JG Off Road /
GEICO Powersports GNCC Racing Team Race Report
Pirelli
Big Buck GNCC - Union,
SC - Round 4
Union, SC (4/6/2009) - The JG Off
Road / GEICO Powersports / Monster Energy Kawasaki
team was in Union, SC this weekend for Round #4
of the Can Am GNCC Series where Paul Whibley grabbed
yet another podium finish.
Jennifer Albright had a misfire at the start,
but once she got her machine running she was mid-pack
heading into the woods. Jennifer put on a strong
first lap, but ran into some trouble from there.
Albright was a little shaken after she took on
a hard hit from a nasty crash and then started
having some over-heating issues with her quad.
Jennifer took an 11th place class finish for the
day. This finish holds Albright in 4th place in
the points standings - just 2 points out of 3rd.
The XC1 boys got a good jump on the start and
stayed strong throughout the course of the day.
Whibley had found his way up to 2nd place by the
end of the first lap and battled all day with
Strang (who went down in the first turn and battled
hard to the front) and Mullins. The track was
a one line fast lane through the trees which made
it hard on the guys to find places to pass. Jimmy
Jarrett was off to a good start, in 5th place,
less than 30 seconds behind the leader. Jarrett
battled some mid-race arm pump that dropped him
back to 11th place, but he was able to push through
it and salvage a 10th place finish (18th O/A).
After Round 4, Paul remains in the points lead.
Jimmy Jarrett sits in 6th place, just 2 points
out of the Top 5.
Scotty Watkins had a rough day from the get go,
going down in the second turn off the start, he
worked his way up to 5th place. Throughout the
day, Watkins struggled with his suspension, which
wore him down, placing him in 8th place (31st
O/A) for the day. This race drops Scotty down
to 5th place in the points standings, just a few
points shy of cracking into the Top 3.
The GNCC series will continue on April 18 &
19 for the Loretta Lynn GNCC in Hurricane Mills,
TN. The Pirelli Big Buck GNCC will air on the
VS network May 30th at 2:30PM (ATV) and June 6th
at 2:30PM (Bikes). For a full listing of the TV
schedule, visit: http://www.gnccracing.com/pages/gncc-television.
To check out photos from the event:
http://www.jgoffroad.com/2009%20Season/GNCC/Round%204%20-%20SC/index.html
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, Moto Pro Training,
and DP Brakes.
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 sponsors:
- Paul Whibley -
Leo Vince, Shoei, Smith, G-2, Vortex Ignitions,
WER, and CTI
- Jimmy 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.
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