GNCC Racing Resumes
from Summer Break at Unadilla this Weekend
New Berlin, NY - Round 10 - Unadilla
GNCC ATV Racing - September 12, 2009
Morgantown, WV (9/10/2009)
- After a more than two-month break,
the Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series
will return for its final four rounds starting
with this weekend's Can-Am Unadilla GNCC. Unprecedented
changes may come to the ATV side, with Rockstar
Makita Suzuki's Chris Borich looking to take home
the championship for the first time, marking the
first time in nine years that Bill Ballance hasn't
been on top of the points at the end of the season.
Borich has a wide points lead over the rest of
the pack, after winning the past four races in
a row. With Defending Champion's Ballance's mixed
results earlier in the season, Borich is poised
to take the title. His nearest competition is
Yamaha's Taylor Kiser. Kiser took his first and
only win at the opening round, the River Ranch
GNCC but has stayed in at least the top 5 except
for the Snowshoe GNCC, where he finished 9th.
With Borich sitting more than 40 points ahead
of Kiser however, it will be hard for any others
to charge ahead of him and instead creates a tight
battle behind the frontrunners.
McGill and Ballance, 3rd and 4th places in the
points, are only 6 points apart and Houser Racing's
Bryan Cook isn't far behind either. Cook, the
winner of the Steele Creek GNCC, has remained
relatively consistent through the season and is
himself only six points behind Ballance and only
one point ahead of Yamaha's Brandon Sommers. Yamaha's
Donnie Ockerman, Duane Johnson, Jarrod McClure
and Chris Bithell are all just a few points apart
as they head into the final four rounds. It's
a mixed bag as to who will end up where when the
dust settles.
In the XC2 class, Brian Wolf is coming off a
stellar win at the Snowshoe GNCC, where he took
the overall win and the $10,000 purse. But Wolf
is only 13 points ahead of his closest competition,
FRE KTM's Josh Kirkland, who has stayed in second
place or better place except for his round 8 Mountain
Ridge ride where he had a 4th place finish. The
two are essentially untouched for their class
championship as Eric Hoyland is more than 70 points
behind the two in third place.
The Unadilla racing facility has been hosting
national and international-level competitions
for 40 years, and this event routinely draws the
largest crowd of the 13-race GNCC series. Over
1700 competitors and several thousand more spectators
are expected. Riders will race on a custom-built
track, which includes both motocross and woods
racing. The combination of the two makes Unadilla
a test of both survival and speed. Racers include
top international talent, such as U.S. National
Champions and World Champions from Europe, Australia
and New Zealand.
Spectator passes run $12 for the full weekend,
with pro pit access and pro autographs at no additional
charge. On both Saturday and Sunday, youth riders
race at 8 a.m., beginner riders race at 10 a.m.,
and the top amateurs and the pros race at 1 p.m
About
GNCC Racing:
The
Can-Am Grand National Cross Country series is
America's premier off-road racing series. Founded
in 1973, the 13-round championship is produced
exclusively by Racer Productions. Cross country
racing is one of the most physically demanding
sports in the world. The grueling three-hour GNCC
races lead as many as 1,800 riders through tracks
ranging in length from eight to 12 miles, competing
for more than $3 million in prizes. With varied
terrain, including hills, woods, mud, dirt, rocks
and motocross sections, GNCC events are tests
of both survival and speed. GNCC featured sponsors
include: Can-Am, Parts Unlimited, Moose, Maxxis,
Pirelli, Wiseco, Acerbis, Elka, GEICO, Klotz,
FMF, ITP and Weekend Warrior. Associate sponsors
include Alpine-stars, BRP, Cometic, HiPer Technology,
Laegers, Moose Utility Division, The National
Guard, Ogio, Powersport Grafx, Rekluse, REM, Scott,
Thor, Twin Air, and MotoTee's ATVRiders.com.
For more information log on to www.GNCCRacing.com.
www.gnccracing.com
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