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2009 GNCC ATV Racing Series
Round #1 - River Ranch
River Ranch, Florida
March 1, 2009

Can-Am GNCC Racing - Grand National Cross Country Racing Series

"River Ranch" GNCC Pro & Amateur ATV Race Report

GNCC ATV Racing
Round 1 - "River Ranch "
River Ranch, FL - Anticipation was high for the first round of the 2009 GNCC series as Yamaha/GT Thunder backed Taylor Kiser edged out Suzuki Yoshimura’s Chris Borich to take his first ever Pro GNCC win at River Ranch in his home state of Florida.

Although Florida is known for it’s beautiful weather, high winds blew through the area on Sunday morning, shredding pop-ups and blowing sugar sand every where. Rain was also in the forecast, but none fell aside from a couple of drops, even though a little bit of moisture would have been welcomed to help keep the dust down. The track itself was a freshly cut 12 miles long track, but with its sandy consistency, it didn’t take long before it became extremely rough and whooped out, which made for a brutal track for the Afternoon ATV race.

River Ranch Bull Riding
Yamaha YFZ450R ATV
The festivities kicked off at the West Gate River Ranch on Saturday night with a full on rodeo with bull riding, bronco riding, cow roping, and barrel racing with a twist, Bill Ballance & Chris Bithell had a chance to race their ATVs against the horses, which was a blast to watch, and in the end the horses were quicker around the barrels by just over a second

While the first round of any series seems to be one where racers are still trying to dial in their machines, Taylor Kiser appeared to have his quad spot on. Earlier this year, Kiser had indicated that he was feeling very comfortable with his switch from the KTM450XC back to the Yamaha YFZ450 and it showed in his performance. “It felt like I just jumped back in right where I left off,” said Taylor.

Kiser got off to a good start behind Chris Borich and Brandon Sommers and held strong, maintaining a third place position for the first three laps. Kiser kept pushing hard and made his way into second place and was just over one minute behind Borich in the fourth lap. Kiser began gaining ground on Borich, who was having clutch issues, and took the lead in lap five. Kiser stayed consistent in his pace and was able to hold that lead all the way to the finish line to claim his first ever Pro GNCC win.

Yamaha YFZ450 ATV
Yamaha YFZ450 ATV
Taylor Kiser makes the switch back to Yamaha for 2009, and Secures 1st Ever GNCC Win in his homestate of Florida on the YFZ450

“It feels great to take the first round win, especially since this is my home state and I had tons of family and friends here supporting me. It made this a very special race for me!” said an elated Kiser

Despite having to settle for a second place finish at round one, Chris Borich, who has his sights set on dethroning Bill Ballance, was still upbeat and confident in his performance even though he encountered some technical difficulties out on the track. “I took the holeshot and led for the first lap, but in lap two, Adam (McGill) got around me. I set a pace behind him, and I ended up getting past him in the next lap, but the track was getting really rough and the sand was taking its toll on my clutch and it was starting to fade. I made a pit stop and had the clutch adjusted, but it started to fade again, so I just kind of babied it and hung in there to make sure I finished and saved points,” stated Borich, who intent on taking the win at round two.

Chris Borich Suzuki LTR450
KTM Adam McGill
#2 Chris Borich
#3 Adam McGill
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