OFF ROAD
ROUND 1 / MARCH 5, 2017
BIG BUCK GNCC / UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA
P78
Austin Lee (Hon).
In the all-new FMF XC3 125
Pro-Am class, Jack Edmondson
(Coastal Racing) took the win,
followed by Jason Thomas and
former GNCC champ Paul Whib-
ley (N-Fab/AmPro Yamaha).
Cody Barnes was the top
Amateur-class rider. Evan Earl
and Levi Keller joined Barnes on
the podium.
In the WXC class, Tayla Jones
(Rocky Mountain ATV-MC/KR4
Arrive-N-Ride) grabbed the early
lead and never looked back to
take the win. However, Becca
of laps before Toth got back into
the lead, which he kept for the
rest of the race. Toth managed
to pull away at the end and took
the checkers 1:28.828 ahead of
Michael.
"I got off to a good start, and
was able to work my way into the
lead on the first lap," said Toth.
"I knew Michael was right behind
me so I just kept pushing and it
paid off."
Craig DeLong (Coastal
Racing Husqvarna) wasn't far
behind in third, followed by
Michael Witkowski (KTM) and
36 seconds behind Bollinger.
Enduro champ Russell Bobbitt
(FMF/KTM) was sixth, 41 sec-
onds behind Ricky Russell, and
Chris Bach, now riding a KTM
after a few years on a Honda,
was seventh. Grant Baylor
(Husqvarna), Ashburn and Cory
Buttrick (KTM) completed the
top 10 in the XC1 class.
In XC2, Joshua Toth (N-Fab/
AmPro Yamaha) and Layne Mi-
chael (Coastal Racing Husqvar-
na) battled back and forth for the
win. Toth led after lap one, then
Michael took over for a couple
AMSOIL GRAND NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY SERIES
Ryan Sipes had
the leaders in
his sights but
couldn't pull
the trigger. He
still got on the
podium in third.
