2017
GNCC Racing Series
Round #5 - Camp Coker
Society Hill, South Carolina
April 22, 2017 |
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Walker Fowler Claims 31st Win
at Camp Coker GNCC
Hunter Hart Takes Frist
GNCC Pro-Am XC1 ATV Win
Society Hill, SC (4/25/2017) -
The temperatures were not the only thing heating
up as the fifth round of the 2017 AMSOIL Grand National
Cross Country (GNCC) Series presented by Maxxis,
an AMA National Championship, took place today,
April 22, at the Moree’s Sportsman’s Preserve in
Society Hill, South Carolina. The racing action
was nothing short of exciting with heated battles
taking place all day long at the second annual CST
Tires Camp Coker Bullet GNCC. By the time the 1
p.m. pro took to the start line, the hot and humid
day created a true testament of the racer’s fitness
levels, but at the end of the grueling two-hour
race it was WFR/Yamaha/Maxxis/Fly Racing’s Walker
Fowler claiming yet another overall win in the Palmetto
State.
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GNCC Racing
Pro XC1 ATV Podium (left to right)
Adam McGill (2nd), Walker Fowler (1st),
Brycen Neal (3rd)
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As the green flag dropped it was Fowler who jumped
out to the early lead and claiming the $250 Wiseco
Holeshot Award. ATV Innovations/Solo Pilot’s Westley
Wolfe and BNR Motorsports / Maxxis / Pro Graph-X
/ Precision’s Josh Merritt sat on his rear wheels
as they filed through the first turn. Merritt
would make the pass on Wolfe as they headed into
the woods to begin their quest for the overall
victory.
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Walker Fowler jumped
out to the early lead and earned the $250
Wiseco Holeshot Award
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By the two-mile mark Fowler continued to lead
the pack, but he had a new rider behind him –
CST / Induction Solutions / LSR / HiPer / Spider
Graphix’s Adam McGill. Merritt, Wolfe and six-time
GNCC champion Chris Borich sat in the top-five.
McGill began charging on the second lap where
he cut the gap down to 12 seconds. Coastal Racing’s
Brycen Neal made quick work to secure fourth on
the second lap. Unfortunately Merritt started
slipping back by the end of second lap.
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Adam McGill finished
in the 2nd Spot on the GNCC Pro ATV Podium
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Borich followed the front runners and decided
to pit after the conclusion of the second lap.
Neal elected to go one more lap before getting
a splash of gas, and the added time allowed him
to make the pass on Borich for third.
Fowler continued to ride his own race and smoothly
work his way around the lapped riders. McGill
ran a consistent race and maintained second. As
the fifth and final lap wore on Fowler, McGill
and Neal stayed evenly spread out. Fowler earned
his fifth-straight win of the 2017 season and
31st career overall win. McGill found the checkered
flag 30 seconds behind Fowler, and Neal rounded
out the overall podium in third.
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Walker Fowler secured
his 5th straight win & remains undefeated
in 2017
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“I knew this race would require a good start,
and I ended up timing it perfect,” said Fowler.
“We pushed really hard on that fourth lap and
got a gap built up so I just kind of cruised that
last lap. It about got me in trouble because I
hit the motocross track and realized McGill wasn’t
too far behind me. I put myself in a position
to win, and I will take number five with a smile
on my face.”
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