OFF ROAD
2014 AMSOIL GRAND NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY SERIES, PRESENTED BY MAXXIS
ROUND 4/APRIL 13, 2014
UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA
P102
"It seems like I keep making
the little mistakes," Mullins said.
"I clipped a lapper and ended
up hitting a tree and hitting my
hand pretty good. At that point I
was trying as hard as I could but I
couldn't make up any time."
Mullins may be down after two
consecutive runner-up-finishes
but the round-one winner is cer-
tainly not out. Mullins sits only
two points behind Russell in the
championship standings with
nine rounds remaining. After the
race Mullins seemed disappoint-
ed, stating, "I felt like I rode a lot
better than I did at Steele Creek
but there's still something I'm
searching for and I need to figure
it out."
Mullins also commented that
he finally has a much-needed
weekend off, which is hard to
come by as he's also competing
in - and leading - the National En-
duro Series on the off-weekends
of GNCC.
But for Russell, he'll continue
to fine-tune his skills without put-
ting too much pressure on him-
self during the week. For the first
time this season Russell will wear
the coveted white number plate
background to indicate that he's
the points leader heading into
round five.
Behind the KTM duo, Rocky
Mountain ATV-MC/N-Fab AmPro
Yamaha's Josh Strang has been
a consistent podium contender
in the first four rounds. Strang
captured another third-place fin-
ish at Sunday's Big Buck GNCC,
despite a setback of his own off
the start.
"My bike didn't fire off the line,
so I was back there with Kailub in
Grant Baylor kept the number-
one KTM out in front in the XC2
Pro class.
