ruff_rida69 Posted February 20, 2004 Report Posted February 20, 2004 ballance is gonna be on a 450 this season? but I gotta give bill his props. he's damn good, I raced at big buck last year and thats some rough shit, Not as easy as it looked on TV but damn fun! I'll hopefully be racing some GNCC's this year but I gotta get my AMA membership renewed and thats like $100 bucks. Quote
Meat Posted February 20, 2004 Report Posted February 20, 2004 Ballance is on the YFZ450 this year. So is Smiley, Borich and Duvall. Yokley is on a suzuki Z400. Id estimate 90% of the Pro's will be racing the Yamaha 450. I think since the Honda 450 got hammered in the magazine shootouts, you wont see many Hondas racing in the Pro class. Did ya's know..... no more 250r allowed in the Pro class anymore. I just got my '04 AMA card. $39 bucks a year. BALLANCE ON HIS YFZ IN TEXAS..... BORICH ON HIS YFZ IN TEXAS.... WOMEN'S CHAMP TRACI CECCO ON HER YFZ IN TEXAS....... DuVALL ON HIS YFZ IN TEXAS....... SMILEY ON HIS YFZ IN TEXAS..... TREW ON HIS YFZ IN TEXAS.... Quote
BenBB Posted February 20, 2004 Report Posted February 20, 2004 Damn nice pics Meat, gotta love that Texas dust. I voted for Bill but hope Borich, Yokley, Smiley and Duval give him a run for his money. I gotta get my AMA card soon too. 250R's got outlawed in the Pro class? Huh. Quote
Cooker Posted February 20, 2004 Report Posted February 20, 2004 After watching Chris Borich get better and better last year I think he'll take it this year. Quote
ruff_rida69 Posted February 20, 2004 Author Report Posted February 20, 2004 wonder why they outlawed them? like amost all the pro's rode 250r's, but I guess the 450 is gonna be a better woods machine then the 250's, but I would think after all the money they had in those 250's nothing would be better. I think it's gonna be a damn good race this year since there all riding the same quad, it couls be anybodys race this year. Quote
2001SSTBanshee Posted February 21, 2004 Report Posted February 21, 2004 Balance, of coarse!!!!! On his new AXIS/YFZ. That ride is soooo nice. Quote
reas11 Posted February 22, 2004 Report Posted February 22, 2004 i'd love to go to a race. maybe 8. May 15 & 16 Rausch Creek Valley View, PA if anyone from the hq wants to meet up there ..its bad ass.. Quote
Meat Posted February 22, 2004 Report Posted February 22, 2004 (edited) wonder why they outlawed them? You can still race modded 250r's in the GNCC, you just cant race em in the Pro class anymore. They moved to production based quads only, cause they are trying to get factory(yamaha\honda\suzuki\etc) support the sport, like how the bike guys have it. It worked cause Yokley got a Suzuki sponsorship this year. Kawasaki brings a support rig and offers pit help to anyone racing a V-Force, Honda and Yamaha are now offering contingencies for gncc racers on thier quads. Bill Ballance and Chad DuVall nabbed factory Yamaha rides this year. Yamaha supplied YFZs to Borich this year to, but he's not considered a "factory rider"... yet. reas, we went to the Rausch Creek GNCC last year. We walked the whole course during the races, there's a morning race where the amatuers\4x4's\women classes race, and then the pros\pro-production and "A" classes raced the afternoon race. Your so damn close to the action, you can get hit by a racer if your not careful. Me and three of my buddies are definitly going to Rausch Creeks race this season. Ballance's win streak is over this year...... Borich is gonna take it. Next weekend is the second round in Florida, i'll post the results ASAP Edited February 26, 2004 by Meat Quote
