New Zealand�s Paul Whibley is the ultimate journeyman off-road racer. After spending time in Europe, he�s raced the GNCC Series for the last three years and has become a real title contender. Over the weekend he delivered the RM-Z450's first GNCC win at the super-muddy Wiseco John Penton GNCC. So how exactly did a…
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Bryan Buckhannon remains one of the few undefeated riders five rounds into the 2008 Can-Am GNCC campaign. After finishing second in last year�s hard-fought Open 4x4 title fight, he has come back stronger than ever this season. Just who is he? Let's find out.
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Two years ago, Australian Glenn Kearney seemed set as a GNCC Championship contender for the next decade. But last year Glenn contracted a mysterious illness that sapped his endurance. He recovered, but wasn't quite the same on the track after that. Rumors swirled that GK was ready to go home for good. Now he's back…
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With 2007 XC2 Champion Brandon Sommers moving to the XC1 class for 2008, the door is open for a new champion. Illinois� Don Ockerman was the runner up last year and the inherited Sommers GT Thunder Yamaha spot for this season, and he�s making good on it with three wins early in 2008. Who is Don Ockerman? You�ll…
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The GNCC Bike XC2 Class has offered up great racing and a variety of winners over its first two seasons, and Dustin Gibson is one of the names that used the class to break through. Dustin scored the win over the weekend at the Pirelli Big Buck GNCC. By ending the four-race win streak of Thad DuVall, Dustin deserves…
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GNCC Racing prides itself on being the sport for the everyman, and never was that more clear than on June 17, 1990, when a completely unknown rider named Tommy Norton won the overall at America�s Toughest Race � The Blackwater 100 GNCC.
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Three races into the 2008 Can-Am GNCC Series, and South Carolina�s Steward Baylor is undefeated in the Youth Bike ranks, with three overall wins. He's also last year's Big Wheel (12-13) Champion. Just so you can say �I knew him before he was big time,� we talked to him for this week�s Tuesday Toolbox. The kid…
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Thad DuVall may have been pegged as a GNCC star at an earlier age than anyone else. He was still in the middle of his youth racing career when he was picked up by the Am-Pro Yamaha as a bit of a mini-me version of its factory riders. Now in his eighth season with the team, DuVall is off to a roaring start by winning…
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John Gallagher Sr. is the reigning GNCC Super Senior ATV Champion, and he�s also the Polaris GNCC ATV Team Manager. Probably no one has been around the series as long as John, no one has raced as much as John, and no one is willing to talk about racing like John. So that makes him the perfect guy to ring up for this…
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Adam McGill delivered KTM's first GNCC ATV Overall win in dominant fashion. His six-minute margin of victory was one of the largest ever, and his teammate Taylor Kiser even took second just for good measure. McGill is never at a loss for words. This is what he had to say after the race.
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We called eight-time and defending GNCC Champion Bill Ballance to find out if he�s primed and ready to win another GNCC Title. We ended up with this interview. Is Bill pulling a psyche job on his competition? Has he really been training? You be the judge on Bill's plans for 2008 (or just wait until we go racing on…
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We've already talked to Donnie Luce of Yamaha and Antti Kallonen of KTM here, so let's give some love to the Suzuki guys. We learned of Chris Borich's ATV plan last week, now let's dive into the FMF Suzuki bike program (including Charlie Mullins, Jimmy Jarrett, Paul Whibley and Josh Strang) with Team Manager Mike Webb.
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All winter long, various riders, teams and manufacturers have been pushing the envelope on training and testing, all looking for an edge. It all sounds good, but you never know what�s going to happen until the riders hit the track two weeks from now. That said, you can bet good money on one rider being up at the…
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Can it win? Can it last? There are a lot of questions surrounding the all-new Can-Am DS450 race ATV for 2008, and the man tabbed to answer those questions is Chris Bithell. The new member of the Warnert Racing Can-Am team speaks out on his new machine, his new team and his chances in 2008.
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Red Bull KTM Team Manager Antti Kallonen is busy working on the 2008 season for the orange men, and with titles to defend and a new ATV team to develop, it's a lot of work. But he still found time for our phone call.
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A long time GNCC factory supporter, Yamaha has a strong contingenct of bike and ATV talent at the ready for 2008. We talked to Yamaha's ATV and Off-Road Coordinator Donnie Luce to get the scoop on the upcoming season, products and talent.
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Ogio has made a huge name for themselves in the action sports market with their impressive line of luggage bags and accessories. They have been longtime sponsors of Loretta Lynn’s and have supported the GNCC series for some time. In 2007 they stepped up their endorsement of the series exponentially by giving out…
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If you look up Champion in the dictionary, you might see a picture of Bill Ballance with the GNCC number one plate. The Kentucky rider just capped another amazing championship run, winning the Klotz Ironman GNCC to capture the ’07 GNCC Title and become the all-time King of ATVs in the woods. Bill finished on the…
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and Jenn Sheppard   You may remember Finland’s Simo Kirssi as the man who finished a quiet fifth-overall at the opening round of the '07 GNCC Series on a privateer Kawasaki. But you probably don't. The Finnish rider is gaining more popularity as the main development racer/tester for BMW's 450 Sports Enduro bike,…
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Big John suffered a freak heart attack just before the season finale at Loretta Lynn's this year. We caught up with him to see how he's feeling and what he's up to in the off-season.
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