Cypress, CA (4/8/2013) - Yamaha YFZ and YZ riders celebrated a terrific day of woods racing with four wins and a fourth in key classes at the third round of the 2013 GNCC off-road series in Morganton, NC on Saturday and Sunday, April 6-7.
Leading the charge was Patrick McGuire, who rode his Yamaha YFZ450 ATV to his first win of the season in the competitive XC2 Pro Am class during the 2 1⁄4-hour race on Saturday.
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#2 Walker Fowler placed fourth in the XC1 Pro ATV Class aboard his Yamaha YFZ450R ATV |
Dave Simmons won the Super Senior 45+ & GNCC Morning Overall on his North Ridge Yamaha YFZ450R ATV |
In other ATV classes, Walker Fowler grabbed a fourth in XC1 Pro, Dave Simmons won both the Super Senior (45+) class and the morning event overall against 300+ riders on his North Ridge Yamaha-sponsored YFZ450R ATV, and Jay Shadron won the College A (16-21) class on his Waynesburg Yamaha-sponsored YFZ450.
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GNCC
XC2 Pro-Am ATV Podium (left to right)
Fred Marley (2nd), Pat McGuire(1st) ,
Brycen Neal (3rd) |
McGuire’s run to victory in the XC2 Pro Am ATV event was textbook. He got a strong start, passed early leader and rival Landon Wolfe partway into the first lap, and then widened the gap on every lap from there to the checkers. So fast was McGuire on his YFZ50 that he expanded a narrow four-second advantage after the first lap to a remarkable 47 seconds on lap two. But McGuire was just getting warmed up, because he built up the lead further still – to exactly two minutes on lap three, to over three minutes on lap four, and finally to just over four minutes at the flag. The win moves the defending XC2 Pro Am champion up to second in points with three of 13 scheduled rounds completed.
2013
GNCC ATV XC1 Pro Points |
| Position |
Name |
Points |
| 1 |
Chris Borich |
90 |
| 2 |
Walker
Fowler - Yamaha |
64 |
| 3 |
Chris Bithell |
57 |
| 4 |
Adam McGill |
56 |
| 5 |
Kevin Yoho - Yamaha |
45 |
2013
GNCC ATV XC2 Pro Am Points |
| Position |
Name |
Points |
| 1 |
Brycen Neal |
71 |
| 2 |
Patrick
McGuire – Yamaha |
64 |
| 3 |
Fred Marley |
58 |
| 4 |
Chad Jones |
50 |
| 5 |
Landon Wolfe |
46 |
2013
GNCC ATV Womens Points |
| Position |
Name |
Points |
| 1 |
Kylie Ahart |
60 |
| 2 |
Kara
Merritt – Yamaha |
56 |
| 3 |
Quincy Cunningham |
35 |
| 4 |
Jessica Ammons |
32 |
| 5 |
Jesi Stracham |
30 |
About Yamaha Motor
Corp., U.S.A.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., (YMUS), a
leader in the motorsports market, makes the
toughest, most capable and versatile ATV and
Side-by-Side vehicles. The company’s ever-expanding
product offerings also include motorcycles,
outboard motors, personal watercraft, snowmobiles,
boats, outdoor power equipment, race kart engines,
accessories, apparel and much more. YMUS products
are sold through a nationwide network of dealers
in the United States.
Headquartered in Cypress,
Calif., since its incorporation in 1976, Yamaha
also has facilities in Wisconsin and Georgia,
as well as factory operations in Tennessee and
Georgia. For more information on Yamaha, visit
www.yamaha-motor.com.
