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2012 GNCC ATV Racing Series
Round #8 - Snowshoe GNCC
snowshoe, WV
June 23, 2012

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

2012 GNCC Racing - Round 8- Snowshoe - ATV Race Report
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Chris Bithell  CanAm DS450 ATV
Can-Am's #4 Chris Bithell finished a season best 2nd place
Can-Am/Motoworks’ Chris Bithell also started on the front row and stayed in a steady fourth place as he paced himself over the five lap race. In the final two laps, Bithell made a charge and moved into second place in lap five and held his position all the way to the checkered flag.

“What an awesome race! I felt great out there and I was hauling and did the best I could. I tried to reel in Borich but I ran out of time. It was a great day for us and I couldn’t be happier,” said Bithell.

Walker Fowler -  Yamaha YFZ450R
Yamaha's #5 Walker Fowler earned the final spot on the Podium, which moved Fowler into the Top 3 in points passing the injured Adam McGill
Yamaha/Ballance Racing’s Walker Fowler started off strong and was holding down third as racers headed into the second lap and made the pass on Chris Borich for second in lap two. Unfortunately, fowler encountered issues in the third lap and fell back to sixth place. Fowler put the hammer down and charged his way through traffic and moved into the number three spot before crossing the finish line or the final spot on the podium.

“I was back in sixth and didn’t think I was going to do any better, but I caught up to the leaders and was able to keep it there,” said Fowler.

GNCC Pro XC1 ATV Podium

XC1 Pro ATV Podium (left to right)
Chris Bithell (2nd), Chris Borich (1st) , Walker Fowler (3rd)

National Guard/Yokely Racing’s Jarrod McClure was on the second row for the start and was holding down a solid fifth place until the final lap when he was able to make the pass on Taylor Kiser for fourth place. McClure was closing in on Fowler, who was in third, but he got hung up late in the final lap, giving him his third top five finish of the season, in fourth.

Jarrod McClure - Honda 450R ATV
Taylor Kiser -  Yamaha YFZ450R
National Guard ’s #7 Jarrod McClure just missed a podium finish with a 4th place finish, which has McClure in a three way tie for 7th place in points
Maxxis' #3 Taylor Kiser rounded out the Top 5, which currently has Kiser holding down the 2nd spot in the Pro points race 64 points behind Borich

Yamaha/Balance Racing’s Taylor Kiser was in the front row off the start, but dropped back to fifth as they headed into the woods. Kiser held down fifth for two laps before making a charge into third. Kiser was looking strong but fell back to fourth place in the next lap and then came under fire from Jarrod McClure. Kiser eventually fell back to round out the top five.

Kevin Yoho was looking consistent once again and held down the number seven spot until the final lap when he moved up to sixth, where he would end his day.

Bryan Cook- Honda 450R ATV
#9 Bryan Cook finished in the 7th spot
Bryan Cook was holding down the number eight spot for most of the race and inherited seventh in the final lap.

Johnny Gallagher started off towards the back in the number 12 spot but was able to make a charge and end his day in eighth.

Mark Notman held on for a ninth place finish and Josh Whitehead rounded out the top ten in the XC1 Pro class.

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