Tuesday Toolbox on GNCC Racing

Tuesday Toolbox: Chris Bach

There will be a new face on Pro Pit row this weekend in North Carolina. Chris Bach, last year's top amateur and the biggest surprise this season so far, is moving on up. Bach surprised many by landing on the podium at both the Florida and Georgia rounds and was rewarded with new sponsors and a new place beside the KTM…

Tuesday Toolbox: Jesse Robinson

Jesse Robinson lost his factory Husaberg ride over Christmas but instead of letting it get him down, he came roaring into the 2010 season on a new bike and in a new class. While he finished the 2009 season 13th in the XC1 class, this year Robinson has taken the XC2 class by storm with two podium finishes on his KTM.…

Tuesday Toolbox: Brandon Sommers

Brandon Sommers threw us a curveball when we called him up for this week's Tuesday Toolbox. Sommers found out just last Friday that he has mono and might not be able to race the first round of the season in just a few days. For someone who had a solid 2009 season, that had to have been bad news, but Sommers finds the…

Tuesday Toolbox: Paul Whibley

AmPro Yamaha's Paul Whibley is used to change. Whibley said he's back at square one, and in many ways he is. With a new team for the 2010 season and annew bike, Whibley is getting ready to defend his first GNCC Championship . We'll check in with Whibley to see how he's doing with his new set-up and how he feels about…

Tuesday Toolbox: Glenn Kearney

Glenn Kearney is back for the 2010 season with all kinds of exciting stuff to look forward to. His brother Ben will be joining the Husqvarna ranks as his mechanic, he's on an all-new bike, the TXC 250 4-stroke and he's newly engaged. This year, Glenn will also be racing the National Enduro series as well as the GNCC…

Tuesday Toolbox: Santo DeRisi

After Round 9 of the 2009 season, XC1 Pro Santo DeRisi decided he needed a break. The DeRisi's welcomed a new addition to their family in September and Santo really wanted to focus on his family and his business, DeRisi Racing Incorporated. But he and his wife soon realized they missed racing too much! Instead, DeRisi…

Tuesday Toolbox: Justin Williamson

Justin Williamson has had a few ups and downs in his GNCC career. The Florida native started out as a privateer at age 16, and worked his way up to a factory KTM ride and the XC2 Championship in 2007. Then, Williamson switched bikes and started to struggle. In 2009, he essentially fell off the map. In Tuesday Toolbox,…

Tuesday Toolbox: Josh Kirkland

XC2 Pro-Am Champion Josh Kirkland says he doesn't talk a whole lot. Maybe you won't hear a lot from him when he's on the podium, but if you read today's Tuesday Toolbox, you'll see how much the native West Virginian will open up, especially after a hard workout! Kirkland talks about what it took to take the…

Tuesday Toolbox: Bob Santheson

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…

Tuesday Toolbox: Maria Forsberg

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…