Lafayette, TN – The FRE/KTM ATV GNCC Team had a great weekend at the 11th round of the ATV GNCC Series with Women’s rider Angel Atwell earning 3rd overall and XC1 rider Bryan Cook taking home 4th place.
The morning Women’s race started off great with Atwell taking the holeshot and the early lead. Atwell lead the entire 1st lap, pitting for gas at the end of the lap. When she reentered the course she was sitting in 4th position. On the third lap she passed Traci Cecco for 3rd place and began to close in on the leaders. Unfortunately time ran out before she could make up enough time to pass the other riders and she finished 3rd behind winner Kristen Atwell and 2nd place Lexi Coulter.
In the XC1 class, Cook earned a 2nd place start behind Chris Borich. It was determined later that Borich fired his engine early and would receive a 30 second penalty at the end of the first lap. That penalty also handed Cook the $250 MotorcycleUSA.com holeshot award.
Halfway into the first lap, Cook had slipped back to 5th position. The top five riders remained close and began to pull away from the rest of the field. At the completion of the first lap, Borich was held at the check point for 30 seconds. He lost the lead and returned to the track right in front of Cook. Heading into the second lap the top five were led by Kiser, Bithell, Borich, Cook and Ockerman. Borich and Kiser began a battle for the lead on the third lap which they took to the finish while Bithell and Cook battled for 3rd. In the end, Borich just beat out Kiser for the win, Kiser hung onto 2nd, followed by Bithell in 3rd and Cook in 4th.
Next Event: St. Clairsville, OH – October 9-10, 2010
Overall Results XC1::
1) Chris Borich
2) Taylor Kiser
3) Chris Bithell
4) Bryan Cook – KTM
5) Adam McGill
Overall Results XC2::
1) Brian Wolf
2) Gabe Phillips
3) Eric Hoyland
4) Kevin Yoho
5) Parker Jones
Overall Results Women’s::
1) Kristen Atwell
2) Lexi Coulter
3) Angel Atwell – KTM
4) Traci Cecco
5) Jennifer Albright