GNCC Racing Heads
to Powerline Park for Back to Back Weekends
Pro ATV Racers Ready to Challenge Chris Borich
St. Clairsville, OH (10/2/2009)
-Now that Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Chris
Borich has clinched the 2009 Can-Am Grand National
Cross Country Series Championship, other riders
looking to take the championship will instead
be gunning for wins.
Borich could decide to take it easy the last two
rounds of the series, and riders like FRE KTM's
Adam McGill, previous Defending Champion Bill
Ballance and Yamaha's Taylor Kiser will hope to
grab the last two wins of the season.
McGill, Kiser and Ballance have been some of Borich's
toughest competition through the season and all
three will have a particular reason to try to
nab a win before the season is over. McGill has
yet to take home a win but has been close several
times. McGill and Borich dueled at the Can-Am
Unadilla GNCC most recently, and McGill almost
took a win home that day. Then again, at the Moose
Racing Yadkin Valley stomp, he was just seconds
behind Borich around the last turn. McGill is
determined to take a win home and with just two
races left, he will be sure to make a wide open
charge to the finish line before his time runs
out.
Nine-time-GNCC Champion Ballance lost the championship
for the first time in a decade when Borich won
last weekend at Yadkin Valley. Ballance has steadily
improved as the season has progressed and has
been on the podium for the past three races. These
last two rounds may help Ballance determine whether
or not he will return next year for a chance to
reclaim the championship, especially if he ends
the season with two wins.
And then Kiser, who had the best chance of toppling
Borich's championship dreams, hasn't had a win
since the first round in Florida. If Borich's
guard is down these last two races, or if he decides
to take it easier, these three will be sure to
make an out-and-out run to the finish line making
for exciting action to the end.
Yamaha's Brandon Sommers and Houser Racing's Bryan
Cook will also be looking to take home wins now
that they no longer have to worry about taking
the championship. Sommers has yet to win a race
and Cook hasn't been on the podium since his spectacular
win at Steele Creek, but he has been close a number
of times, and bides his time in fourth.
They have two rounds in order to make their final
bids before the season ends.
Spectator passes run $15 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.
The track is located at Exit 213 off Ohio I-70.
Take Route 331 N. just a few yards and make a
right onto Hammond Rd for approximately 1 mile.
Then left at Lee Road for another one-half mile.
Track is on the right. Track is roughly 15 miles
west of Wheeling, WV.
For more information, check out the official series
website at www.GNCCRacing.com
or call 304-284-0084.
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. For more
information, please visit www.gnccracing.com.
About Racer Productions
A West Virginia-based motorcycle and ATV event
production company, Racer Productions has been
a leader in the off-road racing industry for more
than 30 years. It's repertoire of facilities and
events includes the 13-round Can-Am Grand National
Cross Country Series, since 1973; professional
and amateur national events at High Point Raceway
in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, since 1977; and
professional and amateur ATV events at Loretta
Lynn's Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. For
more information, please visit www.racerproductions.com.
www.gnccracing.com
122 Vista Del Rio Drive,
Morgantown, WV 26508
304-284-0084
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