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#Borich battles for 3rd

#Borich battles for 3rd

Report courtesy of GNCCracing.com
Fowler Takes the Win at Round 2 of the 2014 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series
Richardson Makes it Two-in-a-Row in the XC2 Pro Am Class

WASHINGTON, Ga. (March 15, 2014) - The championship points lead is all tied up after Round 2 of the 2014 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series presented by Maxxis, an AMA National Championship. N-Fab/AmPro Yamaha's Walker Fowler secured his first win of the season in Washington, Ga. on Saturday, topping the reigning champion Chris Borich and a talented field of pros at the 12th running of the Maxxis General GNCC.

The dry track conditions at Round 2 were a welcomed change from last weekend's muddy season opener in Florida but the Georgia terrain lends itself to some of the roughest trail on the circuit and Saturday's two-hour race was no different. RacingPowersports.com/CST Tires/PirateMX.com's Adam McGill put himself in a favorable position early on after grabbing the $250 Twin Air/DeRisi Racing XC1 Holeshot and tucked in behind Fowler on the opening lap.

Team Maxxis' Chris Borich had trouble firing up his machine but even a last place start couldn't stop the 5-Time champion from making his way to the front of the pack. Borich caught and passed McGill for the second place position after the halfway point, but the champ soon got caught up in a creek section that eventually cost him some time.

"I was pushing hard and finally passed McGill and I jumped a creek section and the bike stalled and I couldn't start it," Borich said. "I had to push it down a hill and a couple of spectators actually helped me, so thanks to them for that."

Fowler created a gap that wouldn't be matched by McGill for the remainder of the race, as the Ohio native went on to secure his first overall win of the season. Fowler and Borich hold one victory apiece after two rounds of racing and both riders will head into Round 3 tied for the points lead.

"It feels good right now but I know how much harder I'm going to have to work these next two weeks. When Borich is beating you down you have to go to a strange place in your mind to find some strength to beat him," Fowler said. "He's still strong and tough but we're going to do everything we can to make it exciting for the fans because that's what keeps us going. If I can keep a smile on my face and win some more races I'm going to be really happy."

McGill's second place finish gave the West Virginia native solid points toward the championship after scoring zero championship points at the season opener.

"I knew I couldn't catch Walker and make up any time since it was so hard to make up time out there but it was a good day," McGill said. "It was completely a 180 turnaround from last week and I couldn't ask for much more."

Borich rounded out the podium with a third place overall finish.

"You have to take the good with the bad and we'll go home and figure out what the problem is and fix it. I definitely want to be on the podium week in and week out, obviously I want to be in the center but today wasn't my day."

Precision/Maxxis Tires Chris Bithell ran just inside the top five all afternoon, but the Pennsylvania native reported having front and rear brake issues throughout the two-hour race. Bithell kept a steady pace, although he wasn't able to push toward the lead battles. DWT Racing's Jarrod McClure put in another solid ride to capture fifth overall just behind Bithell in fourth.

GT Thunder-backed Brian Wolf earned sixth overall, with Maxxis/FLY Racing/ATV Innovations Landon Wolfe grabbed seventh overall. Waynesburg Yamaha's Jay Shadron and Yamaha/GBC/HMF's Johnny Gallagher rounded out the top ten.

Posted Friday, August 29, 2014

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