2016 GNCC Racing Series Round #13 Ironman Crawfordsville, IN October 29, 2016

Meanwhile, Landon Wolfe continued to push from a top-five start to secure third when the two-lap card came out. Despite the enormous amount of pressure on him, Wolfe would end up landing on the podium with third. Wolfe’s placement proved that he will be a top contender for the 2017 championship with his first career podium finish at the Ironman GNCC.

Landon Wolfe scored a career first GNCC Pro ATV Podium finish & finished a career best 7th in the points championship

Fast Traxx/Wolf Racing’s Brian Wolf finished just off the podium with fourth, while Independent Cycles/Shockworx Motorsports/Variom’s Matthew Lindle finished fifth in his XC1 Pro debut. Neal continued charging hard in an attempt to salvage as many points as possible, and at the conclusion of the two-hour race the Yamaha rider placed sixth. Both N-Fab/Maxxis/AmPro Yamaha/Lonestar/MXP’s Cole Richardson and BNR/Moose Racing/Maxxis-backed Josh Merritt faced issues on the first lap, which took them out of contention for the overall win.

Brian Wolf finished a season best 4th overall at the Ironman GNCC

The XC2 Pro-Am championship remained undecided coming into the final round. Randy Hamilton headed into the woods first after claiming the $100 All Balls Racing XC2 Pro-Am Holeshot Award on his JMR/ATVriders.com/DWT-backed machine. Dillinger's Celtic Pub & Eatery/GBC Motorsports/Moose Racing’s Marty Christofferson made quick work to secure the lead by the conclusion of the first lap. While Christofferson continued to lead from start to finish, Goldspeed/Hygear Suspension/Waynesburg Yamaha/Moto-Xperts/Spider Graphix-backed Greg Covert’s third place finish earned him the coveted XC2 Pro-Am National Championship.

Indiana native Austin Abney continued his success from 2015, taking the College A (16-21) class win along with sixth overall. Abney’s impressive performance also allowed him to break the record and become the top finishing ATV amateur in GNCC history, where he finished ahead of many of the XC1 Pro and XC2 Pro-Am competitors.

Ye Olde Cycle Barn/Maxxis/Fox Shocks’ Alicia McCormick capped off a successful year in the WXC class by taking home another win. The victory wouldn’t come easy for McCormick who battled with New York’s Katelyn Osburn and GBC/BNR/Spider Graphix’s Kara Merritt who rounded out the WXC podium.

GNCC Racing WMX Womens' Podium (left to right) Katelyn Osburn (2nd), Alicia McCormick (1st), Kara Merritt (3rd)