Johnny Girroir of the Red Bull KTM off-twin carriageway crew captured his second consecutive spherical of the 2024 GNCC collection in Palatka, Florida this weekend. The Wild Boar offered the riders with rain, mud sand and coarse prerequisites, and as prerequisites worsened, Girroir managed to stretch out his outcome in a rare 2-minute margin.
Because the urge obtained underway it changed into as soon as Coastal GASGAS Manufacturing facility Racing’s Jordan Ashburn getting the soar off the line to possess the $250 Steel Metropolis Clinical Middle’s XC1 Start Reliable Holeshot award. After overcoming a first-turn atomize, FMF KTM Manufacturing facility Racing’s Jonathan Girroir would continue to push his manner in opposition to the front of the pack.
Rocky Mountain Red Possess Kawasaki’s Steward Baylor would fetch his manner into the lead on the second lap of the urge but would possess Girroir upright seconds within the abet of him ready to fetch a switch into the lead. On the fourth lap, Girroir would discontinuance upright that and fetch the trudge stick on Baylor for the lead. As prerequisites worsened, Girroir attach his head down and pushed on in opposition to the discontinuance. Girroir would putrid the discontinuance line to possess his second-straight retract of the season.
Baylor would set apart it as a lot as discontinuance second within the XC1 class and third total as FMF KTM Manufacturing facility Racing Landers’ Grant Davis carried out second total from the XC2 250 Reliable class. Babbitts Online/Monster Energy/Kawasaki Personnel Green’s Lyndon Snodgrass would struggle abet from an eighth location birth to spherical out the pause three XC1 finishers, and fourth total on the day in Florida.
After incomes the holeshot Coastal GASGAS Manufacturing facility Racing’s Jordan Ashburn would possess a consistent urge as he maintained a prime five location for the interval of, and within the extinguish crossing the line fourth in XC1 and sixth total on the day. JS Sherco Racing’s Josh Strang gradually climbed his manner abet up past his rivals as he started his day abet within the tenth location location. Strang would reach abet to fetch a remaining lap trudge to discontinuance fifth in XC1, and seventh total at spherical two.
Energetic Air/Max Motorsports/FXR/Husqvarna’s Evan Smith would putrid the line eighth total, sixth in XC1, after starting up his day within the abet of the pack on the opening lap and having to work his manner abet. Phoenix Racing Honda’s Michael Witkowski came by to possess seventh in XC1, while finishing ninth total.
After getting off to a upright birth, Rockstar Energy Manufacturing facility Husqvarna Racing’s Trevor Bollinger would discover himself having to regroup and push his manner abet in opposition to the front after the second lap. Bollinger would then must fetch a like a flash pit pause after his rear brake went out. As he obtained abet out on the song, he would reach by to possess eleventh total, and eighth in XC1. Coastal GASGAS Manufacturing facility Racing’s Ryder Lafferty made his manner to ninth in XC1 after having to reach abet abet from the abet of the pack mid-manner by the urge.
Unfortunately for Babbitts Online/Monster Energy/Kawasaki Personnel Green’s Grant Baylor he would be running third after five laps of racing but would possess his bike lock up for the interval of the remaining lap and changed into as soon as unable to discontinuance out the lap. AmPro Yamaha’s Ricky Russell would full four out of six laps, while Morgantown Powersports/Tely Energy KTM’s Layne Michael changed into as soon as most efficient ready to full three laps of the urge.
A colossal upset for Rockstar Energy Manufacturing facility Husqvarna Racing’s Craig DeLong came about for the interval of lap one after a notorious birth to the urge. DeLong would atomize on the opening lap, and after realizing he had damaged section of the bike, he went to fetch abet. Upon returning DeLong realized his bike changed into as soon as on fire from the utilize touching some dry grass, within the extinguish ending his day.
Because the XC2 250 Reliable class took off it changed into as soon as Bells Electric Speed Personnel’s Toby Cleveland incomes himself the $250 Steel Metropolis Clinical Middle XC2 Holeshot award. Alternatively, it would no longer purchase lengthy for FMF KTM Manufacturing facility Racing Landers’ Grant Davis to fetch a trudge into the lead on the opening lap. For basically the most main couple of laps Davis and Personnel Enduro Engineering’s Josh Toth would struggle abet-and-forth, but as the urge wore on Davis would set apart the lead location and fetch a excited stride in opposition to to the front of the pack.
Davis would reach by to possess his first-ever XC2 class retract, but he would furthermore possess one more tall accomplishment of finishing second total on the day.
FMF KTM Manufacturing facility Racing Landers’ Angus Riordan, who is the most fresh XC2 aspects leader, would fetch his manner as a lot as second within the class after combating abet from a fourth location birth to the day, while furthermore finishing fifth total. Making a GNCC appearance this season changed into as soon as Honda Canada/GDR/Fox Racing’s Tyler Medaglia as he battled his manner from the abet of the pack as a lot as third within the XC2 class to shut out his day at spherical two. Unfortunately for the XC2 250 Reliable defending champion, AmPro Yamaha’s Liam Draper he would most efficient be ready to full four out of the six laps after running within the third location location.
In the FMF XC3 125 Reliable-Am class it changed into as soon as TCO Off-Road KTM Canada’s Philippe Chaine grabbing the Lojak Cycle Sales XC3 Holeshot award to birth the day, nonetheless Devore/KTM/FXR/SRS Suspension made his manner into the lead no longer lengthy after the birth. Devore would set apart the lead for basically the most main three laps of the urge prior to Liqui Moly Manufacturing facility Beta Racing’s Jhak Walker made the trudge for the lead stick on Devore. Walker remained within the lead for the remainder of the urge crossing the line six minutes sooner than his competition.
