Suzuki's Chris
Borich Looking to Wrap Up Historic Championship
Yadkinville, NC - Round 11 - Yadkin
Valley Stomp GNCC ATV Racing - Sept 26, 2009
Morgantown, WV (9/24/2009)
- Rockstar Makita Suzuki could tie up
the 2009 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series
Championship this weekend at the Moose Racing
Yadkin Valley Stomp in Yadkinville, N.C. In order
for Borich to clinch the championship this weekend,
Yamaha's Taylor Kiser will have to finish third
or worse and Borich will have to take the win,
which would make him the first person since 1999
besides Bill Ballance to win the championship.
Factory Yamaha's Ballance had surgery just weeks
before the season started and had some rough races
before he got back on the podium. Ballance climbed
from the back of the pack all the way to fourth
in the point standings, but time is running out
on his incredible run of nine-straight GNCC Championships.
Borich has long been in the running to win the
championship and was Ballance's main competition
year after year, but the last four rounds have
always presented a problem for him. But Borich
was strong at the last race at Unadilla and now
sits 53 points ahead of Kiser. If Borich succeeds,
he will also give Suzuki their first GNCC ATV
Championship.
FRE KTM's Adam McGill, Ballance, Yamaha's Brandon
Sommers and Houser Racing's Bryan Cook are the
hard charging pack that will battle behind Borich
as he makes history. The four are only a handful
of points apart from each other, and if they unseat
Kiser on the podium, they will help Borich in
taking home the championship.
Yamaha's Donnie Ockerman, Jarrod McClure, Duane
Johnson and Yamaha's Johnny Gallagher round out
the rest of the top 10 heading into the Yadkin
Stomp.
In XC2 Pro-Am, Brian Wolf is still at the top
after his win at Unadilla, extending his lead
over Josh Kirkland.
ATVs race on Saturday in Yadkinville, a tight,
twisting track featuring two famous obstacles:
"The Creek Jump," which launches riders
over water; and the "The Tunnel," where
riders wade through a culvert pipe filled with
seat-deep water. The pro bike race runs for three
hours and begins at 1 p.m.
To get to the track: I-77 to Exit 73A to Highway
421 South. Go 10 miles to Exit 256, Unifi Industrial
Road. Turn left, go 1.2 miles to end of road.
Turn right on old US-421. Go 2/10 mile, turn left
on Myers Rd. Go 1 mile, race track is on left.
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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