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FRE/KTM ATV Race
Report – Snowshoe GNCC
Angel Atwell
Josh Kirkland |
Snowshoe, WV – The ninth round of the ATV
GNCC Series saw two of the three FRE/KTM riders
land on the podium. Reigning Women’s Champion
Angel Atwell pulled a 3rd place result in the
Women’s class while XC2 rider Josh Kirkland
followed suit with a 3rd place finish in his
class.
In the morning Women’s race Atwell was able to
get off to a decent start rounding the first
turn in 3rd place. On the third lap, Atwell
found herself stuck at the bottom of a rocky
downhill behind a huge bottleneck. This section
cost her twenty minutes before she was able to
finally get to the top of the hill. Atwell
worked her way back through the pack to land on
the podium before the race end.
In the afternoon race, XC2 rider Josh Kirkland
rounded the first turn of the asphalt start
section in 2nd place behind Brian Wolf. Kirkland
and Walker Fowler followed close behind Wolf for
the majority of the race. Kirkland allowed
Fowler to get by near the end of the race. He
remained close to his competitor to finish 3rd
overall in his class and 6th overall for the
day.
The unique starting procedure for the Snowshoe
event had four riders launch off the line every
five seconds. The XC1 class saw FRE/KTM rider
Bryan Cook take off to a 3rd place start from
the second row which physically put him in 7th
position since one row of riders had already
taken off ahead of him. Cook moved up to
5th position at the end of the first lap. One
quick mistake landed him back in 6th place where
he battled for the remainder of the day through
the checkered flag.
Next Event: Round 10 – New Berlin, NY –
September 11, 2010
Overall Results Women’s
Traci Cecco
Cheyanne Shadron
Angel Atwell – KTM
Kristen Atwell
Jennifer Albright
Lexie Coulter
Kyrie Brafferd
Shanna Bradshaw
Kara Merritt
Jennifer Britts – KTM
Overall Results XC2 Class
Brian Wolf
Walker Fowler
Josh Kirkland – KTM
Kevin Yoho
Gabe Phillips
Blake Kramer
Mark Notman
Eric Hoyland
Nathan Thomas
Joey Margueria
Overall Results XC1 Class
Chris Borich
Donald Ockerman
Adam McGill
Taylor Kiser
Chris Bithell
Bryan Cook – KTM
Jarrod McClure
Brandon Sommers
Jeffrey PickensJohnny Gallagher
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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