Jarrod McClure's
Unadilla GNCC Pro ATV Race Report
GNCC ATV Racing - Round
10 - New Berlin, New York
New Berlin, NY (9/16/2009) -The
summer break is now over and its time to go GNCC
racing again! The first race will be held at Unadilla
in New Berlin, New York. This is the closest track
to home for me and is one of my favorites. I had
my new XCBOB.com YFZ450 prepped with all new parts
and ready to go. The track was going to be ran backwards
this year, and it looked like near perfect conditions.
I was anxious to get racing again.
The start was in the same grassy field as always.
Since the grass is always wet and really slick
I decided to start in second gear to get a good
jump on the class, but when the flag waved I fired
the bike and then stalled it pulling out. I was
near dead last going into the woods.
The track was really fast and featured a lot
of the motocross this year. I was able to make
some passes early on, and I even gained a few
more spots at a bottleneck on one of the hillclimbs.
More and more lines began opening up, and the
track was getting rougher with square edges forming
everywhere. By the end of the second lap I was
up into 7th place.
For the rest of the race I battled with Johnny
Gallagher, and Duane Johnson for 8th through 10th
positions. I had a mishap on a slick hillclimb
when a lapper forced me to slow down. I had to
back down and gain some momentum to get to the
top. This allowed Johnny and Duane to get by me.
I just rode hard the last lap and was able to
catch and pass Johnson, but Gallagher was out
of reach.
I ended the day in 9th place. I was happy with
the top ten, and I also gained a few points on
my competitors. My Yamaha was working really awesome,
and I am looking forward to the rest of the season.
I will be ready for Yadkinville, and I’ll
see you there.
I’d also like to
thank my sponsors: Motoworks,
Bowers Motorcycle Supplies, Atvriders.com, Motoprotraining,
GBC Tires, Motoworks, Exit Shocks, Ars-fx, Tireballs,
Pro Armor, Hiper, Shift, Powermadd, Pro Taper,
Yamaha, Precision, DP Brakes, Graphic Creations,
friends and family, also Mike Cafro Racing.
www.gnccracing.com
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