2016 GNCC Racing Series Round #4 - Big Buck Union, SC April 16, 2016

GNCC Racing Pro XC1 ATV Podium (left to right) Brycen Neal (2nd), Adam McGill (1st), Jarrod McClure (3rd)

As soon as the green flag dropped the XC1 Pro class was set for battle as they charged into the South Carolina woods. McGill and N-Fab/Maxxis/AmPro Yamaha/Lonestar/MXP's Walker Fowler looked to be the top two holeshot contenders until they met each other and made contact that ultimately took Fowler out and allowed for Maxxis/Fly Racing/HMF/Ye Olde Cycle Barn/Suzuki-backed Chris Borich to grab the $250 Wiseco Holeshot Award.

Walker Fowler flipping in the first turn, but Fowler recovered to finish in 5th place

Borich would continue to lead the rest of the pack through timing and scoring on the first lap, but Coastal Racing/MSR/Maxxis-backed Brycen Neal was pushing hard right on his back wheels along with Precision/Axis/Maxxis' Jay Shadron who was positioned in third.

Once Neal was able to make the move on Borich, the six-time GNCC champion began to fade back through the pack, while Neal was able to capitalize and quickly pull a 15-second lead. During a pit stop on lap two, Borich jumped off his quad to make some quick adjustments, explaining why he had fell back so quickly

Brycen Neal put in a hard fight for the win, but finished just behind Adam McGill in second place for his 4th straight podium finish

After narrowly escaping the first turn crash, McGill was busy working his way up through the pack. By the second lap the West Virginia native found himself sitting in a podium position, but was hungry for more.

JMR/ATVriders.com/DWT's Jarrod McClure was following in McGill's footsteps where he moved from sixth place on the first lap to right behind McGill on the third lap.

As the white flag came out Neal was still sitting comfortably in first, but McGill was putting in one last charge for the win. With just a handful of turns remaining in the grueling two-hour race, McGill had shaved off 30 seconds on Neal and had his eyes set on taking gold.

Adam McGill claimed his first overall win of the season at Big Buck

When Neal and McGill emerged from the last wood's section it was the number 521 leading the way. McGill would claim the coveted overall win with Neal crossing just one second behind him in second. McClure saw the checkered flag just seven seconds after the top two. The finish was good enough to land McClure his first podium of the season.

"I'm normally always a little behind at the first few races because I'm not able to ride during the winter," said McClure. "Just to be able to rebound here today and get on the podium is exactly what I wanted to do and it feels great."

"Even though I came up short on the win I'm still really excited to have four straight podiums," said Neal. "I'm the only person to have finished on the podium at every round now, and the whole team is working well together to make this happen."