AMSOIL AMA GRAND NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY SERIES, PRESENTED BY MAXXIS
VOL. 51 ISSUE 19 MAY 13, 2014 P61
"It was a tough day today, the
heat and humidity played a toll
on all of us. I'll take third today,
considering last round's results,"
Strang said.
Bach had a breakthrough per-
formance for the 2014 season on
Sunday, as he maintained a solid
top five running all afternoon.
Upon switching to an all-new
bike brand and team this season,
Bach has seemingly struggled to
find his comfort zone.
Bach said, "The team has
been working super hard on the
motorcycle and we've put a lot
of time into testing. We basically
have a whole new bike from what
we started with and I think it really
made a difference."
N-Fab AmPro Yamaha's Jordan
Ashburn caught up to Bach in the
final moments where he put forth
a valiant effort to finish just over
1.5 seconds behind Bach for fifth
overall.
Factory Husqvarna's Andrew
Delong entered himself into the
battle for fourth place along-
side Bach and Ashburn, but the
Pennsylvania-native wasn't able
to make any passes at the end,
finishing sixth place behind Ash-
burn.
Bach added, "I'm just pumped
to be in the race today. The races
prior to this I felt like I was just par-
ticipating, I mean I was giving 100
percent but that was sometimes
not even good enough for a top 10
finish. I felt really solid and I'm glad
to give the team a good finish."
N-Fab AmPro Yamaha's Paul
Whibley came in seventh, while
HR Motorsports-backed Takeshi
Koikeda took eighth. Illinois-na-
tive Adam Bonneur finished ninth
in the XC1 Pro class, while Rock-
star Energy/WMR KTM's Ryan
Sipes rounded out the top 10 in
the class.
The XC2 Pro Lites point stand-
ings shook up, once again, as
KTM Support rider Grant Baylor
captured a big win on Sunday to
reclaim the lead after six rounds of
racing. Raines Riding University/
Atlas Cycles' Ricky Russell rode
hard all afternoon but it wasn't
enough to stop the reigning XC2
champ this time, as he finished
second place in the class.
By the midway point, Maxx-
is/KLIM/DirtWise KTM Race
(Left) JCR Honda's Chris Bach had
his best result of the season.
(Bottom left) Grant Baylor overtook
the XC2 Pro Lites points lead with
the class win.
(Bottom right) Ricky Russell could
not repeat the XC2 win but finished
right behind Baylor.
