Articles by Jason Weigandt

KTM North America Press Release   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 2008 Knight Wins Three in a Row   Hurricane Mills, TN – Red Bull KTM Factory rider David Knight won his third GNCC in a row marking his fourth overall win for the season at the 5th round of the GNCC Series at the Loretta Lynn’s…
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From: Team Am-Pro Yamaha Round 5 of the GNCC Series kicked off at the Loretta Lynn's Ranch in Hurricane Mills Tennessee. Watching the ATV race the day before and walking the track the morning of, the Team Am-Pro Yamaha riders knew that the track was fast and rocky, and there was no room for mistakes. The 12 mile…
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McGill Leads after Five Rounds   Hurricane Mills, TN – FRE KTM’s Adam McGill maintains his series points lead now five rounds into the ATV GNCC season in spite of the difficult circumstances he encountered at the Loretta Lynn’s event.   McGill and his teammate Taylor Kiser were having a great…
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Team: FMF SuzukiBike: RMZ 450Rider: Paul WhibleyResult: 6th It was one of those days when things don't go quite to plan. Right from the start it took two kicks for my bike to fire which left me at the back of the pro field going into the woods.  I was riding a little tight in the rocky hard pack conditions…
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Past the halfway mark of the Acerbis Loretta Lynn's GNCC in Tennessee, Red Bull KTM's David Knight leads the way with a pack of riders fighting to keep him close. FMF Suzuki teammates Charles Mullins and Josh Strang are keeping the heat on, as is Glenn Kearney, who is putting in his best ride of the season on his…
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David Knight is taking complete control of the Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series for 2008, winning his fourth race in five tries this season with a victory at the Acerbis Loretta Lynn's GNCC today in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. The pack is pushing hard behind him, but that is simply resulting in big battles…
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It turns out Adam McGill did not run out of gas at Loretta Lynn's as previously reported. The FRE KTM rider ran into electrical problems on his machine on the last lap, as did his teammate Taylor Kiser, and that's what knocked them out of competition. McGill still holds the points lead in the series by virtue of his…
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A wild and crazy race day at Loretta Lynn's results in the end of Adam McGill's GNCC win streak, as his KTM ran into electrical problems on the very last lap while leading. But it was a hard-fought race, with Yamaha's defending GNCC Bill Ballance and Rockstar/Makita Suzuki's Chris Borich delivering the…
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Quick Fill gets you on the road to the grandaddy (or grandmother) of them all: The Acerbis Loretta Lynn's GNCC. It's the longest running GNCC on the tour, and we're ready to go with cool temps in the forecast, win streaks for a pair of KTM riders, and some good old-fashioned motocross terrain. We'll also report on…
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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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TEAM HUSQVARNA POSTS BEST RESULTS TO DATE IN FOURTH ROUND OF GNCC RACING SERIES
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****PRESS RELEASE***** Contact: Kim Lee at kim@RiderDown.org HelmetTown.com Donating 10% of Proceeds from Helmet Sales to RiderDown Jon Scott and HelmetTown.com recently notified RiderDown of their decision to donate 10% of proceeds from all of their HelmetTown.com eBay sales to RiderDown through the month of May!…
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****PRESS RELEASE***** Contact: Kim Lee at kim@RiderDown.org Shane Watts and his Dirt Wise Riding Schools Donating to RiderDown for each Student Shane Watts and his Dirt Wise Riding Schools have decided to help make this a banner year for the RiderDown Foundation by donating a portion of each student’s tuition…
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BRP/Can-Am Press Release   Valcourt, Quebec, April 21, 2008  â€“ Team Looney Tuned Exhaust (LTE) / Can-AmTM knew it was only a matter of time before Women-class racer Lexie Coulter visited the podium for the GNCC morning session. Hard work and a never-give-up attitude have characterized the first…
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Since this weekend's GNCC site, Loretta Lynn's Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, is an actual campground, racers will be allowed to arrive on the grounds on Thursday. The Ranch is, however, charging $25 per night to camp for the weekend at the track. For more camping info, contact the Ranch office at…
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Hurricane Mills, Tenn (April 21, 2008) -- FRE KTM’s Adam McGill must endure a difficult transition as he battles for the Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series Championship. The 20-year-old from West Union, West Virginia used to be known as the funny man of the GNCC tour, but the competition doesn’t find his…
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  Hurricane Mills, Tenn (April 21, 2008) -- David Knight’s charge for a second-straight Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Title could get much easier if he can win this weekend’s Acerbis Loretta Lynn’s GNCC in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. With three wins in four races already this season, Knight can…
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Quick Fill has got all the scoops this week, including an update straight from Barry Hawk's room, info on a new bike class in the morning, and the latest on our attempts to straighten out our live internet timing and results. We're going to get it right, and so are you. Just read Quick Fill.
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Cliff Beasley Takes 4th Consecutive Win at Big Buck   Union, SC – Rough and muddy are the two words that best describe round four of the GNCC race at Big Buck this past weekend, but obviously that’s the way Cliff Beasley likes it, as he ran away with his 4th straight win of the season in the 4x4 Lites…
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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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