answer / Maxxis / Waynesburg
Yamaha ATV rider Brycen Neal kicked off the 2017
Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series in
a big way over the weekend as he captured a 3rd
place finish at the Big Buck GNCC opener.
Neal powered himself into a top-five position
off the start as he immediately engaged in battle
with the front-runners. By the end of lap one,
Neal sat in the 4th place position with his sights
set on a podium finish at the opening round. As
the race wore on, Neal only got stronger as he
pulled himself to within one second of the 3rd
place rider by the third lap.
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| Coastal
Racing's Brycen Neal is all smiles with
a podium finish at Round One of the GNCC
Series at Big Buck |
As the white flag came out Neal turned it up
a notch to vault himself into the 3rd place position
as he continued his push toward the front. The
Ohio native put in a solid charge in the second
half of the two-hour race to finish only seven
seconds behind 2nd place to capture 3rd overall
at the opening round.
"I got off to a mid-pack start and it was
a freight train of a battle for most of the race,"
Neal said. "I rode a little tight for the
first half, where I wasn't used to the clay conditions
but the second half of the race I was able to
wick it up and track down the 3rd spot on the
podium and finish only a handful of seconds away
from 2nd overall. It was a great building block
to begin with for the rest of the season and I'm
looking forward to the rough and hot conditions
in Florida!"
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| Eli
Kiger had a tough day of fighting through
the pack, salvaging 7th place |
Neal's Coastal Racing/Answer/Maxxis/Waynesburg
Yamaha teammate, Eli Kiger, returned to racing
at the season opener after a couple of injuries
kept him sidelined for the latter part of the
2016 season. Kiger rounded the first turn in the
back of the pack, where he came through on the
opening lap in 17th place in the College A (16-21)
class. Kiger climbed his way up to 10th on the
opening lap until high-siding his ATV heading
into the field section.
Kiger remounted but lost substantial time in
the process of crashing and was forced to pick
his way through the pack once gain. Despite the
setback, Kiger put forth a valiant effort to climb
his way back inside the top-ten, where he finished
7th for the day.
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| Drew
Landers experienced bad luck at Round 1
after fighting for the lead |
"After I wrecked it took me a few minutes
to get going again - I fell back to dead last
in class and behind half of the class behind me,"
Kiger said. "After that I had to pick my
way through the Junior A class for the rest of
the first lap and finally started picking off
riders in my own class. Unfortunately I put out
myself so far back on the first lap I could only
make it up to 7th in class after a hard-fought
day."
Drew Landers, the team's newest addition on the
ATV side, lined up with Kiger in the College A
(16-21) class where he jumped into the 2nd place
position on the opening lap. While battling for
the lead position, Landers unfortunately experienced
a derailed chain and wasn't able to finish the
rest of the race. The Tennessee native will look
to rebound this Saturday in Florida for Round
2.
Next ATV Event: GNCC Round 2
- March 11, 2017
Results from the Big Buck GNCC - Saturday, March
4
XC1 Pro ATV Results
1. Walker Fowler
2. Jarrod McClure
3. Brycen Neal (YAM)
4. Chris Borich
5. Adam McGill
College A (16-21) ATV Results
1. John Glauda Jr.
2. Corey Silverthorn
3. Kalab Hagan
4. Tanner Walker
5. Morgan Flannery
6. Body Lamoreaux
7. Eli Kiger (YAM)
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