Kevin Yoho made his way up from an eighth
place start to take seventh in the pro class,
while Jeff Pickens rode a consistent race
to finish in eighth. Craig Bowman came up
from the back of the pack to round out the
top ten in the pro class, while AMA ATV Motocross
pro Derek Swartfager hung on for eleventh.
Suzuki’s Chris Borich, who has had
a Snowshoe win elude him for the past two
seasons, would look promising early in the
race as he was in a strong second behind Chris
Bithell. Everyone was watching in anticipation
and waiting for Borich to make his signature
move in the final lap to take a win, but that
did not happen for Borich and would once again
miss out on an ever elusive victory at the
Snowshoe GNCC.
Johnny Gallagher, who got off to a good start,
suffered mechanical issues in the second lap
as did Mark Notman, who would end his day
in 14th place.
In the Pro-am ranks, Walker Fowler was again
unstoppable as he came from a second place
start to take over his class lead in the second
lap and take it all the way to the checkered
flag. Fowler’s incredible performance
also gave him third overall on the afternoon
podium. Gabe Phillips charged hard to take
second in the Pro-am class, with Patrick McGuire
finishing in a close third.
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Ballance
Racing / Yamaha's #7 Walker Fowler claims
his 2nd straight Top 3 Overall finish
along with his 7th straight Pro-Am XC2
Win as he remains undefeated in2011 |
In the morning classes, the Can-Am/UXC Racing
team was on a mission to continue their amazing
season and to take top honors on the podium.
The team’s 4x4 Open class racer, Michael
Swift topped the podium with the overall win,
which was no easy task, while teammate Cliff
Beasley continued his amazing winning streak
in the U2 class that also gave him third overall
on the morning podium. Zac Zakowski also put
in an amazing run in the 4x4 Open class, taking
second in his class and second overall.
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Morning
ATV Podium (left to right)
Zac Zakowski (2nd), Michael Swift
(1st), Cliff Beasley (3rd)
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In the Women’s class it was Traci Cecco
who would come out on top with her class win
and just missing the top five in sixth overall,
with Angel Atwell in second and Kristen Atwell
in third.
The points battle will be heating up at round
number eight of the 2011 GNCC series that
will head to Millfield, OH for the John Penton
round on July 9th where Chris Borich will
be looking to take back the points lead from
Adam McGill, who will not go down without
a fight
