Articles by Rachel Fluharty

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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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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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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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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This is Shawn Javens' second year of racing GNCCs. He didn't even run the entire series last year, but this year he completely dominated the entire Senior B (40+) class by winning every single race. We didn't know much about Javens so we called him up for this week's Tuesday Toolbox.
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Crawfordsville, Indiana (October 24, 2009) - In the final round of the 2009 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country series, the Klotz Ironman in Crawfordsville, Indiana, Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Chris Borich took his eighth-straight XC1 victory and his 10th of the season after taking the lead after his typical last minute…
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Crawfordsville, Indiana (October 25, 2009) - At the Klotz Ironman GNCC, the final round of the 2009 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country series, Shock Doctor KTM's Nate Kanney was the best at battling the steepest hills of the 13-stop circuit. After an intense battle that saw Kanney, and FMF Makita Suzuki's Charlie…
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Can-Am's Bryan Buckhannon and Scott Kilby are in a battle to the end in the 4X4 Open class. When Bryan was hurt in Somerset, he gave up a six win streak to Scott. But now, the two are both back in action. Whoever wins this weekend's race will be Open 4x4 Champion. We talked to Bryan and Scott to find to what it's like…
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Everyone sees him at the races. "Big" John Knox and his booming voice keeps everyone safe and in line at the GNCCs. But not many of you probably know much about the big guy, like the fact that he was a tennis coach or an NFL football player. "Big" John got back from the Motocross of Nations and a South African Safari…
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Trail Boss Buren found some items in the woods following the Ohio GNCC Race.  Buren will have the items with him at the Ironman if they want to retreive them. Muffler from a Quad lost in the morning race - Call to identify the name on it.Rear Axle for the UTV that lost it.Buren's cell # 704-477-3375
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Doug Howarth just won his first GNCC championship. The 14-year-old high school freshman just tied up the ATV Youth championship, and what makes this even more impressive is that this is his first year racing GNCC. Howarth, who races in the 90 Modified (12-15) class, spent some time after school to tell us about his…
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After almost sitting out the 2009 season, Angel Atwell was signed to FRE KTM just weeks before the season started. And boy, it's a good thing Tim Farr came along to sign her! Atwell just won up her first GNCC Championship by tying up the women's class with two races to go. Angel took time out to share about her most…
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Yadkinville, NC (September 26, 2009) - Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Chris Borich did what no other racer has been able to do in almost a decade. In the rain of the Moose Racing Yadkin Valley Stomp, round 11 of the Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series, Borich was able to clinch the 2009 series after an intense battle…
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Yadkinville, N.C. (September 27, 2009) -- Geico/JG Racing Monster Energy Kawasaki's Paul Whibley took a definite leap toward tying up this year's Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Championship when he took a decided victory at round 11, the Moose Racing Yadkin Valley Stomp. His two main competitors, FMF Makita…
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Things are progressively getting better for Husaberg's Jesse Robinson. At the beginning of the 2009 season, before Husaberg came along, Robinson was still on his 2008 bike. Then, Husaberg showed up and offered Robinson had a brand new ride. He started an intense training program, lost weight and now that he's on a…
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Shock Doctor KTM's Nate Kanney is one of the most confident riders in the GNCC Series, but he's had his fair share of setbacks along the way. Photographer Theresa Ortolani captured his rise to factory rider through her book Endurance. Kanney took a few minutes out to talk about his experiences with the book and what…
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Contact: Rachel Fluharty RachelF@mxsports.com   For Immediate Release   Borich Sits Pretty In Points Lead Going Into 10th Round of Can-Am Grand National Cross Country SeriesBorich may topple Defending Champion Ballance's Nine Year Win Streak   New Berlin, NY (September 8, 2009) - After a more than two-month…
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After years of bum luck in the final rounds, Chris Borich may finally have his chance to take home the ATV Championship. This year, Borich has his Suzuki figured out and is sitting on top of the points with a comfortable margin between him, Taylor Kiser, Adam McGill, and more importantly Bill Ballance- his stiffest…
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Brandon Sommers just returned from his second trip to France to race the Pont de Vaux with Bill Ballance and Taylor Kiser, and while his racing improved, his opinion of French food did not. Sommers took some time out from getting ready for GNCC to tell us a little bit about his French experience.
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