Yamaha's Kiser Wins Maxxis Generall GNCC

“This was a good win for me,” says Kiser. “We were running in fourth for most of the day, and then Bithell made a mistake and flipped right in front of everybody and it held Borich and Ballance up and I was able to get by them. Once I got out front I was able to put my head down and charge.”

Borich and Ballance battled over the runner-up spot for the last hour of the race, with Borich ultimately claiming the position.

“I tried to pass Ballance in one field section and got by him, then I pushed out wide and he got back by me,” says Borich. “I finally got by him in one of the mud sections and then I tried to catch Taylor but it was too late.”

Ballance rounded out the podium, while Bithell rebounded from his crash to finish fifth behind teammate McGill.

“We came out in an open section and there was just a little bit of mud and slime on the side and it just grabbed one of my tires and sucked me into a tree and that’s all it took,” says Bithell. “Chris and Ballance were behind me and they got stuck behind me.”

FRE KTM’s Bryan Cook ended the day in sixth, ahead of Pickens and Yamaha rider Johnny Gallagher. Meanwhile, Polaris-mounted Jarrod McClure and Yamaha rider Don Ockerman were ninth and tenth.

In the XC2 division, Yamaha rider Walker Fowler rebounded from a disappointing showing in last week’s opening round at River Ranch to post an impressive win in the XC2 class. Fowler passed Parker Jones to take the lead on the opening lap and then rode away to an easy win.

“That last race in Florida was kind of a bummer for us,” says Fowler. “I wanted to come out and show everyone what I had and I don’t know what happened. But today, [Adam] McGill told me to just slow down, and that’s what I did and I rode smart and it paid off.”

Jones held on to take second on his Honda, while round-one winner Brian Wolf rebounded from a slip in the first turn to finish second.

“I just spun out in that first turn and I was almost last when I got going,” says Wolf. “I just put on a charge and moved up and then on the last lap I came up on Parker and we were going back and forth and when we got to the motocross section I was able to pull him.”

FRE KTM’s Josh Kirkland finished fourth with Yamaha-mounted Kevon Yoho in fifth.

In the UTV classes, Team Starrett took the win in the Open Modified division over Team Hendershot and Team Kiger.

Like the Open Modified division, the Open limited class saw Polaris dominate the podium with Team Fortner taking the win over Team Bottle and Team Howard.

In the Lites Modified class Team LeMaster (Yam) beat Terry Haymaker (Kaw) for the win.

Meanwhile, Kawasaki dominated the podium in the Lites Limited class, with Team Travelnea topping Team Stake and Team Held.

In the Pilot class, Joe Warrick (Hon), beat Michael Doolittle (Hon) and Terri Anger (Hon) for the win.

In the morning race, FRE KTM’s Angel Atwell won the GT Thunder ATV Amateur Overall award, finishing first ahead of Yamaha riders Kristen Atwell and Traci Cecco.