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2009 GNCC ATV Racing Series
Round #9 - SnowShoe
Snowshoe, West Virginia
June 27, 2009

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

Privateer Brian Wolf Takes $10,000 Victory at MotorcycleUSA.com Snowshoe GNCC First-Ever XC2 Pro-Am Rider to Win GNCC Overall

GNCC ATV Racing
Round 9 - "SnowShoe"
Brian Wolf - Yamaha YFZ450 ATV
Yamaha's XC2's Brian Wolf claims the suprise overall & $10,000 Motorcycle USA Bonus with adjusted time over Suzuki's Chris Borich in 2nd & Yamaha's Bill Ballance rounding out the Podium
Snowshoe, WV (6/27/2009) - In an unprecedented surprise, privateer Brian Wolf on a Yamaha took home the overall win at the MotorcycleUSA.com Snowshoe GNCC, round 9 of the 2009 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series, making him the first XC2 Pro-Am ATV rider ever to take a GNCC overall win.

Wolf was welcomed on the podium with wolf howls and thunderous applause by the largest podium crowd the 2009 season has seen so far.

Wolf, speechless at first looked around at the crowd before making his victory speech.

"I'm so pumped, so excited to be here," he said as he accepted his $10,000 purse prize from MotorcycleUSA.com. "I'm really not going for the overall. I'm going for the XC2 Championship. This is just a bonus."

GNCC Racing - Snowshoe Ski Resort
GNCC Racing - Snowshoe Ski Resort
The SnowShoe GNCC is Unlike any other GNCC Race with the racing action starting on the paved street with a live engine grand prix style start with up to 5 racers per row, and the Podium is held in the Snow Shoe Village, which attracts a huge crowd of spectators and provides the perfect atmosphere to wrap-up the final round of GNCC racing before the summer break

Making the win even bigger, Wolf said this would be his last year competing in GNCC and when asked if he thought he would return for the next season because of his big win, Wolf still didn't have any definite answers.

"I always told myself, the pro guys are so fast," he said. "Bill and Chris are so fast. I said there would be no sense to keep racing if I can't be up here with these guys. I guess I stuck my foot in my mouth!"

Brian Wolf - Yamaha YFZ450 ATV
Brian Wolf - Yamaha YFZ450 ATV
GT Thunder / Yamaha's Brian Wolf was right at home in the mountains as he held the overall lead from the very first lap with adjusted time from starting several rows back behind the XC1 Pro class, and with both Chris Borich & Bill Ballance running into issues in lap 2, it opened up the door for Wolf to build a comfortable overall lead, which he was able to maintain to claim the Overall win. This made modern GNCC history for anyone other than a Pro to Win the Afternoon ATV Overall & Wolf couldn't have done it at a better time with $10,000 up for grabs

"I just promised my wife some things though so... but she's phenomenal so maybe she will let me," he finished with a laugh.

Wolf took the first overall and first in the XC2 Class, while Rockstar/Makita Suzuki's Chris Borich took first place in XC1, followed by defending GNCC champion, Yamaha's Bill Ballance in second and Ballance's teammate Brandon Sommers in third.

Chris Borich - Suzuki LTR450 ATV
Bill Ballance - Yamaha YFZ450R ATV
Suzuki's Chris Borich secured his 4th straight win & 6th of the season as he extends his points lead to 40 points over Yamaha's Taylor Kiser in 2nd Place
Yamaha's Bill Ballance claimed 3rd Overall, which was his 1st Podium appearance since his win at Loretta's & he remains 4th in the Pro points chase
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