Yamaha's Taylor
Kiser Mountain Ridge GNCC Pro ATV Race Report
GNCC Racing - Round 7 - Mountain Ridge - Somerset,
PA
Somerset, PA (5/19/2009) - Somerset
Pennsylvania is the home of Round seven of the
GNCC series. In past years the Somerset track
has been known to be extremely rocky in sections
yet wide open and fast in others.
Saturday morning we arrived to track early and
with no rain I prepared for a tough dusty race.
When the 10 second call was made I focused on
putting in a smooth ride. My reaction to the green
flag was great but I stalled the bike which landed
me in the back of the pack heading into corner
number one. As the class headed onto the course
I was calm and began making passes in the dusty
conditions.
The leaders were able to charge forward with
no dust and no traffic on the first lap but I
pushed forward in hopes of making up as much ground
in as little time as I possibly could. At the
end of lap one I had worked myself into the tenth
place position and continued to charge for the
leaders. As I made passes I just focused on being
smooth and mistake free. It paid off and as Lap
three commenced I had worked my way into the top
five.
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Taylor Kiser is currently
in 3rd place in points, with only 6 points
behind 2nd
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I pitted for gas and headed back on the track to
battle with fellow Yamaha rider Brandon Sommers.
It was a lot of fun but as my handlebars became
loose I knew I would have my work cut out for me
to take third spot. As I took the white flag in
fifth, a mere thirteen seconds behind Sommers, I
charged forward. I was able to take the third spot
over but that was short lived due to the issue with
my bars. They got increasingly worse as the lap
wore on; I had to tighten the nut by hand several
times to ensure I would be able to finish the race.
I took the checkered flag, placing fourth in the
Pro class.
This finish was another consistent finish towards
my championship chase; I am currently sitting
in third place in the Pro class point’s
standing’s, only six points out of second.
I have a lot of great sponsors and supporters
and I thank them for their continued support:
Yamaha, Houser, Ohlins,
HMF, Maxxis, Mike Kiser Welding, Raber Industries,
T&K Cycles, HiPer, Moto X Nutrition, Fly,
Powermadd, Fasst, Ballance Racing, Precision Racing,
Rath Racing, GT Thunder, DP Brakes, G4 graphics,
Derek Tremain- ARS Powersports, Baldwin Motorsports,
Big Nutz Racing, Chester Vet Clinic, Jason Lyons
– Mona Vie, Spectro Oils, Tire Balls, ATV
Exposed, Albright Motorsports, IMS and Eden Winery.
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