Walker Fowler continues to dominate the XC2
division, claiming his third win of the year
with an impressive ride at Steele Creek. The
Ballance Racing Yamaha rider got off to a poor
start at the beginning of the race, but still
finished with a minute to spare over second
place.
"I didn't think the bike was going to
start and I kind of hesitated and the next thing
I knew everyone was gone," said Fowler.
"It was a little harder to get going than
I thought, but the fans were great here and
that kept me going."
Greg's ATV & Cycle Yamaha rider Gabe Phillips
made a few critical passes at the end of the
race to steal the runner-up spot from Honda
rider Eric Hoyland.
"I was so mad about my race in Georgia
that it just lit a fire under me," said
Phillips.
Hoyland finished out the podium in third, his
second podium finish of the year.
"I jumped early in Georgia and got penalized
for it, so I cranked a little slow to be on
the safe side and still got a great start,"
said Hoyland. "I could see Gabe coming
on the last lap and I just couldn't hold him
back."
Matt Hanna was fourth on his Greg's ATV &
Cycle Yamaha, beating out KTM rider Aarol Bright
and Honda rider Parker Jones. Meanwhile, Greg's
ATV & Cycle
Yamaha rider Patrick McGuire was seventh ahead
of Honda riders Dustin Canipe and Nathan Wallpe,
while Richie Brown was 10th on a KTM.
Bright won the $100 Motosport.com Holeshot
Award to start the Xc2 race.
In the A.M. race, Dave Simmons won the $100
GT Thunder Amateur Overall Award, beating out
Traci Cecco and Michael Swift with a last lap
charge.
"Things started out kind of rough and
I had a problem at the start," said Simmons.
"I just kept pushing there at the end,
though. I just left it pinned and it worked
out."
Cecco held the overall on adjusted time heading
into the final lap, but hit a tree on a downhill
section, giving up valuable time to Simmons.
In the 4x4 Open class, Michael Swift beat out
fellow Can-Am riders Rick Cecco and Bryan Buckhannon
for the win.
Meanwhile, Can-Am rider Clifton Beasley topped
Jordan Phillips (CAN) and Danny Jessee (CAN)
to win the U2 division.
