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KTM 's
Angel Atwell Wins the Morning for the
2nd Straight Race to kick off the 2009
GNCC Season
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Washington, GA
(3/9/2009) - FRE/KTM Factory Team
riders had another impressive weekend at the second
round of the GNCC Series with Adam McGill earning
3rd in the XC-1 class, Josh Kirkland finishing
2nd in the XC-2 Pro Am class and Angel Atwell
taking the win in the Women’s Pro.
McGill nailed the holeshot on the start of
the XC-1 class and the led the majority of the
first lap. McGill was passed on the motocross
section of the first lap by three riders which
put him back in the 4th place position. “Motocross
has never been my strong point and it was where
I lost the race at this event. Now I know where
I need to improve and I will head home with
a new training schedule,” commented McGill
on his motocross skills.
McGill stayed in the 4th place position battling
with both Taylor Kiser and Chris Bithell for
the 2nd and 3rd place spots. When Bithell ran
out of fuel McGill inherited 3rd and went on
to finish the second round just as he did the
first – on the podium. “I’m
glad to be up on the podium again. Last year
I struggled with consistency which makes me
more determined to land on the podium at each
race this season,” stated McGill.
Kirkland had a great start in the XC-2 Pro
Am class rounding the first turn in 2nd place.
He dropped back to 3rd on the first lap but
stayed close to the 2nd place KTM-support ride
of David Crane. With one lap to go Kirkland
made the pass on Crane to finish 2nd overall
and maintain his points lead. Crane went on
to finish 4th.
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KTM ATV
Racer Josh Kirkland (left) and Adam
McGill (right)
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In the Women’s Pro class, Atwell, started
out front after getting the holeshot but lost
the lead after clipping a tree on the first
lap. Once she recovered she quickly caught back
up to the leaders and passed for 1st. She held
her pace and finished her second race in a row
in the number one spot.
Next Event: Morgantown, NC – March 21,
2009
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"The
General" GNCC ATV Race Results &
Point Standings |
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Overall Results XC-1
1) Chris Borich
2) Taylor Kiser
3) Adam McGill – KTM
4) Brandon Sommers
5) Jarrod McClure
6) Donald Ockerman
7) Duane Johnson
8) Johnny Gallagher
9) Ryan Lane
10) Jeffery Pickens Overall Results
XC-2
1) Brian Wolf
2) Josh Kirkland – KTM
3) Eric Hoyland
4) David Crane – KTM
5) Scottie Rich
6) Dustin Canipe
7) Parker Jones
8) Rob Hertz
9) Gabe Phillips
10) Nathan Thomas
Overall Results Women Pro
1) Angel Atwell – KTM
2) Kristen Atwell
3) Traci Cecco
4) Jennifer Albright
5) Stefanie Verkade
6) Jesi Stracham
7) Shanna Bradshaw
8) Jami Luburgh
9) Samantha VanBuskirk
10) Lexie Coulter
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Point
Standings XC-1
1) Taylor Kiser – 55
2) Chris Borich – 55
3) Adam McGill – 42
4) Donald Ockerman – 31
5) Jarrod McClure – 28
Point Standings XC-2
1) Josh Kirkland – 55
2) Brian Wolf – 46
3) David Crane – 43
4) Eric Hoyland – 39
5) Scottie Rich – 37
Point Standings Women Pro
1) Angel Atwell – 40
2) Traci Cecco – 36
3) Jennifer Albright – 36
4) Kristen Atwell – 36
5) Jesi Stracham – 30
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