While this has been a common theme for the bike the past several seasons, we've seen a true flip flop for 2014 where Kailub Russell locked up the bike title 3 rounds early. The past few seasons we've seen Chris Borich do the same, while the bike titles have come down to the final round. This season, however, Borich is being challenged by Walker Fowler and it's coming all the way down to the final round at The Ironman, and with the great racing these quad guys produce, it could very well come down to the final corner.

What's interesting about the history of ATV champions in GNCC Racing is the fact that since ATV racing was added to the series in 1984, there have only been 7 riders to claim championships. Ted Trey, Tom Tokay, Chuck Dellulo, Bob Sloan, Barry Hawk, Bill Ballance and Chris Borich are the only riders to claim GNCC ATV championships. A good portion of those 30 years were made up of Hawk's 7 consecutive titles, followed by Ballance's 9 consecutive titles while Borich has gone for 5 consecutive titles so far. 

With this kind of history, it makes you wonder if Borich holds off Fowler for his 6th championship, how much further can he go? Or, if Fowler claims the title, how many consecutive titles can he gain? Maybe Fowler plays spoiler to Borich's consecutive titles and we see Borich win again in 2015. It's been since Bob Sloan's 1992 championship that a rider went a season without winning a title before winning again.

While it's no secret that Chris Borich is much like Jimmy John's in that he is "freaky fast", Fowler has won 5 of the last 6 races with Adam McGill being the only other winner of the 2014 season. That makes it since Loretta Lynn's that Borich has taken the overall win. Fowler and Borich are now tied heading into the final round at The Ironman. This means we could very well see one of the most hard fought battles down to the wire in the history of GNCC Racing. It's a true winner take all scenario and with Borich looking to take title number six, and Fowler looking for his first, it's sure to be an amazing race. 

Of course, we've seen racing like that all season, as we always do with the ATV side. Borich began the season with a win in Florida. Fowler claimed the win in Georgia before Borich went into his usual form claiming wins at Steele Creek, Big Buck, Limestone and Loretta's before Fowler topped him again at The Mountaineer Run. Mechanical issues took Borich out of the race on the last lap at The John Penton, and then Adam McGill took the win at Snowshoe with Fowler finding himself out with a mechanical problem. 

Since returning from the summer break, Fowler has now gone 3 for 3 claiming the wins at Unadilla, Mountain Ridge and again this past weekend at Power Line Park. This puts a huge target on Fowlers back as it's been since 2008 that Borich went more than 3 races without a win. 

When you look at the history of The Ironman, Borich claimed his first Ironman win in 2006. Bill Ballance took the win in 2007 but after that it took until 2012 for Borich to lose at The Ironman. Who took the win that year? Walker Fowler of course! Borich came back for the 2013 Ironman win showing that he knows his way around The Ironman course.

With that kind of record at The Ironman and his patented "strike late" style to racing, Fowler will definitely have his hands full with a challenge from Borich when the green flag flies at The Ironman. However, it's no secret that Fowler has been the man to beat lately, so that means that Borich will also have his hands full with Fowler.