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Atwell Wins the General
FRE/KTM Race Report – GNCC Round 2
Angel Atwell |
Washington, GA – FRE/KTM rider Angel Atwell
took the win in the Women’s class at the second
round of the GNCC Series passing for the lead
with three turns to go after a two-hour battle.
At the start of the morning race, Atwell
muscled her way into a 3rd place starting
position around the first corner. Atwell took
the lead for a brief moment on the first lap
battling back and forth with her niece and
fellow competitor, Kristen Atwell. She lost the
lead and dropped back to 5th on the second lap
after getting hung up in the woods. A quick pit
at the end of the third lap helped Atwell climb
back into 3rd and pull Kristen Atwell and Tracy
Cecco back into sight.
At the end of the fourth lap Atwell overtook
Cecco for 2nd position and began to close in on
Kristen Atwell. The two riders battled for the
entirety of the final lap going wheel to wheel
into the final woods section. Three turns before
the finish Atwell made a bold move through the
trees and was able to make the pass and take
home the victory winning the race by a mere 1
second.
The excitement of the day would carry on into
the afternoon race where XC1 rider Byran Cook
lined up for his second race aboard his new KTM
machine. Cook started the race in 6th and
quickly moved to 4th after passing Donald
Ockerman who missed a jump on the motocross
section. At the end of the second lap top
runners Chris Bithell and Chris Borich along
with Cook decided not to pit and all took over
the top three positions. At the end of the third
lap Bithell crashed, holding up Borich in the
process allowing Taylor Kiser, Bill Ballance and
Cook to get around. Near the end of the race,
Borich, Adam McGill and Bithell were able to
make a last minute charge finding there way
around Cook. After the two-hour race, Cook went
home with a respectable 6th place finish.
In the XC2 class FRE/KTM rider Josh Kirkland
started in 3rd position around the first turn.
Early in the race he hit a tree and lost a lot
of time to the lead group which he fought to
make up the remainder of the race.
Unfortunately, near the end of the race he also
encountered overheating of his rear brakes which
caused him to move from his 3rd place position
back to 4th. It was a tough race for the
defending XC2 Champion, but at the end of the
day, he was able to finish in 4th position to
remain in the points chase.
Overall XC1 –
1) Taylor
Kiser
2) Chris Borich
3) Bill Ballance
4) Adam McGill
5) Chris Bithell
6) Bryan Cook – KTM
7) Jeffrey Pickens
8) Johnny Gallagher
9) Jarrod McClure
10) Donald Ockerman
Overall XC2 –
1) Walker
Fowler
2) Brian Wolf
3) Parker Jones
4) Josh Kirkland – KTM
5) Kevin Yoho
6) Gabe Phillips
7) Nathan Thomas
8) Mark Notman
9) Blake Kramer
10) Corbin Knox
Women’s –
1) Angel
Atwell – KTM
2) Kristen Atwell
3) Traci Cecco
2010 FRE KTM ATV Team sponsors: KTM, FRE, DWT
Tire, FMF, Douglas Wheel, DID, Houser Racing,
Baldwin Motorsports, Custom Axis Shocks,
PowerMadd, FASST, Rath Racing, Wiseco, Precision
Racing Products, IMS, Sidi, Scott Goggles, Quad
Tech, JB Racing, Moto X-Perts, PG
Graphics, Motorex, Rekluse, KTM Hard Equipment,
and Twin Air.
Photos Courtesy of David Scearce
About KTM
KTM, founded in 1953, is the second largest
European motorcycle manufacturer specializing in
“Ready to Race” street and off road motorcycles
and ATVs.
Proven successes in worldwide competition are
embodied into the design and function of each
KTM race machine. KTM has built a reputation for
high-quality premium race ready machines
suitable for street and off road race
competition and recreation. With more than 160
World Championships and counting, the
technology, design and performance of KTM
continues to race past the competition time and
again.
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