Meat Posted March 1, 2004 Report Posted March 1, 2004 1. Jan 31 & Feb 1 The Lone Star Gilmer, TX NHS 1st Place-William Yokley LTZ400 2nd Place-Bill Ballance YFZ450 3rd Place-Matt Smiley YFZ450 2. Feb 29 & Mar 2 The Hurricane Palatka, FL 1st Place-Bill Ballance YFZ450 2nd Place-Gregory Trew YFZ450 3rd Place-William Yokley LTZ400 4th Place-Chris Borich YFZ450 38th Place-Santo Derisi YFZ450 40th Place- Matt Smiley YFZ450 There where seven Yamaha YFZ450's in the top ten finishers. Overall points standings have Bill Ballance in first place 1st YAM Bill Ballance 2nd and 1st for a total of 55 2nd SUZ William Yokley 1st and 3rd for a total of 51 3rd YAM Gregory Trew 6th and 2nd for a total of 40 4th YAM Chris Borich 4th and 4th for a total of 36 5th YAM Brandon Ballance 5th and 6th for a total of 31 9th YAM Matt Smiley 3rd and 40th for a total of 21 Traci Cecco took 2nd place in the Womens class, Stephanie Parton took first. They are tied for the overall with 39 points apiece. Mike Penland took 2nd place and he is leading the Utility Stock class overall. Big Mike is a 10 time GNCC Utility champ. Next race is Mar 6 & 7 at "The General" in Washington GA Quote
Meat Posted March 7, 2004 Report Posted March 7, 2004 1. Jan 31 & Feb 1 The Lone Star Gilmer, TX NHS 1st Place-William Yokley LTZ400 2nd Place-Bill Ballance YFZ450 3rd Place-Matt Smiley YFZ450 2. Feb 29 & Mar 2 The Hurricane Palatka, FL 1st Place-Bill Ballance YFZ450 2nd Place-Gregory Trew YFZ450 3rd Place-William Yokley LTZ400 4th Place-Chris Borich YFZ450 38th Place-Santo Derisi YFZ450 40th Place- Matt Smiley YFZ450 3. Mar 6 & 7 The General Washington, GA 1st Place-Bill Ballance YFZ450 2nd Place-Chad DuVall YFZ450 3rd Place-William Yokley LTZ400 4th Place- Bryan Cook YFZ450 5th Place-Chris Borich YFZ450 14th Place- Matt Smiley YFZ450 There where five Yamaha YFZ450's in the top ten finishers. Overall points standings have Bill Ballance in first place 1st YAM Bill Ballance total of 85 2nd SUZ William Yokley total of 72 3rd YAM Gregory Trew total of 54 4th YAM Chris Borich total of 52 5th YAM Bryan Cook total of 45 6th YAM Brandon Ballance total of 39 8th YAM Matt Smiley total of 28 9th YAM Chad DuVall total of 25 Stephanie Parton won the womens class with Shamokin Pa's Traci Cecco coming in second place. Parton leads the overall points 59 to Cecco's 58. Mike Penland came in 3rd in the Utility Stock class, he still leads the overall in that class. Scott Kilby took his 3rd straight 1st place in the Utility Modifed class. He's unstoppable on his V-Force. Next GNCC is Mar 20 & 21 at Steele Creek Morganton, NC. Quote
spoin39 Posted March 13, 2004 Report Posted March 13, 2004 I hope to race the Sparta, Millfield, St.Clairesville, and of course the Ironman this year. Anyone else racing a few GNCC's? Quote
SICK BOY Posted March 15, 2004 Report Posted March 15, 2004 Are these going to be on TV?Anyone know what network? Quote
tats4life Posted March 16, 2004 Report Posted March 16, 2004 Meat i hope you liked your bumper and i plan on racing the Union, SC race on a shop sponsored yfz450!!!! I've already rode the track twice. The guy that holds the race buys is quads and bikes from our shop. Plan on having pics and video!!!! And i voted for Chad b/c he's riding a DR prepared 450f. Buddies got one and it's just damn STRONG!!!!!! He's turning 66rwhp on the dyno with 18in hoosiers. Quote
Timmy301 Posted March 16, 2004 Report Posted March 16, 2004 I hope to race the Sparta, Millfield, St.Clairesville, and of course the Ironman this year. Anyone else racing a few GNCC's? Hopefully Im gonna try to make the Ironman this year Timmy301 Quote
Meat Posted March 17, 2004 Report Posted March 17, 2004 Tats I love the bumper. I got it bolted on allready, the old AC mudscreen has been retired. I'll have to take some pictures. I also like the fact that the bumper came with 2 seasons of nationals experience. Its got history Tats what class did you race ? Open A ? You'll kick ass on the yfz, you should race it for shur. Have you ever raced a gncc ?? Do you know jason dunlkeburger? he's a local boy here, lives about 8 miles down the road. Hellava racer. Quote
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