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Fowler Wins Rock Run GNCC

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Patton, PA (May 28, 2011) – Walker Fowler scored a rare feat at the Rock Run GNCC, round seven of the 2011 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country series in Patton, Pennsylvania. The Ballance Racing Yamaha rider is one of only a few XC2 Am Pro riders to score the overall victory at a GNCC against the XC1-class Pros.

Chris Borich was the first to cross the finish line in the inaugural running of the Pennsylvania race and the Rockstar Makita Suzuki rider finished first the XC1 division, but Fowler claimed the overall victory based on adjusted time. Although he started from the second wave with the rest of the XC2 class, Fowler completed the fast and rocky four-lap race just over 20 seconds faster than Borich, giving Fowler the overall win.

"This is more than awesome, I don’t even know how to feel right now," said Fowler. "Dustin Canipe was ahead of me after the start and he set a real good pace and we actually caught a lot of the Pros on the first lap. Canipe made a little bobble at the end of the first lap and I got around him and then I just put the hammer down."

Courtesy Shaun MooreOnce Fowler latched on to the front-runners, he needed only to stay close the leaders to have a chance at the overall.

"There was a freight train of Pros up there and nobody was able to pass and I guess the pace up there wasn’t as fast as the guys in the back wanted to go and I just got up to them and paced off of them and made it happen."

Borich extended his lead in the XC1 division with his class win, which came after a last lap battle with round-six winner Brian Wolf. Borich moved into the physical lead in the race at the midway point and held off Wolf and Ballance Racing Yamaha’s Taylor Kiser to get to the checkers first.

"It was a pretty good battle behind me, Wolf got into second and we started rolling pretty good together," said Borich. "It’s always good to add to a points lead and I was happy to accomplish that today."

"Hat’s off to Walker, he rode well and deserved to win," added Borich. "The way that track was it was easier to catch up than to pull away."

Courtesy Shan MooreWolf wound up with the runner-up position in the XC1 division, which reinforced his win at the Indy 100, while Kiser rounded out the podium.

"I didn’t think there would be much passing going on today, but there was more than I thought there would be," said Wolf. "We got a bad start but worked up to second and then going into the white flag Borich was going to let me by in that field and I thought, ‘no way, it’s your turn to lead.’ I was close and then we hit a dust section and I had to take my goggles off. I had nothing for him after that."

Kiser’s podium was his third of the year, and it solidifies his third-place status in the series points.

"I got a pit board on the first lap saying Walker was coming and I thought, ‘oh, man, here we go.’ But the kid rode good and really happy for him," said Kiser. "We got off to a better start than we have been and the bike was working really good, we finally got it figured out, and we’ve finally got things going in the right direction."

Courtesy Shan MooreAdam McGill finished fourth after getting off to a poor start, while his Foremost Insurance/Warnert Racing Can-Am teammate was right behind in fifth.

Johnny Gallagher matched his best finish of the year, putting his Yamaha into sixth, one spot better than JET Suspension Honda Donnie Ockerman.

GT Thunder rider Kevin Yoho was eighth, ahead of Yamaha-mounted Jeffrey Pickens.

ATV MX racer Derek Swartfager (Hon) turned a rare GNCC appearance into a solid 10th place finish.

Finally, Bryan Cook $250 Motosport.com Holeshot Award by beating the rest of the XC1 division to the first turn and held the FRE Racing KTM rider held the lead for a full lap, but ultimately dropped out of the race on the final lap and was credited with 11th.

With the overall win, Fowler also added to his string of XC2 victories, which now stands at six in a row. Gabe Phillips has been the most consistent of the rest of the XC2 division and the Greg’s ATV & Cycle Yamaha added another runner-up finish at the Rock Run, extending his lead over third place in the class standings by 23 points. Phillips was not happy with his finish, however.

Courtesy Shan Moore"I got a lot of work to do and I’ll be ready for Snowshoe," said Phillips. "I was way back at the start, and I tried to run as hard as I could and pick people off as fast as I could."

Matt Hanna returned to the series after taking time to start a family and put his Yamaha on the podium in third.

Honda rider Nathan Thomas scored his best finish of the year with a fourth, beating out $100 Motosport.com Holeshot Award winner Patrick McGuire, who was fifth in a Greg’s ATV & Cycle Yamaha.

Suzuki rider Scottie Rich finished sixth, topping a trio of Honda riders, Eric Hoyland, Dustin Canipe and Parker Jones, while Matt Pierce rounded out the top 10 on a Yamaha.

Braden Henthorn was the top finishing "non-Pro" rider, winning the College A (16-21) class with a 17thoverall finish on a Honda.

In the A.M. race, Dave Simmons (Yam) won the $100 GT Thunder Amateur Overall and topped the Masters (50+) class as well.

Traci Cecco (Yam), Kristen Atwell (Yam) and Angel Atwell (Hon) finished first, second and third, respectively in the Women’s class and also filled second through fourth in the overall standings.

Bryan Buckhannon (CAN) got his third win of the year in the 4×4 Open division, beating out Daryl Rath (POL) and Richard Cecco (CAN). In the meantime, Clifford Beasley topped the U2 class, beating out fellow Can-Am racer Robert Smith and Kawasaki rider Robert O’Brick.

In the Youth race, Hunter Hart (Cob) added another overall win to his pedigree and topped the 90 Open (8-11) class in the process. Zachary Jones was second overall and first in the 90 Open (12-15) class, while Charlie Welch was third overall and second in the 90 Open (12-15) class.

