2020 GNCC Round 3 The General ATVs - MAVTV

a fresh new championship and two rounds under the belt as these riders get set to roll into the red clay of georgia the big question is will anyone be able to stop walker fowler stick around gncc a mav tv is next are you ready to go hello and welcome to aeonia pass motocross park near washington georgia for round number three of the 2020 gncc series this is the specialized general gncc i'm rodney tomlin and of course a week ago we were in the sands of florida at the wild boar gncc where we saw the young new york native devin feehan get off to the early lead at least the hole shot in this one with a host of talent behind him including the number three of chris borch who quickly found himself out front and quickly found himself trying to give it away on board here with bryce and neal you can see that boris one of those riders that didn't like to lead early lets neal go by and of course neil takes the reigns and from that point on it was a drag race just trying to keep up with the number two walker fowler was able to work his way through the field finally up to the number two spot and not far behind them cole richardson joined the duo as it became a three-way shootout in the final miles of course walker fowler able to make the pass on bryce and neal bryce neal trying to charge back he makes a pass then clips a tree with about a mile left to go in the race both walker fowler and cole richardson get by but amazingly bryson neal remounts that machine and right back around the number four of cole richardson for second place but it was too little too late even for the hard charging and fast ride of bryce o'neal and walker fowler remains undefeated there in the sands of florida to hogwarts for the wild boar gncc when i got lost the second time bryson was in the lead and that's not a guy you want uh you know leading a race with that number two on the bike so i just tried to i just tried to keep uh you know my head in the game um got hooked up with hunter hart and he was riding really good and we uh we quit losing time and i think that was really important for me to see like you know 50 seconds 50 seconds 45 seconds 50 seconds we stuck right there and i was like all right i got to get around him and then i just got to keep i just got to keep motoring forward right here coming into the white flag we caught bryce and i was like oh boy this is going to be uh this is going to be an exciting one and just just before the finish line some fans had uh cleared out a little bit of a j not enough of a spot to really get through but i just kind of wheeled over a little treat and was able to get the lead and i was like man oh man this is gonna be a good one and uh man we all went back and forth the three of us bryson passed me at the nine and uh second he got around me he uh he clipped the tree root went backwards into a tree flipped the bike never let go of the handlebars damn near didn't wreck it but then the tire finally sucked him under the bike and he got ran over by his own bike so i ended up getting back out in front of him but i knew i had to i had to keep pushing hard because the way he crashed i don't even know if his tether came undone so i knew he was going to get up quick and uh yeah rode into the finish line what about 2-3 seconds for the win uh you know i think he was maybe 15 seconds back and he was riding good all day so hats off to him but he had to come back from almost a minute we'll take that win that was a jon force interview right there minus all the yelling that was an amazing ride and big win for walker fowlers bryce and neal takes second cole richardson hangs on for third the young hunter heart in his sophomore season in fourth place jared mccor rounds out your top five and of course you see some of the major talents there through the top ten as we roll into georgia now two hours of racing a mix of sand and mud today on your past motocross track looking at a 12 mile race course today had a lot of rain in the week leading up to this in the weeks i should say leading up to this we were expecting some mud down here but these chorus conditions have been nothing but prime and perfect and speaking of prime and perfect looks like a perfect start for the six-time gncc champion chris borich and we know that he doesn't like to lead earlier will that change now that walker fowler is right behind him off the start here in georgia as we roll into this one the specialized general gncc look at that hunter hart in the third place position wesley wolf a good start for him he's up to a fourth place position to kick off this first lap of racing so a nice solid ride for him and another lackluster start it looks like there for josh merritt and i think i saw cole richardson and bryson neal not with such great starts big start here for the xc2 pro am class as ronnie rush on the tili energy racing machine is going to grab the early lead in this one we got austin abney noah mickelson and of course the two-time winner so far drew landers close in toe on this one as well as these riders get it all mixed up here as we check it out from the yamaha racing sky cam for the xc2 pro-am class it's been an exciting one to watch so far this season as well what looks like walker fowler's gotten around whether he was lat around or got around himself around the number three of chris porch hunter hart back there also we see that the 741 of wesley wolfe got a great start in this one and doing battle for that number three top overall position early on 12 miles of racing two hours we got a lot of things to sort out in the meantime but these top four riders so