VOL. 50 ISSUE 21 MAY 29, 2013
Charlie Mullins
came roaring
back in the
Indiana heat to
take his fourth
win of the
season.
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STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEN HILL
G
one were the knee-deep mud filled
ruts that the previous race offered,
as round seven of the AMSOIL
GNCC Series unfolded under sunny skies
and climbing temperatures. The venue
was prepped, the riders were ready and
a three-hour long shootout was about to
blast off the starting line at the Dunlop
Limestone 100.
With the series points leaders looking to
get back on the podium after a tough time
in the Kentucky mud, FMF/KTM's Charlie
Mullins and Kaliub Russell were poised to
pull off another podium finish and get back
to their winning ways in the heat of Indiana.
The off-camber downhill start would
prove to be no match for AmPro Yamaha's
Paul Whibley who pulled yet another near
flawless All-Balls Racing Holeshot when
the XC1 Pro class took to the track. Whibley
has been fighting an early season wrist injury and has yet to be a factor as the series
reaches the halfway point. Whibley stated
prior to the race that he was otherwise
feeling good and after so many successful
seasons under his belt that this must be
"his year" to deal with adversity.
Whibley followed teammate Jordan Ashburn through the first lap, as the lead pack
of racers entered a dry rock-infested creek
bed that quickly claimed Ashburn. At that
point, the race was on.
Russell and Mullins now had the lead
within their grasp after they had worked
their way around Whibley. The KTM duo
obtained the front positions while the other
XC1 Pros now started pushing harder.
Josh Strang and Thad Duvall, however,
closed the gap on the FMF/KTM duo.
Meanwhile, XC2 racers Andrew DeLong
had made his way deep within the ranks
of the XC1 Pros by lap two and looked to
