RUSSELL ACCEPT MOUNTAINEER RUN GNCC
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Round 7 of the 2015 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Collection offered by Maxxis, an AMA National Championship happened at Marvin’s Mountaintop in Masontown, West Virginia for the Fourth yearly Rocky Hill ATV/MC Mountaineer Run GNCC
Manufacturing facility FMF/KTM’s Kailub Russell would certainly get the jump off the beginning line to claim the $250 All Balls Competing Holeshot Award, and also head right into the woods leading the XC1 Pro class. Russell would certainly deal with a battle with AirGroup/Rockstar Energy/Husqvarna’s Ryan Sipes, as they would switch positions several times.
” We kind of went back and forth a few times the following pair laps and also it was just challenging the first few laps checking out the trail and also not knowing where some rocks were that you can hit,” said Russell.
On lap three, Russell would make the pass stick as well as go on to take the checkers as well as his sixth total win this period. Russell holds the champion factors, 79 points ahead of N-Fab/AmPro Yamaha’s Give Baylor.
Ryan Sipes has gotten on a stable incline as he continues to show improvement each round. Sipes, who lead the initial 2 laps and battled with the safeguarding champ Russell, earned his ideal coating of his GNCC career at the Mountaineer Keep up a second overall. “I as well as Kailub had a good time out front there, that rate was enjoyable absolutely used me out in the direction of completion of the race,” stated Sipes.
Rocky Hill ATV * MC/KR4/FAR’s Thad DuVall finished an impressive 3rd area generally after crashing 2 weeks earlier in New York, which finished his day. DuVall started the day mid-pack yet would certainly make a two-lap charge to complete in 3rd place.
Grant Baylor started the day just outside the top 5 as he pressed his method with the pack, touchdown just outside of the general platform. Baylor relocates into 2nd place in the championship point’s standings with his fourth-place coating and due to the lack of Superstar Power Husqvarna’s Josh Strang. Strang, who raced in New York city, was significantly lacking in West Virginia as a result of an apart shoulder he experienced while practicing prior to the Dunlop Tomahawk GNCC.
After winning two weeks earlier in New York, JCR Honda’s Chris Bach started simply inside the top five, before coping Baylor and eventually getting a fifth-place surface. Baylor’s teammate N-Fab/AmPro Yamaha’s Jordan Ashburn, that had a rough trip 2 weeks earlier, held back the 6th area position in XC1 and also seventh overall till the checkered flag flew.
After mechanical concerns at the last round as well as a DNF, Moto Technology KTM’s Guardian Baylor placed in a remarkable trip to complete 7th in XC1 and also nine total. Rockstar Power Husqvarna’s Andrew DeLong had a great embark on the starting line, heading into the woods around 3rd. DeLong would run third the very first two laps, prior to drawing into the pits to have changes made from just what looked like was triggered by a collision. DeLong would certainly lose useful time and placements during this, and would certainly end up the day fifteenth in general, however eighth in the XC1 class.
Funmart Cycle/FLY/RidePG. com’s Adam Bonneur would certainly run inside the top 10 all afternoon, swapping positions with Maxxis/FLY/Factory Connection’s Chris Douglas. Bonneur would certainly complete the Mountaineer Run GNCC 9th in XC1, while Honda’s Takeshi Koikeda completed the leading 10 in XC1.
In the XC2 Pro Lites course, Husqvarna Support Motorcyclist Craig DeLong earned the $100 Hot Webcams XC2 Holeshot Honor and also would certainly run inside the top 3 on the very first lap. DirtWise/Maxxis/KLIM’s Jason Thomas would certainly quickly move into the lead till a timely pit-stop was necessary on lap five to change Thomas’ back tire.
Rocky Mountain ATV * MC/KR4/FAR’s Nick Davis would start the day in 2nd behind Thomas. Davis pressured Thomas for 5 laps, where he would after that move into the lead. Davis would certainly not recall and also would certainly earn second win of the season.
Raines Riding University/Atlas Yamaha/offroad cycling. com’s Ricky Russell would certainly proceed his regular season with a 2nd area surface in the XC2 course and also 8th overall. Ride On Cycle/Moto Play ground’s Tegan Holy place would certainly follow up his very first platform finish in New York city with an additional platform coating in West Virginia this weekend as he completed the platform in third.
The 1 p.m. race was relayed STAY IN its totality on RacerTV.com and also can be deemed an archived video currently online by visiting the GNCC LIVE web page onRacerTV.com. Race coverage will certainly also be broadcast on NBCSN on Saturday, August 1 at 12:30 p.m
. The 2015 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series resumes June 6 as well as 7 with the Wiseco John Penton in Millfield, OH. For additional information on the series, visit www.gnccracing.com.
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Rocky Mountain ATV/MC Mountaineer Run GNCC.
Masontown, WV.
Round 7 of 13.
Sunday, May 24.
XC1 Event Outcomes:.
Kailub Russell (KTM).
Ryan Sipes (HSQ).
Thad DuVall (HSQ).
Give Baylor (YAM).
Chris Bach (HON).
Jordan Ashburn (YAM).
Steward Baylor (KTM).
Andrew DeLong (HSQ).
Adam Bonneur (KTM).
Takeshi Koikeda (HON).
* General National Championship Standings:.
Kailub Russell (205 ).
Grant Baylor (126 ).
Josh Strang (118 ).
Chris Bach (115 ).
Thad DuVall (102 ).
Ryan Sipes (97 ).
Jason Thomas (75 ).
Jordan Ashburn (74 ).
Ricky Russell (60 ).
Layne Michael (60 ).
* Indicates that the Overall National Championship Standings will certainly identify the 2015 National Champion.
XC2 Occasion Outcomes:.
Nick Davis (HSQ).
Ricky Russell (YAM).
Tegan Holy Place (KTM).
Jason Thomas (KTM).
Jesse Groemm (BET).
Layne Michael (HON).
Trevor Bollinger (KTM).
Austin Lee (YAM).
Craig DeLong (HSQ).
Ryan Lojak (YAM).
XC2 Collection Standings:.
Jason Thomas (167 ).
Layne Michael (127 ).
Craig DeLong (121 ).
Ricky Russell (119 ).
Trevor Bollinger (113 ).
Cory Buttrick (94 ).
Tegan Temple (90 ).
Nick Davis (87 ).
Austin Lee (77 ).
Callan May (65 ).
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