The JCR/Honda team finished fourth in XC1 and picked up its first XC2 win at the Wild Boar GNCC with new recruit Trevor Bollinger last weekend.
The following is from the JCR/Honda team of Johnny Campbell:
The kickoff to the 2016 GNCC National Series was anything but a sleeper for the JCR/Honda team. The race site was at the Rodman Plantation just outside of Palatka, Florida. Course conditions in Florida are usually the “oddball” of the series as the 11-mile course winds through miles of pines and palmettos, deep sand whoops and roots cover the track and is anything but smooth and easy.
The 3+-hour race featured a heated battle and an intense pace. Bach took his CRF450R quickly to the front of the pack, making fast and calculated decisions. At the hour mark, Bach ran a strong third, before running down the leader after a quick fuel stop, special thanks to the JCR/Honda pit crew and their new 3-gallon IMS quick-fill device. Bach, who posted the fastest lap of the race at 29 minutes and 49 seconds, battled for the lead over the next hour of racing. Unfortunately, he was caught off-guard while making a pass attempt on the leader, clipped a root and fell. Bach regrouped and fought to the bitter end finally, posting a hard-earned fourth overall.
In the XC2 Pro lites division, JCR/Honda’s Trevor Bollinger, worked his way through the pack on the first lap of the six-lap race, sliding through the Pro pits in third. But it didn’t take long for the young speedster and his Eric Siraton-prepped Honda CRF250R to overcome the leader. From there, Bollinger never look back, and he demolished the competition, winning with a margin of victory of more than 3 minutes.
JCR/Honda team owner Johnny Campbell said that the team’s finishes are the result of a lot of hard work and sacrifice by the whole team in the off-season.
“Everyone has put in their time, and it excites me to see the boys running at the top of their perspective classes, battling for the overall. Bach ran a solid race at the top and Trevor dominated. A huge thank you to all our sponsors and support! This is a great start to a long year of racing. Tune into GNCC live and watch the JCR/Honda team next weekend in Georgia for the second round of the largest off-road racing series in the world!”
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