It’s A Dirty Dozen for ITP Racers at Snowshoe GNCC
Simmons Secures Fourth Straight Super Senior Class Championship
Ontario, California, June 23, 2015 – Team ITP ATV racers won six classes and earned 12 podiums at round nine of the AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) in West Virginia. Held at the picturesque Snowshoe Mountain Ski Resort, the AMSOIL Snowshoe GNCC was also highlighted by ITP racer and veteran GNCC’er Dave Simmons winning a class championship.
Dave Simmons (No. 210), seen here pulling the holeshot in West Virginia, won his ninth straight Super Senior (45+) class race of 2015 to record his fourth consecutive Super Senior class GNCC class championship for Team ITP.
“Snowshoe is the very definition of a GNCC race, with its ski slopes, huge rocks, slippery conditions, fantastic views, enthusiastic fans and, of course, that trademark starting line. I was so proud of Dave Simmons for capturing his class championship, earning yet another amateur title in his storied career,” said Pat McGuire, Public Relations / Race Support. “ITP prides itself in supplying racers and recreational riders alike with tires for this type of varying terrain. Whether it’s mud like that found in Howard’s Hole or relying on extreme durability for conquering large rock fields, ITP will get you to the finish line.”
Angel Knox survived the brutal conditions in the morning session to win the WXC class using ITP tires at the 2015 AMSOIL Snowshoe GNCC in West Virginia.
The annual AMSOIL Snowshoe GNCC in Snowshoe, W.Va., has long been popular for its scenery, golfing, resort, paved starting line and, perhaps above all, the challenging terrain. Round nine saw 475 racers enter the youth, a.m. and p.m. sessions. At the end, only 82 total racers finished on the lead lap in all three sessions combined. Twenty-nine racers were saddled with DNFs at Snowshoe. Reaching the finish line is often seen as accomplishment for many.
ITP Tires had six wins in the West Virginia slopes and were led by Dave Simmons’ repeat Super Senior class championship. Dave Simmons kept his perfect season going with a solid Super Senior (45+) class win in the morning racing action. Simmons, who came in as the defending 2014 class champion, has essentially secured another title aboard his Yamaha YFZ450 with ITP Holeshot GNCC tires after tallying 180 points in his perfect 9-for-9 run.
Westley Wolfe, who leads the College A (16-21) class in points, posted his fourth win of the season at round nine of the GNCC series in West Virginia.
ITP racer Angel Knox also recorded a class victory for ITP, as she won the WXC class again. Her fourth consecutive class win (sixth in all) has pushed her to third in the class standings despite missing round three in North Carolina. The team also posted two solid second-place podium finishes in West Virginia, with Kenny Rich Sr. (Masters 50+) and Schoolboy Jr. (13-15) racer Tanner Talbott. Rich Sr., who posted his first podium in the last three races, leads his class. Talbott has nine consecutive podiums, including two wins, to carry the points lead into round 10
The AMSOIL Snowshoe GNCC is known for its unique asphalt start and is one of the most popular stops on the GNCC tour. Mark Batson used ITP tires to put his No. 636 ATV atop the Senior A/B (38+) podium at round nine.
College A (16-21) racer Westley Wolfe won his class and finished 14th overall in the highly competitive afternoon session, outdoing four Pro class racers and 18 Pro-Am racers. With his fifth win of the year, Wolfe leads the class by five points at the GNCC summer break. Fellow ITP racers Greg Covert (second at Snowshoe) and Kristian Meyer are in the top four of class standings. Brayden Shick finished third in the College B (16-21) division to maintain his class points lead. He has three wins and seven podiums thus far this year.
With seven straight podiums and after notching his fifth win of the year with a class overall at round nine, Media All Stars / ITP racer Mark Batson gained more ground in the Senior A/B (38+) ranks. The Yamaha racer, who sits third in his class, will need to keep the momentum once the GNCC schedule resumes in September.
Jordan Digby, who ranks second in his class in points after nine rounds of racing, used ITP tires to win the 125 Sr. (12-15) class at Snowshoe Ski Resort in West Virginia.
Jordan Digby (125 Sr. 12-15) and Parker Henderson 90 (8-12) each notched a class victory for Team ITP in the early morning GNCC Youth session. Digby has now strung together three straight wins (five total) to climb to within just six points of the class points lead heading into the break. Henderson, who has notched five consecutive podiums after a DNF at round four, resides in third in the 90 (8-12) ranks with four rounds remaining. Damien Hawkins, the 90 Limited (8-12) points leader took second in West Virginia, but carries a 22-point advantage (courtesy of six wins) into round 10.
GNCC ATV racing resumes Sept. 19-20, at the historic Unadilla Raceway in New Berlin, N.Y.
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