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GNCC
ATV Racing
Round 5 -
"Mammoth" |
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Park City, KY - Weather
conditions weren't ideal in South Central
Kentucky as mud and rain plagued the land
on Saturday at Round 5 of the 2013 AMSOIL
Grand National Cross Country Series in Park
City, Ky. Amidst a day of chaos and excitement,
Chris Borich was able to maintain a calm
and collected mentality, securing his fifth
consecutive win of the season at the Rocky
Mountain ATV/MC Mammoth GNCC. Taylor Kiser
made a valiant return to GNCC, taking home
second overall, while Jeff Pickens secured
his first-ever XC1 class podium.
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GNCC
XC1 Pro ATV Podium (left to right)
Taylor Kiser (2nd), Chris Borich
(1st), Jeff Pickens (3rd) |
Waynesburg Yamaha/GT Thunder's Pickens
got off to a stellar start, grabbing the
$250 Team Woodhead/DeRisi Racing XC1 Holeshot
Award. However, HMF/GBC/Yamaha's Johnny
Gallagher claimed the early lead as the
deep field of XC1 riders headed into the
muddy woods of Park Mammoth Resort. Maxxis-backed
Chris Borich had trouble firing up his
machine, taking off dead last from the
start, but it didn't take long for him
to catch the leaders on the opening lap.
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#12 Jeff Pickens earned his first GNCC XC1 Pro podium at Mammoth GNCC by placing third. Pickens also grabbed the XC1 Pro Holeshot Award |
By the end of Lap 1, Borich led a tightly
knit pack of riders through the single
track stretch of the woods, including
Reliable Tool Supply/Maxxis-backed Chris
Bithell, AmPro Yamaha's Walker Fowler,
BNR's Kevin Yoho, Pickens and Lonestar
Racing/Precision/ITP's Adam McGill. The
lead group rode wheel-to-wheel throughout
the first hour, as the opportunities for
passing were slim in most sections of
the racetrack.
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Ballance Racing's Taylor Kiser made his return to GNCC Racing for the first time this season. Kiser earned a respectable second finish at Mammoth GNCC |
Ballance Racing's Taylor Kiser made his return to GNCC after announcing his semi-retirement
at the end of last season. Residing just
a few miles away from the Park Mammoth
Resort, Kiser put on an impressive ride
in front of his hometown crowd of friends
and family. Bouncing back from a ninth
place start to the race, Kiser interjected
himself into the lead battle between Borich,
Fowler and Gallagher by mid-race.
However, by Lap 3 the course conditions
became less than desirable as the rain
continued to fall. Fowler began dropping
off pace from the leaders before eventually
stopping into his AmPro Yamaha pit nearly
blind from all the mud caked in his eyes.
After being tended to by the medics, it
was determined that Fowler was not able
to return to the race. After battling
with Borich for the lead position, Gallagher
ran into some vision issues of his own,
ultimately losing his podium position
when he wasn't able to see out of his
eyes.
