AMSOIL GRAND NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY SERIES, PRESENTED
OFF ROAD
ROUND 6 / MAY 10, 2015
SENICA HIGHLAND / ODESSA, NEW YORK
P88
STREAK
STOPPER
CHRIS BACH RUNS
DOWN KAILUB
RUSSELL TO GRAB
FIRST-CAREER WIN
York Off-Road Association's
grounds for the first time. Dry
conditions left parts of the race-
course extremely dusty, reduc-
ing visibility to near zero at times.
This was bad news for Bach who
started off in sixth place out of
the 14 XC1 Pro starters, as he
had to deal with the choking dust
for the first part of the race. The
combination of fast and smooth
riding, and some misfortunes of
other riders, Bach, however, was
able to move his way to the front.
Thad DuVall was one of those
unlucky ones. He was leading
the way after the first lap until
brake issues put him into the pits
for a lengthy repair. Then things
got worse when he crashed,
took a shot to the head, and
decided to call it a day. He also
reportedly suffered bruised ribs
and a possible dislocated hip.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEN HILL
S
omebody was bound to do
it and that somebody was
Chris Bach. The JCR/
Lucas Oil Honda rider put an
end to Kailub Russell's five-race
win streak at what was a dry and
dusty race at the Dunlop Toma-
hawk GNCC in New York. Not
only did Bach become just the
second different race winner of
the season, but he also made his
very first trip to the top step of
the podium in GNCC racing.
In the XC2 Pro Lites class,
Jason Thomas, on the DirtWise/
Maxxis/KLIM KTM, overcame
a mechanical scare to take the
win and extend his lead in the
championship.
The Tomahawk GNCC is a
new event on the GNCC sched-
ule, visiting the Western New
JCR Honda's Chris
Bach (9) ran down
points leader Kailub
Russell and then ran
off with the win, the
first of his career.
