HUSQVARNA’S CRAIG DELONG WINS SPECIALIZED GNCC

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Craig DeLong (Rockstar Vitality Husqvarna Factory Racing) earned his first-ever total GNCC take in the Georgia mud. Photograph: Ken Hill

Following a dry and sunny day of ATV racing on Saturday, spherical 3 of the 2023 Gigantic Nationwide Irascible Nation Racing Series introduced by Essentially expert, an AMA Nationwide Championship, (GNCC Racing) persisted on Sunday with bike racing as heavy rainfall infiltrated the grounds of Aonia Pass MX Park in Washington, Georgia.

Because the XC1 Open Legit class took off the line it became as soon as Rockstar Vitality Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Craig DeLong grabbing the $250 All Balls Racing XC1 Holeshot Award and the lead space. DeLong would continue to fight at the front of the sphere, and he would in the end initiate to space barely a arena of interest on the comfort of the XC1 racers. After earning podium finishes at the first two rounds, Delong would bag his first-ever occupation total GNCC take

Babbitts Online/Monster Vitality/Kawasaki Team Green’s Josh Strang would fight at the front of the sphere but would descend assist to sixth on the second lap of the plod. As he persisted to push, he would fabricate his skill assist as much as 3rd by the time the white flag became as soon as waving. Strang would sprint into the second space space on the final lap of the plod and bag his first podium function of the season in the stressful stipulations, the save he looks to excel as he claimed a podium function at the 2021 Ironman GNCC.

Scuffling with assist-and-forth throughout the plod became as soon as Rocky Mountain/Tely Vitality/KTM Racing’s Steward Baylor. As his plod bike practically didn’t fabricate it to the line Baylor became as soon as ready to fight on a 2-stroke KTM machine that became as soon as under in his pit space. On the different hand, upright because the ten seconds call became as soon as about to be made Baylor’s mechanic made it to the line along with his plod ready bike. Baylor would contrivance thru sixth on lap one but would fight thru to bewitch over second after which third because the plod persisted on. Baylor would receive himself in fourth because the white flag waved but would rapidly sprint into the third space space as he made his skill to the checkered flag. Baylor now holds a 3 level lead in the Nationwide Championship standings.

FMF/KTM Factory Racing’s Ben Kelley knew when the rain persisted to descend that it became as soon as going to be a survival plod. As Kelley entered the woods fourth on the gap lap he would continue to push, but he would sprint down in the mud which set apart him assist to seventh at the halfway level. Kelley would continue to push over the previous laps and would work his skill as much as fourth because the checkered flag flew. Kelley sits upright three facets in the assist of Baylor in the facets standings.

Josh Strang (Babbitts Online/Monster Vitality/Kawasaki Team Green) battled thru the stipulations to bag second total. Photograph: Ken Hill

Kelley’s teammate, FMF/KTM Factory Racing’s Jonathan Girroir set apart in a real whisk finishing fifth total on the day. As he came spherical on lap one timing and scoring had him assist in the tenth space space. Girroir would push thru the gnarly stipulations, making his skill as much as fifth with two laps to sprint. He held his space and made real line picks over the previous lap, striking him upright 5 seconds in the assist of his teammate.

Coming thru to bewitch eighth in the XC1 class became as soon as Babbitts Online/Monster Vitality/Kawasaki Team Green’s Grant Baylor, who battled assist from an eighth space birth to the day. Magna1 Motorsports/Husqvarna’s Jordan Ashburn would birth his day at the front of the pack as he ran third for the first couple of laps. On the different hand, Ashburn would descend assist to seventh because the checkered flag came out.

Coastal GASGAS Factory Racing’s Thad Duvall battled assist-and-forth as he had to fabricate his skill thru field after falling assist to eleventh at one level. Duvall persisted to set apart his head down and push thru the muddy route earning eighth in the XC1 class. GASGAS/FXR/Scott Goggle’s Layne Michael battled assist to bag ninth in the XC1 class as Rockstar Vitality Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Trevor Bollinger rounded out the tip 10 in XC1. AmPro Yamaha’s Ricky Russell would maintain a stellar birth to the day as he ran up front for majority of the plod. On the different hand, on the final lap he would suffer a mechanical topic and be unable to fabricate it to the checkered.

Angus Riordan (FMF/RPM KTM) earned his first-ever XC2 250 Legit class take.
Photograph: Ken Hill

In the XC2 250 Legit class it became as soon as FMF/RPM KTM Racing’s Angus Riordan making his skill into the lead because the white flag flew indicated every other lap to sprint. Riordan would birth his day assist in sixth and progressively work his skill up thru the pack. Riordan would set apart his head down and push, creating over a two-minute gap over the comfort of the XC2 field. Liqui Moly Factory Beta Racing’s Evan Smith became as soon as off to a real birth as he grabbed the $250 Metal Metropolis Males’s Sanatorium XC2 Holeshot Award. Smith would continue to bustle at the front of the pack for the first couple of laps, but he would continue to push throughout the period of the plod. Smith would contrivance thru to fabricate a final lap sprint and space second on the day in the XC2 class. Phoenix Racing Honda’s Cody Barnes would fight his skill as much as 3rd in the XC2 class, earning his first podium function of the season.

Jason Lipscomb (Liqui Moly Factory Beta Racing) earned the
FMF XC3 125 Legit-Am class take. Photograph: Ken Hill

In the FMF XC3 125 Legit-Am class it became as soon as Liqui Moly Factory Beta Racing’s Jason Lipscomb leaping off the line to bag the $100 Lojak Cycle Sales XC3 Holeshot Award. Because the plod persisted on Lipscomb would continue to lead the skill throughout the plod. When he came thru to the checkered flag, he would maintain a 16 minute gap on the comfort of the XC3 field. Hall’s Cycles/Enduro Engineering/Moose Racing’s Jhak Walker would fabricate his skill into second because the white flag flew, and he would continue to fight for the final lap preserving onto that quantity two space. FXR/X Ticket Goggles/6D Helmets’ Dakoda Devore would contrivance thru to bag third in the category after a sixth space birth to his day.

Rachael Archer (AmPro Yamaha) came thru to bag her first
WXC class take of the season. Photograph: Ken Hill

On the final lap of the plod Archer would fabricate her skill spherical Gutish, and she or he would continue to push on in the direction of the function line. When the duo came to the function line it became as soon as an all-out plod to the function because the ruts had accumulated so noteworthy water you indubitably would possibly perhaps perhaps no longer recount how deep any of them were. Archer would fabricate her skill as much as the function line first, but she would bag sideways and tip over with Gutish making her skill practically over high of her to bag second on the day. Steede would continue to fight thru to bewitch third assist from KTM/FXR/Enduro Engineering’s Shelby Turner and fabricate her skill to the checkered flag to spherical out the tip three in the WXC class.