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FMF/KTM's Kailub Russell Crowned GNCC XC2 Champion!‏




St.
Clairsville, OH
– FMF/KTM rider Kailub Russell won his second
straight GNCC XC2 Championship with a win at the 12
th
round of the season at Powerline Park.



Russell
had a bad start off the line rounding the first turn in second to
last position right next to rival Jason Thomas. The two riders
quickly moved up through the pack and by the end of the first lap
Kailub sat in 5
th
place. He turned up his pace and caught two more riders by the end of
the second loop to move into 3
rd.



Going
into the race Russell knew if he won the race and Thomas finished 3
rd
or worse he could wrap up the championship one round early. On lap
three he saw Thomas ahead of him and began to close in. At the end of
the third lap he passed Thomas and moved into 2
nd.
His gaze was now set on current leader Scott Watkins as they reached
the halfway point.



With
three laps to go Russell caught Watkins and made the pass to take
over the lead. Once in the lead Russell picked up the pace again and
pulled from the pack. When he crossed the checkers to take the win he
was nearly one minute ahead of Watkins. Thomas finished behind
Watkins in 3
rd.
The finishing order allowed Russell to take the number one plate one
round early!



Fellow
FMF/KTM rider Steward Baylor had a decent race at the Powerline Park
GNCC. He started in 2
nd
place off the start and stayed within the top five the remainder of
the race. He eventually finished 4
th
overall for the day.



In
the XC1 class Cory Buttrick got off to a great start. He put his KTM
350 SX-F in 2
nd
position around the first corner and quickly took over the lead.
Halfway around the first loop Buttrick made a mistake and crashed
hard. The crash resulted in a broken front wheel which he had to
return to the pits to repair. After the repair, Buttrick reentered
the race in near last position 3 minutes 30 seconds down from the
leader. For the remainder of the 7 lap race Buttrick put his head
down and charged forward trying to pick off as many positions as
possible. At the end of the race he had managed to move from 17
th
to 7
th
overall.



2010
GNCC Women’s class Champion Maria Forsberg crushed the competition
once more to earn her 11
th
win of the season. This time she won the race by a margin of 10
minutes! Forsberg plans to race against the men in the XC2 Pro Class
at the final GNCC.





Next
Race:

Round 13 – Crawfordsville, IN – October 23-24, 2010




Overall
Results XC1 –




  1. Paul
    Whibley




  2. Glenn
    Kearney




  3. Joshua
    Strang




  4. Charles
    Mullins




  5. Barry
    Hawk




  6. Mike
    Lafferty




  7. Cory
    Buttrick – KTM




  8. Toby
    Price – KTM







  1. Justin
    Williamson




  2. Kenneth
    Gilbert






Overall
Results XC2 –




  1. Kailub
    Russell – KTM




  2. Scott
    Watkins




  3. Jason
    Thomas




  4. Steward
    Baylor – KTM




  5. Morgan
    Moss




  6. Zach
    Nolan – KTM




  7. Jeffrey
    Gibson – KTM




  8. Brian
    Lawson




  9. Joshua
    Gaitten – KTM




  10. Jesse
    Robinson – KTM






Overall
Results Women’s –




  1. Maria
    Forsberg – KTM




  2. Leeann
    Bange




  3. Ashley
    Crouch




  4. Mandi
    Mastin




  5. Samantha
    Steiner – KTM






Overall
Points XC1 –




  1. Joshua
    Strang – 280 – *Champion




  2. Charles
    Mullins – 248




  3. Cory
    Buttrick – 225




  4. Paul
    Whibley – 220




  5. Chris
    Bach – 191






Overall
Points XC2 –




  1. Kailub
    Russell – 313 - *Champion




  2. Jason
    Thomas – 282




  3. Jesse
    Robinson – 247




  4. Scott
    Watkins – 230




  5. Steward
    Baylor – 198






Overall
Points Women’s –




  1. Maria
    Forsberg – 160 - *Champion




  2. Mandi
    Mastin – 152




  3. Leeann
    Bange – 143




  4. Ashley
    Crouch – 142




  5. Samantha
    Steiner – 130









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