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Cycle News 2014 Issue 36 September 9

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VOL. 51 ISSUE 36 SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 P67 Briefly... Unadilla is known for its legend- ary motocross track and one of the most iconic pieces of its storied his- tory includes the "Sky Shot" jump that launches riders higher than any other obstacle on the Pro Motocross circuit. GNCC normally routes the afternoon race over the fan favorite jump, but this year it was removed due to safety concerns. Thad DuVall made the choice to contest the first half of the GNCC series aboard a Honda CRF250R, which actually suited his riding style quite well. However, DuVall is set to compete on a CRF450R as a mem- ber of this year's U.S. World Trophy Team in November at the ISDE and with a little seat time over the sum- mer break, DuVall decided to try his hand with the bigger bike at Unadilla. "I decided to race the 450 at a local race at the beginning of the summer and I had a lot of fun so I told my dad I wanted to race it [at GNCC] after the break. So last week we went out and did some testing on it, adjusted some clickers and look where it got me today. I'm glad I made the switch, I don't think the 250F would have been as good today because it was pretty slick and you could really be lazy on this thing and just shift up, it was awesome to ride! Honda has a great 450 and me and dad worked really hard all summer to get it ready to go." Factory Husqvarna's Andrew De- long recently assumed the points lead in the National Enduro Series where he's one round away from continued on next page BY JEN KENYON PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEN HILL A fter a two-month break from racing over the summer, the AM- SOIL Grand National Cross Country Series returned to action on Sunday with the Can-Am Unadilla GNCC from the legend- ary Unadilla Valley Sports Center in New Berlin, New York. With over 360 racers in the afternoon alone, the XC1 Pro and XC2 Pro Lites Josh Whibley (4) led a Yamaha holeshot at the start of the XC! Pro class.

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