Cole Richardson GNCC Racer

Brooksville, FL (2/25/2014) - Young and upcoming racer Cole Richardson made his presence known in 2013 by taking second in the GNCC Racing College A Class. Cole Richardson won a total of five races and earning nine podium finishes.

Richardson's best finish of the season was at the Unadilla GNCC where he finished an impressive fifth place overall in the afternoon class!

We had a chance to sit down with Cole Richardson to talk about his 2014 GNCC Racing program.

ATVriders.com: Cole, which class did you run last year?   
Cole Richardson: I ran college A. I finished second in points, and it was my goal coming into this year with a top fifteen number, and I made it happen.

ATVriders.com: And you’re doing it from the third row and back right? Who were your biggest competition?
Cole Richardson: Third, fourth, and fifth rows back were pretty much all of my starts, and my biggest competitors were Marshall (Goings) and Jay (Shadron) . We all had a good battles for the entire season.

Cole Richardson has been training with GNCC Pro Racer Walker Fowler

ATVriders.com: How excited are you for the Pro-Am class this year?
Cole Richardson: Pro-Am class this year is gonna be super exciting because you get to start on the same row every race. It’s going to be a different feeling being there with the Pro guys, and making you want to push harder so it should be great.

ATVriders.com: What kind of ATV are you racing on and what did you race last year? Any new help for this season?
Cole Richardson: I’m racing a Yamaha YFZ450R. This year I’m getting helped out by Yamaha and Walker Fowler Racing. We ride together (Walker Fowler) and train, and it really helps out with my fitness and riding quality. I’ve been riding with him as much as I can to get faster.

ATVriders.com: How do you like the new 2014 Yamaha YFZ450R?
Cole Richardson: The 2014 Yamaha feels pretty much like the 2013 model to me which is a good thing because I didn’t have to re-learn the ATV.

After placing second in the College A Class in 2013, Cole Richardson is making the jump up to the Pro-Am Class for the 2014 GNCC Racing Season

ATVriders.com: And you’re a senior in high-school? It must be pretty hard training and balancing school too?
Cole Richardson: I’m a senior at Union Area Highschool in New Castle, PA, and I graduate in May, so we’ve been pretty good with it so far, and my principal is okay with my missing a few days here and there for training. I’ve kept my grades up, and so far it’s been great.