far aren't too far apart there is still hart in that number three spot and that is wesley wolfe in that number four position as we open up lap number one here at aeonia pass will he be able to hang on to it will anyone be able to stop walker fowler stick around to find out gncc continues after this coverage of the 2020 grand national cross country series on mav tv is brought to you in part by specialized turbo e-bikes it's you only faster rocky mountain atvmc get ready and by yamaha revs your heart and welcome back to gncc on mav tv from aeonia pass in washington georgia i'm rodney tomlin and that is walker fowler out front that is chris borch back of the number two spot and we are watching high above with the yamaha racing sky cam and i'll tell you this has been a great addition in previous seasons as far as our television coverage is concerned but wow with the tree coverage not as thick and dense as far as the leaves are concerned we're really able to get in there and see a lot more of that action through a lot more of the race course and you can see walker fowler's still out front but the amazing thing is the 75 time winner and six time gncc champion on that phoenix racing honda of chris porch is still close in tow this gives a lot of old school boards fans a whole lot of hope especially with the new ride that chris borch has with phoenix racing honda so a lot of things to be excited about and also if you're a hunter heart fan something to be excited about we've seen some good consistent and fast runs for him and how about this for the 741 of wesley wolf fresh off the daytona atv supercross just a few days ago at daytona international speedway he went to gncc in palakka race daytona atv supercross and now here just a few short days later is back at it in georgia so good run there for the 7 41 we'll be keeping an eye out for him all day long a little further down the trail here on lap number one both riders beginning to stretch things out in this first and second place position but third place may be falling a little bit further back but the battle just as intense or things are really starting to tighten up quite a bit here we see jared mcclure's trying to put his hand in the ring back a little further almost seventh place position we're seeing bryson neal and also right behind him in a place the number four of cole richardson so a couple of the key players way off pace to get things started here in round number three you have to wonder if maybe being so close together with georgia and florida has maybe taken a little bit of a toll if not physically at least mentally on some of these guys as they're maybe trying to put a little bit of reserve out there now you can't say that these guys aren't used to racing week after week because they'll race a national then race a local next weekend but the intensity of a national obviously expelling a lot more energy and not only that florida was extremely rough conditions this year with dry the track got deep and rough and rutted and look at that the number two of bryce and neal up the third in the number five of jared mcclure still in a fourth place position we've lost hunter hart somewhere so they're trying to get it all sorted out there but the big news there is is that we see that neil has made up a lot of time and now has the number four of cole richardson so he's moved to within striking distance of the top five himself so this is getting pretty interesting here on lap number two as we approach the halfway point nearing the one hour mark of this two hour battle that we're seeing unfold here in the atv racing world here comes hunter hart he has dropped all the way back that looks like he is outside the top 10 if not top 10 physically definitely top 10 in the overall right now as he has lost some time and trying to make up that ground right now but we know that he's fast he's quick and he's one of those riders that has really gained some confidence so we may see some big strides out of him here in georgia there is walker fowler finally finding a little bit of breathing room at the midway point of the race the big question is can bryce and neal close that gap he's rolling with a head full of steam stick around to find out welcome back to gncc on mav tv for the specialized general gncc and of course specialized e-turbo bikes bring the emtb gncc round number one after a first year of full national championship racing hot rod charlie mullins be seeing donning the plate there of number one was your national champion and of course we had a host of riders the biggest turnout we've seen in emtb gncc racing nearly 70 riders taking to the trail out here of course charlie mullins finding some early challenges but it wasn't long before we saw the number one out front pushing the rest of the field a lot of amateur riders saw a great turnout of the women's class and that was something we weren't seeing a lot of last season ashley hendershot the women's defending champion glad to see that and charlie mullins also glad to see the competition that we saw in this first round of emtb gncc racing now if you're wondering what emtb is it's electric mountain bike racing it doesn't look so electric but what these are pedal assist bikes you put energy and the bike expels energy and of course it's a great training tool that these riders in the off-road world have used but now has become a national championship way of racing also in former two-time gncc motorcycle champ hot rod charlie mullins takes the opening round win after basically dominating in the 2019 championship will he do it again here in 2020 we'll have to wait and see as we pick