Tracy shown here on the podium - included in
her winnings was a substantial amount of Kentucky
mud that was awarded for her efforts. |
The Spartan GNCC
race in Sparta, KY will always be remembered as
the beginning of Traci's 4 race win streak in 2003
that would eventually lead her to her 3rd GNCC Championship.
By the time Saturday
afternoon rolled by Traci would have conquered a
mud infested Spartan race track for the 2nd time
in 2 years with a convincing lead from start to
finish including a spectacular podium show. All
day Friday thru mid afternoon the Kentucky skies
dumped over 3 inches of rain onto the soft clay
based track and would later open up for an all night
long steady rain shower that would last into the
early hours of Saturday.
Off the Start
Traci Cecco rockets her Alba Actionsports YFZ450
with a holeshot to the first turn and pulls a 3
bike length lead by the second turn as the rest
of the field enter the 9 mile woods track. By the
end of the first lap Cecco waves off her pit crew
and elects to not change gloves or goggles and holds
on to the lead as Honda of Troys Stephanie Parton
keeps Cecco in sight as they cross the start / finish
line and head off back into the now deeply rutted
and bottlenecked course full of over 300 riders.
As the race would go on for the next 2 laps Traci
pulls from the rest of her class picking good lines
and eventually winning by over 6 minutes to second
place finisher Baldwin Motorsports Angel Atwell.
On the podium Cecco agrees to a fans request for
a "burnout" as she smokes off her tires
in celebration...
Traci
aces the hole-shot off the start, edging out
the competition |
Traci said after
the race..."I had a great
race today" "I pulled the holeshot and
took an early lead which is exactly what I wanted
to do to save my goggles and gloves from getting
full of roost" "I paced the first lap
pretty slow as the ground was very slick since there
were no ruts to keep you in line thru the trees"
"On the second and third laps I picked up my
pace and just rode smart" "The course
official told us before the race that it would only
be 3 laps so I knew were I had to be and when it
would be over" " I cannot say enough about
my Alba Action Sports YFZ, Lonestar Chassis, Axis
Suspension, Maxxis Tires and Tire Balls which all
combined gave me the traction and control I needed
today" " My Smith goggles and Spider grips
worked great all day" "To all my sponsors
and fans - Thank You!"
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