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GNCC Amateur ATV Racing Maxxis General - Round #2
Washington, GA

March 11, 2006

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Just one week after pounding the sands of Florida, GNCC ATV racing was back in action in Georgia, but instead of sand, riders would face the slick and slimy Georgia Clay. For many, the clay would come as a welcomed relief from the whooped out sands in Florida, and once again, GNCC racers showed up in force and set a new Georgia attendance record with over 600 ATV entries. For all those in attendance, they would be treated to almost perfect track conditions and a beautiful day for racing with partly cloudy skies and comfortable racing temperatures.

Youth ATV Race
Walker Fowler looks as comfortable as ever on the his new Cobra ride for 2006 with yet another win
The Youth ATV races were set to kick off an exciting day of ATV racing bright and early Saturday Morning at 8:00 AM with the 90cc Production Modified (11-15) leading the way. Walker Fowler would jump out into the lead on his Cobra 90, and he quickly separated himself from the rest of the class with over a minute lead on second place rider Joshua Merrit by the end of the first lap. Fowler would add alteast another 30 seconds to lead, lap after lap, and by the checkered flag, he held a four minute lead over Seth Mumford in second place on his Honda TRX90. The real battle was for third place as Michael Keleman charged his way through the pack after dropping back to 14th place in the second lap to battle with Dylan Kell as they passed rider after rider, but in the end, Dylan Kell’s Polaris would be able to outpower Keleman’s Kasea and take the final podium spot by only 4 seconds. An exhausted Keleman rolled off his ATV at the end with his feet propped up on his Kasea and arms spread eagle relaxing and catching his breath after a sprint to the checkered.

In the 90 Production Modified (8-10), Michael Ferraro was able to overcome a two minute deficit in the first lap to catch the leaders and make the pass for the lead followed by Austin Findley. Ferraro would take his second win of the year on his Suzuki, but it is far from over in this highly competitive class.

Seth Mumford earned himself a 2nd Overall finish at the General
Jack Ramsey was able to hold off Brandon Boso to take the 90cc Limited 11-15 win
In the 70cc Production (6-11) Class, Andrew Thorson looked to be well on his way to victory by the half way point, but a DNF would open the door for Charlie Welch to take over the lead and eventual win over Bryanden Shick and Michael Mussi.

Morning ATV Race
After a historic podium sweep for the women in Florida, it was time to see if they could do it again just one week later in Georgia. Yamaha’s Traci Cecco would grab the Holeshot, and she plan and simple walked away from the rest of the class. By the end of the first lap, she held nearly a two minute lead over Stefanie Verkade followed by Stephanie Parton. By the end of lap three, Cecco extended her lead to nearly four minutes with Angel Atwell taking over second followed by Jennifer Fulkerson.

While Traci Cecco was on a mission by herself, the real battle was for podium among several of the women as they swapped positions back and forth for some intense racing action, which kept everyone in suspense to see who hold the second and third spots at the checkered. The veteran Stephanie Parton would take control by the third lap followed closely by Jennifer Fulkerson, and they would maintain their position to the finish line over five minutes behind Traci Cecco in the lead. Angel Atwell would just miss the podium by a 19 seconds followed by Jennifer Albright and Stefanie Verkade rounding out the top six overall as the Women’s Class rule the Morning with the absence of the Stock Class.

Traci Cecco dominated the Morning Race on her Yamaha YFZ450 as she chases after year another Championship
Jennifer Fulkerson earned her first ever Podium spot to join Podium veterans Stephanie Parton and Traci Cecco
John Gallagher continued his reign in the Super Senior Class aboard his new Polaris Outlaw as he would win his second race of the year followed by Richard Martin and Ken Vickerd.

Billy Good Dominated the Podium in 2004 & 2005, and he is determined to get back on the Podium with a 250X in Sport Class for 2006
Billy Good continues to try to his best to garner a podium position while racing in the Sport Class on a 250X, and he has come extremely close the past two races before running into problems with his machine. Unlike Florida, Good finished out the Georgia race with an impressive 8th Overall and held an 11 minute lead over second place finisher Scott Sleppy followed by Chuck Norris. Billy Good lost his brakes, which forced him to slow down, but it will only be a matter of time for this incredibly talented rider to put his 250X up on the podium, which will surely turn some heads.

