Washington, GA (3/17/2014) - Aboard his N-Fab AmPro Yamaha YFZ 450R, Walker Fowler took his first XC1 Pro win of the 2014 GNCC off-road racing season in Washington, Ga. on
Saturday afternoon, March 15. Together with last weekend’s podium in Florida,
the win ties Fowler for the points lead with multi-time champion Chris Borich as
the 13-event series gathers speed.Meanwhile in the XC2 Pro Am class,
teammate Cole Richardson won for the second weekend in a row after grabbing
the holeshot on his YFZ450R. He now commands the points lead in his class,
giving Yamaha a fantastic start to the GNCC ATV season.
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Walker Fowler won his first race of the season at the General GNCC |
In contrast to last week’s mud in Florida, course conditions at “The General”
event in Georgia were dry. Although rival Adam McGill took the holeshot to begin
the afternoon combined XC1 Pro and XC2 Pro Am race, Fowler pounced quickly
to take over the lead. Aided by a slow start for perennial rival Borich, the Yamaha
rider applied maximum effort throughout the duration of the race, leading every
lap. Though it was hardly easy. Fowler was able to gain only a slender 3.7-sec.
lead over McGill by the halfway point of the nearly two-hour race, but from there
he accelerated ahead, ultimately stretching his lead to well over a minute at the
finish.
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Walker Fowler sits second in the Pro Points after GNCC Racing Round 2 |
“It feels good right now, and we’re going to do everything we can to make
it exciting for the fans because that’s what keeps us going,” Fowler said. “If I can
win some more races I’m going to be really happy.”
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Cole Richardson earned his second win of the season at the General GNCC leading the Pro-Am class from start to finish |
Starting behind the XC1 Pro field, in XC2 Pro Am, Richardson had just as
successful an afternoon as Fowler, leading all four laps to win his class by over
three minutes and beating over half the XC1 Pro field in the process.
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Cole Richardson leads the Pro-Am Class points aboard his Yamaha YFZ 450R |
2014
GNCC Racing Pro Points |
Position |
Name |
Points |
1 |
Chris Borich |
51 |
2 |
Walker Fowler – Yamaha |
51 |
3 |
Chris Bithell |
43 |
4 |
Jarrod McClure |
34 |
5 |
Adam McGill |
30 |
2014
GNCC Racing Pro-Am Points |
Position |
Name |
Points |
1 |
Cole Richardson – Yamaha |
60 |
2 |
Fred Marley |
46 |
3 |
Marshal Goings |
35 |
4 |
Martin Christofferson |
33 |
5 |
Brody Livengood – Yamaha |
28 |
2014
GNCC Racing WXC Points |
Position |
Name |
Points |
1 |
Kristen Deloach - Yamaha |
38 |
2 |
Kristen Deloach |
35 |
3 |
Quincy Cunningham |
35 |
4 |
Alicia McCormick |
34 |
5 |
Angel Knox |
33 |