Jessica Elioff, who was coming off the big win in Florida looked to keep the momentum going in round 3 but had a gnarly crash that had her sidelined for most of the race.

Jessica, “By the time I woke up and got the quad rolling again I came through and the white flag was already out. I think that lap was around an hour and a half for me. Not how I wanted to finish round three after the win in Florida. But I’m good now and ready for Camp Coker.”

Fly Racing/GBC Motorsports/Yamaha Racing’s Traci Pickens finally put together a good finish in Georgia. After coming off a 6^th in round two and 11^th in round one this was the ride, she needed to get herself back in the mix of things. The starts have been there for Traci, she actually took the BNR Holeshots Award in both of the first two rounds, it was just a matter of coming through for the checkered flag in the top 3 that had eluded her.

During Traci’s podium interview she was brief about her own race and spoke mostly about Emily Wise. This should come as no surprise to anyone. Traci is the GOAT as far as WXC ATV racing is concerned and regularly praises her fellow riders, especially the up and coming younger pro riders.

The Waynesburg Yamaha/HMF Engineering ride of Emily Wise made her very first appearance on the podium in the WXC ATV lass with a third place finish. Emily spent last season racing in the Junior A (22+) Class in the afternoon. I’m not exactly 100% sure on what motivated her to make the switch to the WXC ATV Class, but wow! Keep your eyes on Emily Wise moving forward. She’s currently sitting 4^th in the points standings and after a 10 year hiatus from a podium finish, I think it’s safe to say she’s found herself in the WXC ATV Class. Look out!

Finally, the Action Off-Road/Moose Racing/GBC Motorsport’s Katelyn Osburn. Kate snagged her first win of the year in Georgia. After speaking with her in Florida there was obvious disappointment in her voice for not getting the win.

Her goal after Florida was simple, “I’m ready for Georgia. I’m going for the win!”

It should be noted that in three rounds of racing Kate is the only WXC rider to podium in all three rounds. That kind of consistency is why Kate sits in the points lead heading into round four at Camp Coker.

Overall, three rounds of racing for the WXC and we’ve seen three different winners with only one rider finishing on the podium in all three. This might very well be the deepest the WXC class has ever been. In the words of my colleague, Rodney Tomblin, “This is going to be a historic season in GNCC Racing!”

Rounding out the top five were Hannah Hunter finishing fourth and Morgan Solesbee finishing in fifth place.

In the Women’s class Taylor McClish took her second win of the season, followed by Andrea Rogers in second and Morgan Johnson rounding out the top three. Chloe Harper had a good day finishing fourth and Karlie Martin rounded out the top five finishers out of 16 women that were entered in the class. Karlie Martin remains the points leader heading into round four.

In the youth rankings it was Courtney Crump taking 8^th in the 250 (13-15) class. Not the best finish for Courtney after taking second place in round one and two, but it’s enough to keep the points lead heading into round four. Avery Collins got some major redemption in round three with her first win of the year in the Girls Jr class. Khyler Davis finished second and Paisley Stout rounded out the top three. Alyssa Rodgers managed to grab her second win of the year in the Girls Sr. class with Emma Probst finishing second and Makenzie Luckadoo rounding out the top three. Kicking off the day in the Micro division was Raelynn Dickerson earning a fifth place finish in the MXC1 class and Jenna Berg finishing seventh in MXC1, with Aubrey Benner bringing home an eleventh in the 90 stock class.

On Sunday it was, BABS Racing Yamaha/Fly/Maxxis/Pro Circuit’s Becca Sheets grabbing her first $100 Trail Jester’s WXC Holeshot Award of the year. Becca finished the race in second place and just nine seconds off the pace of the winner, Rachel Archer.

Becca, “I put in a solid race. I dug deep after losing a nice lead on lap one and ended up just nine seconds off the win. I learn something after each race and for that, we will take it to Camp Coker in a couple weeks. It’s been a great start to the season and these women are shredding!”

Finishing third on the day was the Babbitt’s Online Monster Energy Kawasaki ride of Korie Steede. Steede who is battling an injury (broken thumb) would not be denied a podium position on Sunday. The raw emotion was easy to see as she took the checkered flag in third pounding her chest.

Korie, “Pretty stoked to land on the box with a broken thumb. I’m even more pumped to come back 100%! Massive thanks to my team for everything they do for me!”

AmPro Yamaha’s Rachel Archer was able to snag her second win of the year. Rachel didn’t have the best start to the race but was able to work her way to the front and take control of the pace as the race wore on.

Rachel, “It feels good to be back in the WXC championship points lead. Took the win after a mid-pack start. I was able to sift through the pack and get to the front by the end of lap one and lead the rest of the race. Becca sure made me work for it though!”