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KTM 's
Josh Kirkland won his 2nd consecutive
race during GNCC Round 12 to take over
the XC2 Pro-AM points lead
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St. Clairsville, OH
(10/5/2009) -FRE/KTM XC2 Pro-Am
rider Josh Kirkland won his second consecutive
race to take over the points lead heading to the
final round.
Kirkland’s race did not start as well
as it ended. Although he was in 2nd position
heading to the first turn he spun out when he
hit the first corner and found himself back
in 9th position when he recovered. Meanwhile,
out front Parker Jones and Brian Wolf were battling
for the lead. Shortly after, Wolf succumbed
to mechanical problems and Jones started to
pull out front while Kirkland was busy climbing
through the pack. As Kirkland continued to battle
on, he soon found himself in 2nd position heading
to the final lap. He passed Jones for the lead
and went on to win the race and inherit the
championship points lead. Now with one race
left, Kirkland holds a 17 point lead over Wolf.
In the XC1 Pro class Adam McGill again showed
he has what it takes to run up front. He started
in 2nd place behind Bill Ballance. Halfway through
the race Brandon Sommers made a pass to get
around Ballance and McGill and take over the
lead position. Ballance took a pit stop after
the first lap and McGill moved into 2nd place.
McGill soon moved into the lead later on the
second lap. The top five runners (with the exception
of Ballance) took a pit on the next lap. This
allowed Ballance to move back into the lead
followed by McGill, Sommers, Chris Borich and
Byran Cook. Borich and McGill soon made a move
to get past Ballance. Borich was able to make
a pass on McGill for the lead and the two riders
pulled from the rest of the pack. The two riders
followed each other wheel to wheel all the way
to the finish with Borich just edging out McGill
for the win.
In the Women’s class, Angel Atwell, who
already secured the Women’s Championship,
lead the race from start to finish collecting
her eighth win of the season. Atwell built up
over a minute lead on the rest of the field
as she crossed the checkers.
Next Event: Crawfordsville,
IN – October 24-25, 2009
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Park GNCC ATV Race Results & Point
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Race
Results XC-1 Pro
1)Chris Borich
2)Adam McGill – KTM
3)Bryan Cook
Race Results XC-2 Pro-Am
1)Josh Kirkland – KTM
2)Parker Jones
3)Kevin Yoho
Race Results Women’s Pro
1)Angel Atwell – KTM
2)Kristen Atwell
3)Tracci Cecco
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Point
Standings XC-1 Pro
1)Chris Borich – 312
2)Taylor Kiser – 232
3)Adam McGill – 226
Point Standings XC-2 Pro-Am
1)Josh Kirkland – 318
2)Brian Wolf – 301
3)Parker Jones – 188
Point Standings Women’s
Pro
1)Angel Atwell – 179 –
Champion
2)Traci Cecco – 169
3)Kristen Atwell – 164
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