Devore would within the extinguish be unable to discontinuance the urge, as he most efficient carried out four out of the six laps. After grabbing the hoelshot, TCO Off-Road KTM Canada’s Philippe Chaine would continue to push for the interval of the urge, coming by to possess a podium location within the FMF XC3 class as he crossed the discontinuance line in second. Destructo Racing/Dixie Fuel/Prescription Tune Suspension’s Dustin Simpson made his manner into a podium location on the remaining lap as he battled by the must haves in Florida.
Incomes the High Newbie honors on the Wild Boar changed into as soon as Personnel Green Kawasaki’s Cut DeFeo as he came by to possess a dauntless 10th total finishing location on the day, and the 250 A class retract. Jason Tino came by to possess second on the High Newbie podium with a 15th total and second in 250 A. Zack Hayes rounded out the High Newbie podium with a 19th total and a first location discontinuance within the Start A class.
Because the morning urge obtained underway, it changed into as soon as Rockstar Energy Manufacturing facility Husqvarna Racing’s Korie Steede leaping off the line first and incomes herself the $100 Kanati Performance Tires WXC Holeshot award. Steede would set apart the lead location for basically the most main lap of the urge, but FMF KTM Manufacturing facility Racing Landers’ Brandy Richards changed into as soon as just within the abet of her procuring for of enterprise to fetch a trudge stick.
Richards would possess that replacement on the second lap, making her manner into the WXC lead as they came around. Richards would continue to set apart the lead for the remainder of the urge, coming by to possess her first-ever WXC class retract in GNCC and by over a minute. Steede would continue to push but would be unable to struggle abet against Richards. She would reach upon the discontinuance line second in WXC. Sherco USA/Moose/Rachel Gutish Racing’s Rachel Gutish made her manner into third on the second lap, and he or she would continue to push for the remaining laps of the urge, crossing the discontinuance line third in her class at spherical two.
Kailub Russell would urge the morning urge within the Sportsman A class, coming by to possess the total retract, while Tom Mason from Australia would furthermore urge in Sportsman A coming by second total within the urge.
In the 8 a.m. formative years bike urge it changed into as soon as your defending total formative years racer, Caleb Wood, combating it out with fellow YXC1 Massive Mini Sr. (14-15) competitor, Brayden Baisley for majority of the urge. Wood made his manner abet into the lead location, pushing for the remaining three laps and within the extinguish crossing the discontinuance line with over a minute lead. Baisley would set apart it as a lot as her second total and within the YXC1 class. Travis Lentz battled abet to reach abet by first within the YXC2 Massive Mini Jr. (12-13) class and rounded out the pause three formative years total finishers in Florida.
Kole Parlin made his manner by incomes third in YXC1, which would possibly possibly well well furthermore be his first podium within the class. Hayden Dupuis and Nash Peerson came by in second and third to spherical out the pause three within the YXC2 class. Other winners on the day were Hunter Carey within the 85 Massive Wheel (11-15) class and Ace Tokar within the 85 (12-13) class. Wyatt Johnson would possess the 85 (11) class retract, while Gage Lane took house the 85 (7-10) class retract. In the 65 (10-11) class it changed into as soon as Trason Landrum incomes the retract and Tripp Lewis earned himself the 65 (9) class retract, while Krue Russell earned his first 65 (7-8) class retract. Madison Kazimir of the Girls Massive Mini (12-16) would struggle abet to possess her class retract, Sahara Robinson took house the Girls 85 (7-13) class retract and Vaida Lavergne earned the Girls 65 (7-11) class retract at spherical two. Brysun Scott came to urge and earned himself the Path Rider (7-15) class retract.
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Palatka, Florida, Round 2 of 13, Sunday, March 3, 2024
XC1 Reliable Event Results:
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- Jonathan Girroir (KTM)
- Steward Baylor (KAW)
- Lyndon Snodgrass (KAW)
- Jordan Ashburn (GAS)
- Josh Strang (SHR)
- Evan Smith (HQV)
- Michael Witkowski (HON)
- Trevor Bollinger (HQV)
- Ryder Lafferty (GAS)
- Grant Baylor (KAW)
*Overall National Championship Standings:
- Jonathan Girroir (60)
- Steward Baylor (46)
- Grant Davis (37)
- Jordan Ashburn (33)
- Angus Riordan (31)
- Evan Smith (29)
- Josh Strang (23)
- Grant Baylor (21)
- Trevor Bollinger (21)
- Michael Witkowski (20)
*Signifies that the Overall National Championship Standings will resolve the 2024 National Champion.
XC2 250 Reliable Event Results:
- Grant Davis (KTM)
- Angus Riordan (KTM)
- Tyler Medaglia (HON)
- Jesse Ansley (KAW)
- Jonathan Johnson (BET)
- Ruy Barbosa (HON)
- Tyler Palmer (HQV)
- Max Erlandsson (HON)
- Cody Barnes (HON)
- Joshua Toth (HON)
XC2 250 Reliable Sequence Standings:
- Angus Riordan (55)
- Grant Davis (51)
- Jesse Ansley (31)
- Jonathan Johnson (30)
- Joshua Toth (29)
- Ruy Barbosa (26)
- Liam Draper (25)
- Tyler Palmer (24)
- Toby Cleveland (21)
- Tyler Medaglia (21)
