every 10 seconds. In contrast to
previous events, this year's was
dry and dusty.
Red Bear Rocky Mountain
Kawasaki's Steward Baylor
squeezed through the asphalt
first turn ahead of Coastal Rac
-
ing GasGas' Jordan Ashburn,
with
FMF KTM Factory Racing
Team Landers' Grant Davis and
Girroir in tow.
"The Snowshoe start is defi
-
nitely unique," said holeshotter
Steward
Baylor. It's modeled
after the old Blackwater-style
race, and personally, I've ripped
a lot of holeshots here, but I've
also ended on my head three
times. It's funny, the years that
I've fallen on my head are the
This year's Snowshoe GNCC,
held for the 18th year at Snow
-
shoe Mountain Resort, is con-
sidered the crown jewel of the
Grand
National Cross-Country
Series not only because it's held
in an upscale ski village but
also due to its magnificent vis
-
tas, accommodations, and nu-
merous activities in the vicinity.
It's
also considered perhaps the
toughest event on the schedule
thanks to its rugged and rocky
terrain and elevation.
Paying tribute to the original
GNCC race, the Blackwater
100, the Snowshoe GNCC race
starts in town on an asphalt
road with a live-engine start,
five riders leaving at a time
ROUND 9 / JUNE 23, 2024
SNOWSHOE MOUNTAIN RESORT / SNOWSHOE, WEST VIRGINIA
OFF-ROAD I PROGRESSIVE GRAND NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY SERIES, PRESENTED BY SPECIALIZED
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(Right) Jonathan
Girroir scored a
hard-fought win.
(Below) Runner-up
Grant Baylor was
fighting for the win
and was slowed by
fading brakes on
the last lap.
