OFF ROAD
AMSOIL GRAND NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY SERIES, PRESENTED BY MAXXIS, AN AMA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 8/JUNE 8, 2014
SUNDAY CREEK RACEWAY/MILLFIELD, OHIO
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couple of bike lengths on Ashburn,
who had his N-Fab AmPro Yamaha
teammate Whibley stalking him at
every turn until finally making a last-
ditch pass attempt in the tricky up-
hill, off-camber next-to-last turn as
the two riders nearly collided be-
fore the finish. Ashburn remained
calm and collected as he crossed
the finish just ahead of the two-
time GNCC Champion Whibley to
grab the final XC1 podium spot.
"I'm disappointed today," Strang
said. "I feel like I rode the worst I
have all year and I'm lucky to get
second. The track was fun, I felt
good but tons of mistakes, it's dis-
appointing."
Ashburn was pleased with third
place in the XC1 class, stating,
"The last two races I've been work-
ing real hard and I'm so close to
the podium. I wanted it so bad to-
day so I'm happy to be up here."
RideMPS.com/AMSOIL/Hon-
da's Thad DuVall returned to action
after missing the pre-
vious round with in-
jury. DuVall managed
a seventh-place fin-
ish in the class as he
continues to recover.
Factory Husqvar-
na's Andrew Delong
finished in seventh
(in class), followed
by HR Motorsports-
backed Takeshi
Koikeda, and Maxx-
i s / K L I M / D i r t W i s e
KTM Race Team's Ja-
son Thomas rounded
out the top 10.
In the XC2 Pro Lites
class, it was reigning champ Grant
Baylor who jumped out to an early
lead in the class and actually led
the overall race on adjusted time
after the first lap of racing. Baylor
would continue to pull away from
his XC2 competitors as the race
went on, ultimately stealing sec-
(Above) Chris Bach
was a podium
contender but one
mistake prevented that
from happening.
(Above left) The
race's namesake John
Penton was on hand to
watch the action.