the action back up here on lap number three walker fowler beginning to stretch things out over the rest of the field now and you can see he is getting deep into some lap traffic but the lap traffic wisely getting out of the way of walker fowler allowing him to cruise on by with a little bit of open track ahead of him able to stretch things out a little more over second place ride still the number three of chris sports you see him shaking his head they're not liking the way that he hit that little mud section there he's losing a lot of time that was more time that he lost now you gotta take into consideration when he loses time on walker fowler he's also losing time on that third place ride the number two there you see a bryce neal nail up to the number three spot jared mcclure back in that number four position as there's no change for him and up to the fifth place position is the number four of the coal train cole richardson now so we see that he was on in eighth place at the end of lap number one and now up to a top five position and closing gap there still porch back there in that number two position and it appears that that gap is closing up here comes bryce and neal now that third place position so the former champ may be feeling some heat from this young gun pretty soon and it looks like bryson neal may be a little more by himself right now and i know that bryson neal was kind of looking for a little redemption after scoring no points in round one at the big buck gncc having some chain problems he boated some of the fastest lap times of the day but couldn't put it all together seems to be the story and once he gets it put together it could be a force to be reckoned with speaking of forces to wreck it with there's cole richardson now up to the number four position and there is the number five of jared mcclure dropping back to a fifth place position so he's still a top five ride and may have a pretty good tow truck ahead of him to help him catch the rest of the field that's what happens these guys latch on get a little inspiration follow some faster lines and then maybe try to strike a little later in the race we've heard that story told so many times over the years right now chris boris doesn't have anyone to latch on with but he will have someone to push him here pretty soon as a little closer now is the number two of bryson neal the bidwell bullet out of southeastern ohio he's one of the few southern ohio boys racing the gncc series and the only southern ohio boy who is a professional gncc atv racer out near the 10 mile marker now chris board still holding steady in second but the thing that he has to worry about is the noises that are getting closer and closer by the second and that is bryce and neal still laying chase from back there in that number three position here on lap number three so nearing the uh well completion of this race got a little over a lap left to go it's a 12 mile race course this is mile 10 so two more miles to the finish line so a lap and two miles to go for this rider walker fowler who once again finds himself alone at the head of the pack and trying to stretch things out this is where walker fowler wants to be in total control will he be in total control at the checkers as bryce neal lays the chase and closes the gap stick around to find out coverage of the 2020 grand national cross country series on mav tv is brought to you in part by specialized turbo e-bikes it's you only faster rocky mountain atvmc get ready and by yamaha revs your heart welcome back to aonia pass and washington georgia for this third round of the 2020 gncc season presented by specialized walker fowler here in the final moments out front and has nearly a minute lead over the rest of the field well a 59-second lead at the end of lap number three as bryce and neal had gotten around chris borich and now is laying chase to the number one so it is the number two in second and bryson neal has some ground to make up like we said nearly a minute we're already starting to see a little that time made up and we're already starting to see that chris borch is finding himself a long road to hoe as this race wears on either mistakes mechanical issues or maybe just fatigue starting to set in but whatever the case may be walker fowler has things dialed in and is hoping to be able to take this one on home to the checkers without the challenge that he saw just a week ago nearly clipping that tree you see those mistakes can't compound very quickly but that one not a huge or monumental mistake for the number two machine looks like uh jared mcclure now all over the rear wheels of the number three of chris sports for this third place position so we got a battle going on for this one while those two battle for the final podium spot walker fowler slapping fives to the crowd and capturing the win here in georgia making it three in a row here to kick off the 2020 grand national cross country championship let's head down to the winner's circle honestly uh other than this place being either a swamper like it was today it was it was about normal uh the only dusty spots for these open sections but you know the woods were about prime it's just real spongy soil you kind of fight the machine all day real hard to steer but uh man this bike was working as good as it could uh like i said the conditions are just tough it's it's tough for uh this is a track where a big strong guy like taylor kaiser used to be or you know bryce and neal these bigger guys it definitely caters to them but i just knew that uh you know get a good start that's always good no matter what you're doing and uh you know just try