JG Off Road /
GEICO / GNCC Racing Team Race Report
Morganton, NC - Round 3 - Can-Am
GNCC Series
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| GEICO's
Jennifer Albright |
Morganton, NC (3/26/2009) - North
Carolina had experienced some heavy rain in the
week leading up to the race, but skies cleared by
the weekend, leading to perfect track conditions.
Jennifer Albright was off to a good start when the
flag went up. Going into the first corner she lost
a couple spots but as the Womens Quad A class rounded
corner two she settled in behind Traci Cecco and
Angel Atwell. She hit the woods in 5th and anxiously
tried to get to the front. By the end of the second
lap, Albright was able to make up some time and
found her way into second place. Positions swapped
back and forth once lap riders were brought into
the mix and with one lap to go, the top 5 in the
class came through the scoring tent like a freight
train. Unfortunately for Jennifer, she was in the
heat of battle and decided to pass by her pit stop,
causing her to run out of gas. Luckily Phil was
able to get to her and get her gas before losing
too much time and she was able to pull off a 5th
place
(7thO/A) finish. After 3 rounds, Jennifer is sitting
in 4th place in points, just a mere 2 points out
of 2nd place.
Jennifer
would like to thank of her sponsors:
GEICO, MSR, Lojak Yamaha,
MAXXIS, HMF, HiPer Technology, Rekluse, GT Thunder,
Spider Grips, Precision, XFR, Cycle Gear, Scott,
Flexx, CV4, IMS, ProGraph-X, Triple X Motorsports,
PowerMadd, and DP Brakes.
The boys took to the course on Sunday afternoon,
and after a 3 hour, 7 lap wheel to wheel battle,
Whibley found himself back in a familiar place –
on the podium. Although Paul battled suspension
problems throughout the race, even falling to 4th
place at one point, he was able to rally during
the final lap and gain some time on the leaders.
"I was a little uncomfortable out there,"
Whibley said. "Third is still good. I'm happy
to be up on the podium. It's still a good day."
Whibley ended up taking the number 3 spot on the
podium for the day and was able to retain his points
lead.
Jimmy Jarrett also battled some issues on the tough
course which ended his day early. After just 4 laps,
Jarrett had a nasty crash that took him out. No
worries though, Jimmy is ok and will be back for
Round 4 and is looking to redeem himself. Jimmy
currently sits in 5th place in the points standings.
Scott Watkins had a great battle on his hands all
day in the XC2 class. Making his was up from 6th
place to 3rd throughout the day. Watkins rode strong
through the first 6 laps of the race, but dehydration
took its toll on the 7th lap, wearing Scott down
and dropping him off the podium. Scotty finished
5th (16th O/A) for the day. Watkins is hungry for
another podium finish and is looking forward to
the Big Buck in Union, SC. Scott is currently sitting
in 3rd place in the points standings.
The
team would like to extend a special thanks to all
of their sponsors:
GEICO, Monster Energy Kawasaki, Moose, Pirelli,
Tsubaki, IMS, Works
Connection, EBC Brakes, Silkolene, Renthal, Pro
Moto Billet, Enduro
Engineer, PG Graphics, and Acerbis.
In addition, the guys would like to
thank the following sponors:
Paul Whibley – Leo Vince, Shoei, Smith,
G-2, Vortex Ignitions, WER, and CTIJimmy Jarrett
– FMF, Arai, Motion Pro, Cytomax, Applied,
UFO, Twin Air, and BRP, Scotty Watkins - FMF and
Shoei. And of course a huge thank you to our fans.
The GNCC series will continue on April 4 &
5 for the Pirelli Big Buck GNCC
in Union, SC.
www.gnccracing.com
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Morgantown, WV 26508
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