Held either 3/20 or 3/21/2010 "A record crowd turned out to watch nearly 1500 competitors go at it in a driving rainstorm in Morganton, North Carolina" "The conditions at the Steele Creek campgrounds were perfect when the race got underway, but a steady rain moved into the area just as the flag dropped to start the 3-hour race. From there, conditions deteriorated quickly as the rain got harder, and in fact, the race had to be shortened after a gnarly hill at the 8-mile mark became so muddy nearing the three-hour mark that nearly 40 riders were stranded on it, forcing organizers to pull the plug and revert the scoring to the previous lap." XC1 Results: 1. Josh Strang (Suz) 2. Cory Buttrick (KTM) 3. Charlie Mullins (Yam) 4. Paul Whibley (Yam) 5. Nate Kanney (KTM) 6. Glenn Kearney (Hsq) 7. Chris Bach (KTM) 8. Barry Hawk Jr. (Yam) 9. Kenneth Gilbert (Kaw) 10. Eric Bailey (Kaw) XC1 Standings: 1. Josh Strang (90/3 wins) 2. Chris Bach (60) 3. Charlie Mullins (60) 4. Paul Whibley (54) 5. Cory Buttrick (53) 6. Glenn Kearney (39) 7. Homero Diaz (35) 8. Nate Kanney (34) 9. Kenneth Gilbert (34) 10. Eric Bailey (31) XC2 Results: 1. Kailub Russell (KTM) 2. Jason Thomas (Yam) 3. Scott Watkins (Kaw) 4. Steward Baylor (KTM) 5. Jesse Robinson (KTM) 6. Dustin Gibson (KTM) 7. Mark Fortner (Hsq) 8. Brain Lawson (Yam) 9. David Snyder (Yam) 10. Nicholas Hunter (KTM) XC2 Standings: 1. Kaliub Russell (81/2 wins) 2. Jason Thomas (80/1 win) 3. Jesse Robinson (62) 4. Steward Baylor Jr. (50) 5. Scott Watkins (49) 6. Dustin Gibson (46) 7. Josh Weisenfels (37) 8. Jake Korn (30) 9. David Snyder (29) 10. Mark Fortner (25)
Husky pushing for the top 5!! in both classes!! very cool!! patience leads to results!! hey whats with these Oz riders, anyway? good work for the down under riders, those guys are all a force out there!
you mean Oz rider..........Fortner is from NY and been the top privateer for Husky in GNCC for the past 3 years. Could probably break into the top 5 easily with some Factory support for his tried and true war horse WR250. He is a mudder too. Worse the conditions..better he does. Kearney is like the too. Sign of a strong and dedicated rider. HOOAAH! Joe
Whibley(ok NZ).Strang, Kearney, 3 of top six from "down under". Joe, I just meant from all of the riders not just Husky guys. I saw that Homero Diaz (Mx) was the mix as well for this one, thats 40% foreign riders in the top ten. How old is Fortner? got a future as a pro?
Got it on your Oz thing........was thinking Husky centric. Fortner is 23 or 24 not exactly sure. If something gave him the opportunity....he would kick. Joe