N-Fab/AmPro Yamaha/Maxxis/Lonestar’s Walker Fowler has been McGill’s biggest competition this season, and with good reason as he currently holds four overall victories in the first nine rounds. With the exception of round five where he went scoreless in the championship standings, Fowler has been a consistent threat with seven podium finishes behind him. While Fowler has nothing to lose in the championship fight, the 2014 runner-up has much to gain as he continues to chase McGill for a National title.

JMR/ATVRiders.com-backed Jarrod McClure still holds onto the third-place spot in the championship point standings, but comes into this round fresh off his first ever GNCC overall win at the previous round on top of Snowshoe Mountain. The eastern Pennsylvania native heads to a familiar track in Unadilla, and with the added momentum from the previous round, McClure could have what it takes to contest for another overall win in New York.

Going into the previous round Maxxis/B. Neal Motorsports’ Brycen Neal found himself tied for fourth place in the standings, but after three consecutive top five finishes he vaulted himself to claim the current fourth place in the championship standings. 

Team Maxxis’ Chris Borich holds the fifth place position. While Borich still remains winless in the 2015 season, this will ultimately work as motivation for the defending series champion to return to his winning ways.

Bithell Racing/Maxxis/Precision’s Chris Bithell sits back in sixth following a few unfortunate mechanical issues this season. With a win behind him, and four top-five finishes to compliment, Bithell hopes to turn things around with a solid and consistent second half of the season. 

Following an incredible performance at Snowshoe, Fasttrax/Wolf Racing’s Brian Wolf sits eighth in the championship standings, followed by Coastal/Waynesburg Yamaha backed Jay Shadron in ninth and GBC/Yamaha/HMF’s Johnny Gallagher rounds out the top ten overall heading into the tenth round.

In the XC2 Pro Am class, N-Fab/AmPro Yamaha/Maxxis/Lonestar’s Cole Richardson once again claimed the win at the Snowshoe GNCC, further extending his class points lead. The battle for second place continues to heat up as RYCO Racing rider Cody Collier is just seven points ahead of New York’s Martin Christofferson in class point standings.

The 4x4 Pro division has hosted some of the most exciting four-wheeled battles of the year with Bryan Buckhannon, Kevin Trantham and Michael Swift constantly swapping out the center-step of the podium at each round. Can-Am rider Buckhannon has been the most consistent riders in the division thus far, never finishing off the podium. But Team UXC Racing/Factory Polaris’ Trantham has four wins under his belt, and is tied with his teammate Swift for second in the points championship going into this round.

The local racers expected to compete Saturday on ATVs will be: Hunter Hart (Schoolboy Sr. 14-17), Brad Aman (XC2 Pro Am), (Mikey Nickels (Super Mini 12-13 and Schoolboy Jr. 13-15), Katelyn Osburn (WXC), Kara Frederick (WXC), brothers Dylan Feehan (Schoolboy Sr. 14-17) and Devon Feehan (College A 16-21), Shawn Labruna (40+ C), Boedy Lamoreaux (College A 16-21), Greg Covert (College A 16-21), Steven Covert (Junior A 22+), Simon Bissell (Junior A 22+), Scott Pierson (College B 16-21) and Cameron Horton (College B 16-21).