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Plymouth, Mass., native Bob Santheson grew up around bikes while working at his dad's shop. Through the years, Santheson raced NETRA but came over to the GNCCs in 2003. Since then he's left to race for a local championship and for an injury, but last year he came back to race the XC2 Pro-Lites bike class for the…
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It's a cold week pretty much wherever you live, which makes the idea of racing and training seem pretty far off. Quick Fill is here to pump you up on GNCC racing. Think warm thoughts and get out there!
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Racer X Contributer Jim Kimball put together this interview with Maria Forsberg just a short while ago. Forsberg, a Washington native, has just signed with KTM as a member of the RPM/KTM Racing Team. Forsberg is gearing up to race the entire 2010 Can-Am GNCC series, after years of racing just about every kind of…
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Our busy little elves were working overtime on the 2010 GNCC rulebook, trying to find the right combination for as many good little boys and girls as they could. Now Christmas is over and the rules are ready. This week, Quick Fill gives you a brief overview of the changes for 2010.
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There's a new face on the GNCC Racing scene. Jeff Canfield was recently appointed as Technical Director for the series. Canfield knows a lot about racing. He grew up racing bikes in upstate New York and spent several years in Pro Racing, as an observer and then as Series Manager of Motocross and Supercross. In Tuesday…
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What do you want for Christmas? If you're either of our GNCC Champions, you're just looking for a ride next year. If you're you, you may just want your weekly shot of GNCC information in Quick Fill. Well, just look under your tree!
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Remember Andy Lagzdins? Andy got his start in the Blackwater days when he was 20. After spending years racing GNCCs, the Baltimore, Md. native switched to desert racing, taking the Overall Title in the Score International Series and going for his second run in the Baja 1000. Lagzdins is moving to LA from his hometown…
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This week in Quick Fill, a tribute to John Gallagher Sr.
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This is Jarrod McClure's fourth year of racing GNCCs. Newly mounted on a Polaris on the National Guard Polaris Team and under the tutelage of William Yokley, the XC1 Pro said he hopes this is the year he'll bring home a win. Jarrod takes some time out from traveling to Florida to tell us why this might be his year.
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A classic banquet weekend featured all the typical GNCC trappings. Big crowds, lots of awards, speeches and special moments. If you missed it, Quick Fill is here to fill you in. If you were there, it's worth reliving one more time. So go do it!
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Good news comes to Bryan Cook in pairs. The last time we talked to Cook in Tuesday Toolbox he had just won the Steele Creek GNCC and found out he was going to be a dad. Now, he's a new father to Aimee Lynn and he just got signed to the FRE KTM team for 2010. Cook took some time out from his increasingly busy schedule…
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It's GNCC round 14: the GNCC Banquets! We'll see you one last time in '09 this weekend in Morgantown, with awards, speeches, prizes and fun in store for everyone. But we've got some surprises this week in Quick Fill. Dial us in!
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Theresa Ortolani hasn't gotten much sleep lately. The New York City based photographer is one day away from the launch of Endurance, her first book that covers Shock Doctor KTM's Nate Kanney's rise from privateer to factory rider over three years through stunning photographs and interviews. Ortolani gives us an…
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Just one month after clinching the XC2 Pro-Lites Championship, Kailub Russell traveled to Japan to compete in the final round of the Japan National Cross Country Series. Russell took an outstanding first-place finish and although at first he wasn't too excited about his trip, he shares in Tuesday Toolbox why he just…
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Happy Thanksgiving! We've got a brief Quick Fill seasoned just right for your Turkey Day enjoyment. And wouldn't you know it, it's ready a day early. So read Quick Fill now and enjoy your family time tomorrow! Thanks!
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GNCC Jack-of-all trades Jason Hooper ventured to Japan again to catch the last round of the Japan National Cross Country (JNCC) Series, where Kailub Russell took the win over Josh Strang. Check out Hoop's race report and blog posts--it's a different world over there!
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Quick Fill is here with the information you've been waiting for, including the final GNCC 2010 Proposed Pro Rules, the final racing locations for the 2010 season, and a whole bunch of silly season news and tidbits from our crack staff of reporters. Forget next Thursday. Come feast with us now!
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XC2 Pro-Am's Parker Jones has only been racing for four years, but he's already brought home two championship titles. In 2007 he was the College B Champion and in 2008, he was the College A Champion. In his rookie debut in the XC2 Pro-Am class Jones, who also works full-time at a farm during race season, came in third…
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Quick Fill is back with updates of all shapes and sizes, from silly season reports and rumors to tentative GNCC National Numbers and and class standings. It's all the news you want to know in one hand (and long!) document. Enjoy!
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Senior A (40+) Class Champion Dave Simmons is determined. So determined that even though he lives in snowy Ohio, in the winter he will travel 12 hours just to ride for a day for practice, and return home in time for his full-time job. Simmons has brought home six GNCC championships and in this week's Tuesday Toolbox…
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