2009
GNCC ATV Racing Series
Round #7 - Mountain Ridge
Somerset, PA
May 16, 2009 |
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KTM's Josh Kirkland
takes XC2, Mike Benson Wins Morning
Overall
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| KTM's
Josh Kirkland Grabbed the XC2 Holeshot
& battled back in forth with Brian
Wolfe, but in the end Kirkland claimed
his 3rd win the season & returned
to the points lead by a slim margin |
In XC2 action, FRE KTM's Josh Kirkland rallied
for the win after a but battle with Yamaha's
Brian Wolf, who had won three-straight races
coming into the event. "It was good clean
racing, but I did tag Brian in the pits once,"
said Kirkland, who grabbed the $100 Rekluse
Holeshot Award to start the race. "I didn't
know he was going to pull in to pit and I got
locked up in his wheel."
"It was good racing,"
said Wolfe. "I'm glad to be up here, these
have been some good battles."
Third went to Parker Jones, who
mounted a comeback effort from out of the top
ten. "I'm really happy with this,"
said Jones. "I would like to be up there
with those two, but they're really going fast
right now."
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Yamaha's Brian Wolfe had to settle for
2nd his round, but with 4 wins under
his belt, the battle remains intense
for the XC2 Championship with 2 Throw
Aways |
Moto-Xperts
Parker Jones secures his 2nd straight
Podium finish after fighting his way
through the pack, which currently has
him 4th in points behind Eric Hoyland |
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| After
over 24 years of racing ATVs, Mike Benson
finally scores a GNCC 1st overall on
his Four Stroke Tech VForce |
In the morning race, Four-Stroke Tech's Mike
Benson finally broke through for an overall
win after three years of close calls. He was
awarded the $100 GT Thunder Morning Race Overall
Award. "I started racing this series on
bikes in 1980, and switched over the ATVs in
1985," said Benson, who races on a Kawasaki
KFX700 in the U2 class. "We've been so
darned close to being up here, this is just
a dream come true for me and my family."
Second overall went to 4x4 Limited
Class Winner Michael Swift on his Warnert Racing
Can-Am. Third went to the previous morning race
overall winner, Super Senior (50+) rider Glenn
Pritchard. FRE KTM's Angel Atwell finished fourth
overall and took her fifth win of the season
in the Women's class. Lexie Coulter and Kristen
Atwell followed her home, while defending Women's
Class Champion Traci Cecco saw her two-race
win streak end while she ran into electrical
problems on the first lap.
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Can-Am's Kevin Trantham claims his 1st
Win of the season in the 4x4 Lites over
Warnert Racing's Clifton Beasley |
Warnert
Racing's Bryan Buckhannon win streak
also ended at Mountain Ridge when he
wrecked & broke his leg |
The 2009 Can-Am Grand National
Cross Country Series continues with the Wiseco
John Penton GNCC in Millfield, Ohio, in three
weeks, on June 6 and 7. GNCC racing airs in
HD on Versus every Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
| XC1
& XC 2 RaceResults - Round 7 - Mountain
Ridge GNCC |
XC1 Finish:
1. Chris Borich (Suz)
2. Adam McGill (KTM)
3. Brandon Sommers (Yam)
4. Taylor Kiser (Yam)
5. Bill Ballance (Yam)
6. Bryan Cook (Houser)
7. Jarrod McClure (Yam)
8. Donald Ockerman (Yam)
9. Ryan Lane (Hon)
10. Duane Johnson (Hon) |
XC2 Finish
1. Joshua Kirkland (KTM)
2. Brian Wolf (Yam)
3. Parker Jones (Hon)
4. Rob Hertz (Hon)
5. Josh Beavers (KTM)
6. Eric Hoyland (Hon)-
7. Eric Wilezek (Suz)
8. Blake Kramer (Suz)
9. Corbin Knox (Hon)
10. Jeremy Rice (Pol) |
| GNCC
ATV Racing - XC1 Pro Point Standings
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| 1. Chris Borich (162/
4 wins); 2. Adam McGill (150); 3. Taylor
Kiser (144/1 win); 4. Brandon Sommers
(122); 5. Bryan Cook (114/1 win); 6. Bill
Ballance (113/ 1 win); 7. Donald Ockerman
(91); 8. Duane Johnson (86); 9. Jarrod
McClure (80); 10. Johnny Gallagher (67). |
