Articles by Rodney Tomblin

10 years ago, the Millennium opened the door for a whole new generation of off road racers that would change the face of GNCC forever. One of the riders that rode the old wave in and was one of the last to get off was one of the greatest GNCC champions that never was. With an injury plagued career the GNCC title…
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She may just be the world's greatest woman off road woods racer. Winning 10 straight and 11 total races in 2010, she has raised the bar for the ladies in GNCC. Heading east in search of a new challenge after 5 straight WORCS titles, FMF/KTM's Maria Forsberg did something many have not been able to do. She won a title…
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Living your dream is one of the greatest feelings you can have,but sometimes that dream can seem like a nightmare. With what just happened this past weekend in Ohio it looks like the 2009 GNCC Motorcycle Champion Paul Whibley may have just woke from his good dream turned bad and this one still may have a happy ending…
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Working your way from the back line of a Youth GNCC motorcycle race to the fastest guy on the track is the dream a number of 65cc riders have over the years. Not many achieve that, but those that do know what hard work and dedication it takes. The newly crowned Youth Over All Champion is one of the few to make those…
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Look who is moving up! From chasing Kailub Russell and Corey Buttrick around the Mini course, to battling Chris Bach for Over All Top Amateur honors, Jordan Ashburn is set to take his next step toward joining today's best on the front row. Next stop, XC2 Pro Lites.
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A little more than a decade ago, Hans Keck hung up his GNCC racing boots and became a fan of the sport that gave him some of the best memories of his life racing with the likes of Chuck Delullo (One of GNCC ATVs First Champions), Bob Sloan, Mike Holbert, Barry Hawk and all the early greats. Now Hans has passed his…
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It's been a whole decade since Jimmy Jarrett won his first ever Pro GNCC race. This weekend he nailed down his second and is now more confident than ever. Could Jimmy Jarrett be looking for the best days still to come in a career that some say may be waning? Or at 33 years old is Jimmy like a fine wine just waiting…
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When the Can Am GNCC headed into the summer break, XC1 Points leader Josh Strang saw his early season points lead begin to shrink.With 10 weeks to think about it, is he ready to come back and battle these final four rounds to claimwhat many folks feel is his championship?
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Becoming top dog and staying top dog are two different battles. No one realizes this more right now than defending XC2 Pro Lites Champion and current points leader Kailub Russell. Russell has piloted his FMF KTM to 7 podiums including 5 straight race wins in 9 rounds of racing. Yet the championship is being…
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Just a few years ago, Brandon Sommers was considered the next big thing in GNCC ATV racing. But then came a big crash last year at the Ironman GNCC, leaving Brandon with a broken leg. This season has become more about rebuilding than winning races. His best finish so far is a 7th. How's summer break treating Brandon?…
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Usually when a racer is striving for a championship he tries to focus on the one goal. But sometimes those kind of pressures can build on an individual and force them to think way too much. 2010 brought a whole new team and whole new attitude for Charlie Mullins as he finally found what he was missing the last…
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A new day dawns in the GNCC Racing Nation and the sun that is rising this morning comes from the right and shining smile of Women's Novice ATV Champ Cheyanne Shadron. With the championship wrapped up, this rising star stepped up to her biggest challenge ever and beat the odds.
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After dominating the 4x4 Lites class for the last few seasons, Clifton Beasley has switched to the U2 class with major success. He's undefeated so far in 2010, and took the morning race overall at the MotorcycleUSA.com Snowshoe GNCC. Now we meet the man and the family behind him.
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When you hear about the great accomplishments people achieve in life, generally there is someone behind them serving as a driving force. In XC2 GNCC Pro Am ATV Racer Brian Wolf's life it is his wife Annie.
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It's been a long season for one of the world's top off road racers, Nate Kanney, but if you want to win one race, it is the Motorcycle-USA Snowshoe GNCC and Nate did just that. Does the win set the stage for Kanney to return from the break as the dominant rider? If history repeats itself, the XC1 class may just have…
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2010 introduced a whole new world to the former 4x4 Open and U2 class ATV champion Rick Cecco. A new baby, a lost factory ride and a whole new look on racing from a grassroots perspective. From racing BMX to racing GNCC, Rick gives us a glimpse of what life is like in his world.
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Kristen Atwell is on fire in the ATV Women's Class of GNCC Racing, with three-straight wins. She also holds the points lead, but in a super-deep pack of talent in that class, she knows things can change quickly. We caught up with the girl who is proving tough to catch on the track!
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Barry Hawk Jr. is undeniably one of the greatest off-road racers ever. He has 8 total GNCC championships, 67 total overall GNCC wins and the fire still burns. What drives the oldest Pro on the starting line? And will he ever race a quad again? You may be in for a surprise!
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Chris Borich is one of the hardest working ATV racers in the world. He has built a career on chasing Bill Ballance and the GNCC Championship. And finally he is on top of the world, but still one of the most grounded individuals you will ever talk to.
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The Baylor boys are at it again! Steward dominated the Youth Bike ranks a few years ago, but in 2010 younger bro Grant has become the dominator-he's won the last three Youth Overalls, even though he's still racing in the younger (12-13) class! Here's more on Grant.
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