to run my pace and then you know see who wanted to latch on and i guess chris listened to my sunday stroll comment last race uh he was not on a sunday scroll this one he uh he latched on and we put on a real heater those first two laps um i just i yoked them a little bit right before the uh before the the pits and i had a real good pit stop uh you know that six second gap uh just being a turn and a half ahead of someone is just uh it's not saying it's demoralizing but it's really hard as a rider to bridge that gap and i knew if i could just ride smart ride smooth and kind of get you know 10 15 seconds i could i could build on it and we did just that obviously bryson had a real good last lap i didn't feel like i lost that much time but i guess i did but like i said last race doesn't matter if you win by one minute or one second wins a win and uh you know we just keep clicking these things off that's what champions do we we put ourselves in a position to win and we do our job walker doing his job no doubt about as he takes three in a row to kick off the 2020 season bryce and neal his second consecutive second place overall after that season opening dnf at the big buck borge mcclure and adam mcgill in fifth yeah it definitely wasn't easy today whenever i was going to tech inspection every time i went to hit my start button the bike would just take a pause and go and then turn so check the battery voltage the kicker battery was low so i had a brand new battery in stock replaced it charged it up right before the race and as soon as i um took off to go the line fired right up so i'm like okay i'm good i'm good um do the intros all that's good he says great 10 seconds green flag i'm hitting the button there's nothing nothing nothing i'm dead last first lap i don't know if something got around my brake line i had no no front brakes and then i was losing my rear brakes it was overriding them and i was just like a yo-yo man i was like i was getting tossed around guys were past me i was passing them back and getting shuffled i finally at the end of lap two kind of got around some guys and um i was i was able to use more of my rear brake and my engine brake and then after the pit stop uh my front brakes um they started to come back i don't know why or how but i'm lucky but i had to ride with my front finger just just keeping that tension and uh man i was i was able to put in a really good charge and uh man there's a elka shocks by impact solutions casey creek those things are floating today my bike was handling so good the cst tires i felt awesome gain all kinds of gallon third lap fourth flap felt great never got tired i'm super happy end up a second wasn't easy but hey i was just talking to myself in my head i was like come on find a way like try to get there try to get there because on the first lap i was it wasn't looking too hot for me today i'll tell you he digs deep there's no doubt about it if he keeps digging deep like that there's no telling what we'll see and speaking of tell him what we'll see look at this the battle down to the wire once again and this is for the third place position between jared mcclure and chris boards chris sports comes away with third place yeah we felt really good we got the whole shot there and walker had a good line ended up getting in front of me and i'm like all right i got to do whatever it takes to run with him and we were just pushing was able to hang with him and we came into the pits pitch just took a little longer than his he jumped out got a couple seconds on us and then from there it was really hard to try to close in on him lost some time and i made a couple uh mistakes on my own getting stuck in a couple ruts and uh that's when bryson ended up catching up to me and um yeah we were able to get it on the podium here well chris sports grabbing a podium as we take a look at the specialized race recap in this one off and rolling chris porch actually got the hole shot earned himself a few extra bucks as far as the hole shot award is concerned and had walker fowler right there with them to kick things off they eventually were able to separate themselves from the rest of the field a good start also by the young gun the number seven of hunter hart now hart finds himself finishing a little further back at the end of it but man if he can put things together he's going to be one to watch out for and one to watch out for is bryce and neal who started out as he said in dead last place position working his way through the pack all the while chris borch and walker fowler were dueling it out for the first and second place positions butch losing a little bit of time out there which was all that walker fowler needed to stretch things out we saw nearly a minute gap open up as we rolled into the final moments of the third lap of racing this rider the number two of bryce and neal was able to make the pass on chris borge into the second place position and try as he may he was gaining time but not nearly enough time as walker fowler still nearly 50 seconds over the rest of the field at the checker flag and this guy the number two of bryce and neal balor rolling in taking the win slapping high fives to the fans all the while and continuing his undefeated streak his teammate drew landers also continues undefeated in the xc2 pro am class he was followed by austin abney and ronnie rush and that's going to wrap things up for us from washington georgia for all of us here at racer tv and mav tv i'm rodney tomlin have a great day everybody

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Length: 22min 45sec (1365 seconds)

Published: Fri Sep 18 2020