Josh Strang Finishes his 2010 Championship Season at the Ironman

• Josh maintained the lead for a brief period of the Ironman
  before the dusty conditions clogged his air-filter and forced him to
  drop out of the race.


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  Josh Strang earned the 2010 GNCC XC1 Championship at Round 12 of the GNCC series.


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  Over the course of his 2010 championship season, Strang accumulated 5
  race wins, 3 additional podiums and a total of 290 points.

Crawfordsville, IN – October 26, 2010 –
The 2010 GNCC season has drawn to a close, and 2010 XC1 Pro Champion
Josh Strang finished the season with a solid performance in Sunday’s
race. Despite having already wrapped up his first GNCC title, Josh
continued to charge hard and made a mid-race push to take the lead.


“I got an okay start, and moved into the lead with about three laps to
go,” said Strang. Josh made his move in one of the fastest sections of
the course, using the RM-Z450’s superior power and handling to break
away from the other racers, but the drought-plagued soil of Indiana
proved to be the toughest challenger to Josh's race. He held the lead
until thick clouds of dust kicked up by other racers began to take a
toll on his machine. The dust clogged the bike's air filter, choking
off the air supply to the engine and forcing Josh to drop out of the
race. He was able to roll the bike across the finish line for an
11th-place finish. Despite the bad luck with the air filter, Josh still
feels good about his race. “I wish it hadn’t ended like that, but I was
in the lead and that felt good,” said Strang.


With the season over, Josh will take a few weeks to enjoy some down
time before resuming his rigorous training schedule. “I’m going to head
back to Australia for Christmas, then it’s back to training for next
season,” Strang said. At the end of his first championship season, Josh
has accumulated five race wins, three additional podiums and a grand
total of 290 points. “It was a pretty good season overall, and I’m
happy that I got the championship!”

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