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Rocky Mountain ATV*MC/KR4 Arrive-N-Ride Team Report: Mountaineer Run GNCC

Wednesday, September 28, 2016 | 10:05 AM

The Rocky Mountain ATV*MC/KR4 Arrive-N-Ride Team conquered tough conditions on Sunday to capture 14 top-ten finishes at the rough and rocky Mountaineer Run GNCC. West Virginia's very own Thad DuVall earned an impressive 2nd overall in his home state, while teammate Hunter Williams secured his fourth victory of the season in the 4 Stroke B Lites class.

Thad DuVall continues to inch his way toward an overall victory. Photo: Ken Hill
Thad DuVall continues to inch his way toward an overall victory. Photo: Ken Hill

DuVall set a positive precedent for his Rocky Mountain ATV*MC/KR4 Arrive-N-Ride teammates as he immediately put his Husqvarna FC350 up front in the 1 p.m. afternoon race. DuVall maintained a solid 2nd place position throughout the three-hour race, where he ultimately finished 55 seconds behind the leader, Kailub Russell.

"It was rough out there for sure," DuVall said. "I had to slow down to go faster and just focused on riding my own race. It was a tough day but the fans here are awesome, I love these hometown races!"

Hunter Williams made an impressive pass to come away with the win. Photo: Ken Hill
Hunter Williams made an impressive pass to come away with the win. Photo: Ken Hill

Hunter Williams conquered the place that nearly broke his family two and a half years ago when his father was air lifted from the property after a terrible ATV collision that came into the crowd. Williams put himself within striking distance of the leader early on and kept the pressure on throughout the six-lap race. On the final lap, Williams made his move to overtake the lead and capture his fourth victory of the season in his rookie year in the three-hour race. Williams' teammate Brittan Laird finished 6th in the class.

1 PM Pro Race

XC1 Pro: Thad DuVall - 2nd
XC2 Pro Lites: Luke Parsons - 11th
4 Stroke A Lites: Colin Keegan - 11th, Conner Keegan - DNF
4 Stroke B Lites: Brittan Laird - 6th, Hunter Williams - 1st
250 B: Aaron Layman - 8th

Rocky Mountain ATV*MC/KR4 Arrive-N-Ride's Brandon Keegan showed up to win on Sunday in a highly competitive 200 C Schoolboy class, where he battled for 2nd place all day. After two hours of intense racing, Keegan ended up finishing three seconds behind 2nd place to earn his fourth podium finish of the season. Chase Sweda maintained his consistent season with 4th place in the same class.

Brandon Keegan battled for a top position all morning. Photo: Ken Hill
Brandon Keegan battled for a top position all morning. Photo: Ken Hill

10 AM Amateur Race

200 C Schoolboy (12-15): Cole Groover - 16th, Brandon Keegan - 3rd, Chase Sweda - 4th
200 C 16+: Hunter Cornwell - 3rd, Jessie Groves - 7th
Senior C 40+: Troy Ayers - 14th
4 Stroke C Lites: Ethan Greve - 3rd
Elite Masters 65+: Al Chuppa - 5th
Sportsman A: Coleman Brinson - 13th, Kaleb Ward - 23rd

Canadian rider Troy Horbaty continues to impress on his Rocky Mountain ATV*MC/KR4 Husqvarna TC85. Horbaty didn't get the best start but he quickly worked his way into 2nd place on the opening lap. Horbaty was within striking distance of the leader when he took a hard crash on lap four, which dropped him back to 5th place for the remainder of the race.

"I didn't hear the 10 seconds call so I ended up having a bad start," Horbaty said. "I started dead last and worked my way up to 2nd where I was feeling good. I took a hard crash on lap four and lost some time but my bike held up great considering my front wheel and bars were bent pretty bad and I worked hard to salvage a top five."

Troy Horbaty has made a seamless transition up to the TC85! Photo: Ken Hill
Troy Horbaty has made a seamless transition up to the TC85! Photo: Ken Hill

ANR Team rider Jack Groover earned his second-best finish of the season on Sunday with an 8th place finish in the highly competitive 85 (12-13) class. Dylan Brinson finished just outside the top-ten in the Super Mini (12-13) class with an 11th place finish.

8 AM Youth Race

Super Mini (14-15): Johnny Trump - 10th
Super Mini (12-13): Dylan Brinson - 11th, Ronnie Kosarik - 16th, Jeremy Skinner - 17th
85 (12-13): Jack Groover - 8th
85 (7-11): Troy Horbaty - 5th
65 (7-9): Dylan Kosarik - 7th

The team would like to extend a big thanks to the supporters that make this program possible: Rocky Mountain ATV/MC, Moose Racing, Maxxis, AMSOIL, Husqvarna, All Balls Racing, SunStar, DP Brakes, TM Designs, Samco Hoses, HBD Graphics, Motion Pro, Twin Air, Wiseco, Enduro Engineering, EKS Goggles, IMS Tanks, Bullet Proof, Thor Helmets, ARC Levers, Pro X, Cometic Gaskets, Moto Master Rotors, NEKEN, Super B, Seat Concepts, Pro Circuit, Beaver Creek Cycle, Hinson, Trail Tech, Acerbis and Parts Unlimited.

About the KR4 Arrive-N-Ride Program 

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