Chris Borich Shown Here In the Lead -After A Clean Pass of Past Champion Bill Balance [Photo: Harlen Foley - ATVRiders.com]

standings

Traci Cecco #202 GNCC Women's Pro 2nd Round 8- The Mountaineer 2nd Round 7- John Penton 1st Round 6- Loretta Lynn's 3rd Round 5- Big Buck 1st Round 4- Steele Creek 2nd Round 3 - The General 1st Round 2 - Orange Crush 6th Round 1 - The Lone Star 1st Chris Borich #3 GNCC Men's Pro 2nd Round 8- The Mountaineer 2nd Round 7- John Penton 6th Round 6- Loretta Lynn's 4th Round 5- Big Buck 1st Round 4 - Steele Creek 5th Round 3 - The General 2nd Round 2 - Orange Crush 1st Round 1 - The Lone Star 1st JUN 11, 2005 GNCC Round 8 Summerville, WV "The track had a lot of different obstacles like a rock garden, a hill climb, and the log section, which made the race challenging and fun." Chris Borich Top Pro Finishers Bill Balance Chris Borich Chris Jenks

Borich Battles Back
GNCC Men's Pro Chris Borich Comes Back from a Lap 1 Tangle to Challenge Balance for the Win

June 11, 2005 GNCC Round 8 The Mountaineer Summerville, WV Chris Borich Interview By Lance Schwartz Race Report: Chris Conrady Photos: Harlen Foley, Chuck DeBault GNCCracing.com race report

Chris Borich Start:
My Alba Action Honda 450R started on the 1st kick and I was in 4th going into the woods.

1st
On the first lap, I was in 4th for probably 3 miles until I clipped a log in the trail. The log turned me sideways and I ended up in 7th or 8th. At about the 5 mile marker there was a sick hill climb. Ballance was the only one to make it through unscathed. When I got there everyone in front of me was stuck, but I saw an alternate line. The line added about 30 seconds, but I figured it would be quicker than sitting there trying to make it up that hill. As I took the line, I looked back and saw everyone still stuck on the hill, so I knew it was a good decision. I realized I was in 2nd because I saw Smiley stuck on the hill. At that point I focused on catching Ballance, who was out front all alone. He actually had about 40 seconds on me after the first lap.

2nd
On the second lap I knew I had to charge and try to catch Bill Ballance. Everyone was cheering me on and I felt great. I could see his dust around the 3 or 4 miler marker and then around the 5 mile marker I actually saw him try to go up that hill climb. He actually got stuck, so I took my alternate line again. When I got to the top of the hill climb, I had gotten around him and led until the motocross section. Balance passed me in the motocross section and I just followed him to watch what he was doing. We pitted at the end of the 2nd lap since we were so far out front.

3rd
During the third lap, Ballance and I were neck and neck the whole lap. We just basically swapped back and forth. When we got to the hill climb, we saw lappers everywhere, so we both took the alternate line. We kept swapping back and forth and when we got to the motocross section, we both launched over the double double jumps and finished out the third lap.

4th
During the 4th lap, it was basically the two of us pulling away from everyone else and battling back and forth for the lead.

5th
For the final lap, it was Balance 1st and me in 2nd. We swapped back and forth a few times, and we got to a section with a downhill, man-made section of fallen trees. Ballance took a better line and was able to pinch me off at the end of that section because there was only room for one quad to get through. He just had a better line and was able to hold me off. We ended up into the motocross section heading for the checker, where Ballance is really hard to pass. I finished in 2nd place right on Ballance’s bumper.

Morning Race

Traci Cecco Women's Pro

Traci Cecco also had a yo-yo of a race. With a great start, Traci quickly pulled into the Women's Pro lead, only to spin out and find herself at the back of the pack. She quickly carved her way back through the field, again grabbing the lead. However, she then got stuck in a nasty mud rut which took her priceless minutes and some serious strained mussels to get free of. This set her a way off the pace and she had a hard time getting going. But like the champion she is, once she got going, she hurried her way back up to Women's 3rd, just a few minutes off the pace.

Traci's run this weekend is one of a true professional. She showed determination and that "Never Give Up" attitude that is the hallmark of a champion. Traci goes into GNCC Race 9 just a few points off the series championship - which she has already captured 3 times.

Harlen Foley, also racing for Team Alba in the Four-Stroke Stock division had a similar race to Traci, coming out in a good position but getting briefly stuck in a mud hole. Harlen screamed his way through the pack, passing everything in his path to a 2nd place overall finish - his first podium of the season. Congratulations on a great ride Harlen.

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