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The Big Buck GNCC
Race Report by William Yokley
Union, SC - April 4th, 2009
Frankfurt, KY (4/6/2009) -
William Yokley finished 16th Overall and 13th
in the XC1 Pro Class today in South Carolina.
There were 203 total entries with 20 XC1 Pro Riders.
Team Rider Mark Notman finished 90th Overall and
22nd in the 31 rider XC2 Pro Am Class.
GNCC Race Summary:
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William Yokley with
his family
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After a busy 2 weeks preparing both my Polaris
450 Outlaw and my RZR for the UTV race, we arrived
late Friday night. The Big Buck facility is always
fun and challenging, with both technical woods
and a lot of high speed sections. The weather
was perfect, with lots of sunshine and good track
conditions. The National Guard had a huge display
tent, rock climbing wall, and several vehicles
for everyone to check out. Recruiters cruised
around the property meeting and greeting all the
fans. It was cool seeing about 60 US and foreign
journalists covering the races, and it was fun
talking to them and showing them our sport. Today
would be a busy day with both the ATV race and
the UTV race immediately following; my UTV race
report will follow this report.
I got a decent start about mid-pack, and the
entire first lap everybody in the top 15 were
pretty much nose to tail. The course was quite
long today, about 13 miles, and we didn’t
run into lappers until late in the race. I finished
lap 1 in 10th, and lap 2 in 9th, and felt good.
On lap 3, the machine started to kick around more
due to the track getting rougher and the suspension
heating up. I finished up in 13th place in the
Pro Class after losing a few positions on the
last lap.
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Bouncing through
some South Carolina kickers
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My teammate Mark Notman has had some really freaky
bad luck so far this year, and today was no different.
His bike has been working great in testing and
practice, but when he went to start it at the
drop of the flag, nothing happened. The solenoid
on the starter failed, and by the time his crew
improvised a fix, he was a good 3 minutes behind.
This makes your day tough! He did improve his
position each lap, finally finishing 22nd in the
XC2 Pro Am Class. When these bad luck gremlins
quit happening, he will be fine.
We head to Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in 2 weeks,
I always like that area and it’s not too
far from home. We will continue to test and develop
our bikes, and will be ready for a good run there.
See you at the races!
Yokley Racing Team Sponsors:
Yokley Racing Team Sponsors are
The Army National Guard, Polaris Industries, Kenda
Tires, Elka Suspension, Roll Design, HMF Exhaust
Systems, IMS/Roll, PURE Polaris Lubricants &
Fuels, Intense Fabrication & Design, Douglas
Wheel Technology, Moto Pro Training, Tire Balls,
Andrews Cycle, Tsubaki Chains, IMS, Four Apparel,
ASV Levers, CV4 Hoses, Hygh Octane Design, PIER
Graphics, Universal Handlebars, Scott Goggles,
ATVRiders.com, Hetrick Motorsports, Powermadd,
and Rekluse Clutches.
www.YokleyRacing.com
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