The tension builds in the Utility Classes as the competition steps it up for 2006. After a rough day in Florida, Michael Swift put his Bombardier Outlander out front in Georgia and took home the win over Sam William in second place followed by Michael Penland who worked his way up from a 9th place start and passed Ken Robey on the final lap to third place. Scott Kilby would take his first win of the year in the Utility Modified class with Brock Parker out of the race before the completion of lap one. Marcus Gonzalez battled with Cliffton Beasley to take the 2nd spot in the class. In the Utility Unlimited, Jesse Mekins would lose his lead in the final lap of the race, which allowed Timothy McAndrew to move up from second followed closely by Florida’s winner Jonathan Bowers. McAndrew was able to hold off Bowers to take the win with Bowers only 17 seconds back followed by Ty Blair. The 2005 Champion, Kevin Johnston held the lead in the first lap and dropped back to 7th place, and he would able to salvage a 4th place finish over Kevin Obrick.

Scott Kilby (Utility Modified) & Michael Swift (Utility Stock) put the Bombardier Outlander on top at the General with wins in each of their classes.
In the C Classes, Kentucky’s John Martin would once again win Novice C 22+ and finished in the top 10 overall with Mark Pittman finishing in second place and 11th Overall. Ronnie Mills would take the win in Georgia after finishing in the runners up spot in Florida in the Novice C 16-21 Class. Finally, Baltimore, MD rider, Michael Young would take the Novice C 35+ Class win and finish 16th Overall with Christopher Cox taking the win in the Novice C 29+ Class

Afternoon ATV Race
Taylor Kiser conquers the Maxxis General as the top finishing amaateur over Sean Neidlinger
In the Afternoon, Bill Ballance returned to his winning ways, but he wasn’t the only fast rider out on the track as many amateurs are moving up through the ranks in hopes of being the next Bill Ballance or Barry Hawk, and Taylor Kiser and Sean Neidlinger were on a mission in the Pro Am Class. Florida Resident, Kiser started off the season with a DNF, and came one stronger than ever in Georgia to take over the lead in the second lap and hold off Florida’s Winner Sean Neidlinger for the win. Ryan Morphew made an incredible comeback from 20th place to finish in 3rd place followed by Craig Reed and Tyler Lenig rounding out the top five and finishing in the top 17 overall.

The battle for the lead in the 4 Stroke A Class was on start to finish between Brandon Sommers and Richie Brown. The Georgian Richie Brown held the lead for the first three laps of the race with Brandon Sommers remaining only a few seconds behind. In the final lap of the race, Sommers was able to make the pass and take over the lead and the win with Brown finishing only 3 seconds later. Kelly Logan would finish in third place nearly 4 minutes behind the battling duo up front.

In the Open B Class, Brian Adams would lead from start to finish completely one more lap than the entire class, and the second place finisher Nathan Wallpe was anywhere but near the front after the first lap as he was all the way back in 27th place out of huge lineup of 47 riders. By the end of the second lap, Wallpe leaped up to 11th place before finally moving into second place on the third lap ahead of Aaron Hunt.

Greg Lott literally kept his head down to out run Chad Wallace to he Junior Class Win on his Yamaha YFZ450
Todd Rothermel gives his Polaris Outlaw the thumbs up after taking the win in the 4 Stroke Stock A/B Class
The Senior 40+ Class opener was won by Dave Hogg in the absence of the undefeated 2005 Champion Dave Simmons, but he was back in action at the General and looking for yet another win as he jumped out to the early lead. In the third lap, Simmons would lose the lead to Ron Bloodworth who would go on to win the race with Simmons finishing in second place ahead of the Dave Hogg.

The 4 Stroke Stock A/B Class has yet to take hold in the Afternoon as only 12 riders signed up in Florida and it only grew to 14 in Georgia, but it is still early in the year. Matt Hanna took the win over Todd Rothermel on his Polaris Outlaw in Florida, but General belonged to Todd Rothermel after an early battle for the lead between Matt Hanna and Adam Reed, he pulled away to a nearly three minute lead by the checkered flag over Matt Hanna with Adam Reed finishing in third.

The General once again provided a perfect mix of terrain and obstacles for some action packed racing, and Steele Creek in North Carolina is the next stop on the schedule, which has always been a personal favorite with the water crossing, mud pits, and tricky hill climbs that challenge even the fastest racers.

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