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Yamaha's Taylor Kiser XC1 Pro #6 GNCC Round #8
Race Report
GNCC Round #8 –
Wiseco John Penton
June 6, 2009 – Wiseco John Penton – Millfield,
OH -
After the Somerset race I decided to head north
to continue my training regimen in anticipation
of the last half of the season. I spent many
hours training and a lot of time focusing on my
suspension and quad setup. Needless to say I
headed into the Penton feeling more confident
than ever. Saturday morning the weather was
nearly perfect and as I headed to the line I was
anxious to get the race underway.
I had yet another great jump off the line; my
Yamaha powered to the first corner, allowing me
to grab the holeshot. The first lap the top
three riders swapped positions many times as we
made our way through the course. My goal was to
remain near the front and ride smart; I was
confident this would put me up front in the last
lap of the race. At the close of Lap one I was
in third place right behind the leaders.
The mileage of each lap was a tad longer for
this race which equaled longer lap times; I know
I would pit in lap two. In the second lap I fell
to the fifth place position but remained calm
knowing I could make it up with a quick pit
stop. The top five of us pulled into our pits
and my team came through I was able to
capitalize and picked up a spot as we headed
back onto the track.
The last two laps I remained focused on
riding a mistake free race; I battled back into
the third place position as I took the white
flag. I felt great and pushed forward hoping to
grab the win. Chris Borich and I battled the
entire last lap, swapping back and forth for the
lead. It was a great battle and as we crossed
the finish line Chris took the win as I placed
second; a mere two seconds short of the win. All
in all it was a great day of racing; my machine
handled better than it has all year and my hard
work is putting me in a position to battle for
the win at every event.
After this round of racing and placing second
I hold second place in the points standings; I
have a lot of great sponsors and supporters that
have a hand in this race and I cannot thank them
enough; Yamaha, Houser, Ohlins, HMF, Maxxis,
Mike Kiser Welding, Raber Industries, T&K
Cycles, HiPer, Moto X Nutrition, Fly, Powermadd,
Fasst, Ballance Racing, Precision Racing, Rath
Racing, GT Thunder, DP Brakes, G4 graphics,
Derek Tremain- ARS Powersports, Baldwin
Motorsports, Big Nutz Racing, Chester Vet
Clinic, Jason Lyons – Mona Vie, Spectro Oils,
Tire Balls, ATV Exposed, Albright Motorsports,
IMS and Eden Winery.
I am looking forward to Round #8, see you in
Snowshoe!
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