The Girls (8-15) class was won by Alyssa Oplinger on a Yamaha, with Kira Campbell (APX) second and Gabriella Espinosa (Hon) third.

The 2011 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country series heads to Snowshoe, West Virginia for the MotoSport.com Snowshoe GNCC on June 25 & 26. ATV racing will take place on Saturday, followed by bike racing on Sunday.

XC1 Results:

1. Chris Borich (Suz)

2. Brian Wolf (Hon)

3. Taylor Kiser (Yam)

4. Adam McGill (CAN)

5. Chris Bithell (CAN)

6. Johnny Gallagher (Yam)

7. Donnie Ockerman (Hon)

8. Kevin Yoho (Yam)

9. Jeffrey Pickens (Yam)

10. Derek Swartfager (Hon)

XC1 Standings:

1. Chris Borich (161 points/4 wins)

2. Adam McGill (133/1 win)

3. Taylor Kiser (121)

4. Chris Bithell (116)

5. Brian Wolf (100)

6. Bryan Cook (82)

7. Donnie Ockerman (82)

8. Jarrod McClure (77)

9. Kevin Yoho (74)

10. Johnny Gallagher (64)

XC2 Results:

1. Walker Fowler (Yam)

2. Gabe Phillips (Yam)

3. Matt Hanna (Yam)

4. Nathan Thomas (Hon)

5. Patrick McGuire (Yam)

6. Scottie Rich (Suz)

7. Eric Hoyland (Hon)

8. Dustin Canipe (Hon)

9. Parker Jones (Hon)

10. Matt Pierce (Yam)

XC2 Standings:

1. Walker Fowler (180 points/6 wins)

2. Gabe Phillips (126)

3. Eric Hoyland (103)

4. Patrick McGuire (100)

5. Parker Jones (96)

6. Aarol Bright (88)

7. Dustin Canipe (87)

8. Matt Hanna (76)

9. Richie Brown (64)

10. Nathan Wallpe (57)

Motosport.com $250 XC1 holeshot – Bryan Cook

Motosport.com $100 XC2 holeshot – Patrick McGuire

About GNCC Racing:

The Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series is America’s premier off-road racing series. Founded in 1979, the 13-round championship is produced exclusively by Racer Productions. Cross country racing is one of the most physically demanding sports in the world. The grueling three-hour GNCC races lead as many as 1,800 riders through tracks ranging in length from eight to 12 miles, competing for more than $3 million in prizes. With varied terrain, including hills, woods, mud, dirt, rocks and motocross sections, GNCC events are tests of both survival and speed.

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Posted on June 5, 2011 by , Reply

EBR 1190 Exclusive by Cycle World

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May 31, 2011

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This winter, AMSOIL was approached by legendary bike builder Erik Buell to become the title sponsor of his AMA Pro Road Racing Superbike team led by veteran rider Geoff May. Along with the title sponsorship on the race side, Buell also wanted to partner up with AMSOIL to be the factory fill oil of choice when the new EBR 1190 came off the production lines this summer.

A few weeks ago, Cycle World magazine was invited to the EBR’s first road test of the 1190 at Road America.  May turned the first handful of laps before giving the Cycle News staff a chance to run a few laps. 

Steve Anderson wrote a spectacular story and Tim White has some great pictures of the test ride.  For a look at the new EBR 1190, read the story here: http://bit.ly/mugz47

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Posted on June 2, 2011 by , Reply

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Posted on May 18, 2011 by , Reply

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Posted on April 30, 2011 by , Reply

Catching Up With 2010 Diesel Power Champion Dmitri Millard

Catching Up With 2010 Diesel Power Champion Dmitri Millard

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The 2011 Diesel Power Challenge event is set to descend on Denver, CO May 3rd and final preparations are being laid out now. 12 diesel-powered rigs have been selected to compete head-to-head against one another and returning champ Dmitri Millard. Dmitri sat down with Jason Thompson, Feature Editor of Diesel Power Magazine, to discuss what it’s like to be the one to beat at this years’ challenge, and why the pressure has eased since he started three years ago.
Following is an excerpt from that interview, with the full article to be posted on the Diesel Power website soon.Dmitri_Millard_Trailer_Tow_Test

Q: How does it feel to be the “returning champ” and having to defend your title?
A: It feels great. First off I want to give a big thanks to Diesel Power and its staff for putting on this one of a kind event.

Q: How are you dealing with the pressure? Is it more than last year?

A: The pressure tastes like chicken. This will be my third year experiencing the Diesel Power event both competing and being on a pit crew. The pre-game jitters are gone now.

Q: Who are your crewmembers this time?

A: Matt Handwork (also a 2010 Diesel Power Challenge competitor), David Browning, Dallas Penn, Chris and Tim from last year

Q: What is your strategy going to be for each event? What’s the game plan?

A: We are going to go for broke on every event. Not holding anything back but our strongest events will be on the rollers and asphalt.

Dmitri will be running his 2001 Chevrolet 2500HD Crew Cab 4×4 in this years’ challenge. Modifications are extensive and of course, AMSOIL is powering the engine to ensure it can take the heat of the 2011 Diesel Power Challenge. Will Millard hang on to his title? Check back often as we draw closer to the event start May 3rd for info on other participants and the rigs they are bringing to battle. This invite-only event is closed to the public, but AMSOIL will be providing exclusive live updates from company reps on site watching it all go down.Dmitri_Millard's_Compound-Turbo_Duramax
Photos courtesy Diesel Power magazine.

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Posted on April 23, 2011 by , Reply
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