MAY 17– RAINES ROCKS RAUSCH CREEK |
‘That’s why I train so hard, so I can have something left for the last lap,’ said Raines, 25, who outlasted the field after three hours of racing on a super-rough, rocky course. ‘The last lap, I was thinking about what happened over the last few weeks, and I was not going to let that happen today. This track was treacherous because of all the rocks. I just tried to keep a steady pace, and I figured if anyone wanted to push hard and try to catch me, it would have been really dangerous for them because of all the rocks.’ ‘It’s pretty good, but obviously I would have liked to have won,’ said Hawk. ‘I felt like I was the fastest guy out there today, but I just made a few mistakes. I broke part of my footpeg off and it was hard to charge, but on the last lap when I saw I was close to Rodney, I just blocked it out and pushed. There was a technical section, and he went down.’ A five-rider pack contended for the lead for most of the day. Parts Unlimited/Moose Honda’s Scott Summers hung tough for fourth, but he tangled with a lapped rider on a hill, which cost him the time he needed to grab a podium spot. FMF Suzuki’s Fred Andrews was in contention too, but he ultimately settled for fifth. RER Motorcity privateer Nate Kanney put in his best ride of the year for sixth, despite taking a rock to the head after he had lost his goggles. Kawasaki’s Chuck Woodford took seventh ahead of Brian Garrahan, Cole Calkins and 250 A rider DR Atwood. The GNCC Series will return in four weeks with the Patriot GNCC in Petersburg, Virginia.
1. Jason Raines (Yam) 2. Barry Hawk (Yam) 3. Rodney Smith (Suz) 4. Scott Summers (Hon) 5. Fred Andrews (Suz) 6. Nathan Kanney (Yam) 7. Chuck Woodford (Kaw) 8. Brian Garrahan (KTM) 9. Cole Calkins (Kaw) 10. DR Atwood (KTM) |
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