tyler lenig #36
GNCC PRO-AM
BITD Co Rider - Cory Hove, Rick Cecco

2006 GNCC Pro-Am 2nd Overall

There are not many racers who have bridged the gap from Southern California desert racing and GNCC Woods Cross Country racing. The high speed long distance riding of desert racing is quite different than the tight corners, tree bumping and stream hopping that makes up GNCC racing. The disciplines are so different that a racer who excels at one, doesn't usually excel at the other. Usually.

At just nineteen years old, Tyler Lenig excels at both. Taking a commanding lead in the GNCC series for 2006 - and even winning a couple of races - has really made people start to take notice. And when given the opportunity of racing in the Parker 250 BITD desert race this January, he jumped at the chance - even though he had never actually ridden in the desert, much less, raced. That didn't seem to matter.

Tyler helped his 3-man team of himself, Cory Hove and Rick Cecco take the overall win in the Expert Class. In fact, Tyler's lap times were not that far off of the top experts for the lap. After his first desert race, Tyler was in first place for the expert division. Not bad for his first attempt.

Speaking of first attempts, recently on a new stock TRX450 - with just a motor kit, Tyler entered a GNC National Motocross race in the pro-am division - and qualified for the main event!

Although Tyler is a very talented rider, his ability to ride fast and smart came from years of practice. Tyler logs more hours on a quad than most people do in a car. In his native Pennsylvania he has hundreds of miles of trails right out of his back yard - and he makes good use of them.