Ryan Lane got his first ATVRiders.com
Holeshot of the season in XC2, and the normally bad
starter enjoyed getting up front early. "I about
wore this thing out Tuesday night practicing starts,"
said Lane. "I was getting tired of coming from
the back. It was the same result today, but it was a
lot more fun starting up front. I felt good for the
first few laps. I probably wasn't setting a fast enough
pace without him pushing me though. Then I got caught
on a vine, and (Don) Ockerman and (David) Crane got
around me and led. We got back by them, then Sommers
passed me when we got gas. I saw that two lap board
come out, and I just about fell off the bike. We were
tangling with lappers and passing back and forth a few
times, but by then I didn't have much left."
Third in the class went to Kyle Martin. "I
had a good start, got pushed out, was probably 18th
going into the woods," said Martin. "So
I put in a good lap and started picking guys off.
I was up to about fourth. I caught up to Ryan, and
on the last lap, a lapper got in between me and him
and I got around. I thought I could take another second
place finish, but there was a hill, and a lapper came
between me and the line I wanted, and pushed me into
a tree."
Eighth overall went to LTERacing.com's Chris Bithell,
with Duane Johnson ninth on a GT Thunder/HMF Honda.
Yamaha's Brandon Ballance rounded out the top ten.
Monster Energy/National Guard/Kawasaki rider William
Yokley suffered mechanical troubles and failed to
score points.
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For Borich, the race winner, championship smarts
appear to be paying off. "I usually get all rammy
in the pits when we're changing goggles like that
and losing some time, but I try to stay calm once
I'm back on the track. Last couple years, I would
get all wild and clip a bunch of things, but this
year I've slowed it down a bit, and it worked out
better. I'm not going to give it away this year."
In the morning race, Yamaha's Traci Cecco took it
to the field again, winning the women's class and
the morning race overall, continuing her perfect season.
Angel Atwell and Polaris' Stephanie Parton were second
and third.
Once again, Four-Stroke Tech's Mike Benson made
a run for the overall riding in the Utility Unlimited
class on his KFX700, but he twisted his ankle on the
second lap. Benson figures he has broken the ankle,
but he dug deep through the pain and still finished
out front in his class and on the overall podium.
Can-Am/Warnert Racing's Rick Cecco won the Open
4x4 class on his Outlander 800, with his teammate
Cliffton Beasley winning the 4x4 Lites clsss on an
Outlander 500. Kevin Trantham took the 4x4 Limited
win on a Kawasaki.
The 2007 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series
continues in four weeks with the Spartan GNCC in Sparta,
KY on June 9 and 10.
