After a weather front passed through the delay was lifted and the afternoon race lined up for a 4:15 pm start. The earlier dry, dusty conditions were now slick  and somewhat muddy from the downpours that took place. Phoenix Racing Yamaha’s Brycen Neal would try to waste no time getting out front as he grabbed the $250 Kanati Tires XC1 Holeshot Award.

Neal would continue to hold the lead for the first two laps but would be stuck by the bad luck bug as he came through 12th on the third place and then be unable to complete any more lap on the day. Neal would finish 12th in class but score no points as he did not finish inside the top 20 overall.

Action Off-Road/GBC/Houser’s Wyatt Wilkin continued to push after getting a good jump off the starting line. Wilkin would remain at the front of the pack, steadily moving up. With two laps remaining Wilkin would make his way into the lead position and remain there until the checkered flag flew. Wilkin charge through the finish to earn his first-ever ATV overall and XC1 Pro win.

After a last minute decision to line up and race at round 10, WFR/GBC/Fly Racing/BNR Yamaha’s Walker Fowler would fight his way up to second by the time the 2-lap card came out. Fowler would hold the second place position from then until he crossed the finish line to see the checkered flag. Action Off-Road/GBC/BNR Motorsport’s Joshua Merritt would appear again on the podium after putting in a good ride, coming back from a 10th place start to the day, to round out the top three finishers on the day.

BNR Motorsports/Fearless/Kenda Tire’s Steven Harrell would battle back to finish fourth overall and in the XC1 class in West Virginia. JMR/GBC/Elka/Moose Racing’s Jarrod McClure would have another top five finish on the season as he came through the finish line just behind Harrell. Action Off-Road/Maxxis/Fly Racing/Lonestar’s Austin Abney put in another good ride as he charged through to finish sixth on the day.

Action Off-Road/AMSOIL/CB Racing’s Chris Borich found himself towards the front of the pack running third on the opening lap, but he would unfortunately fall back to finish the day seventh overall. Action Off-Road/Pro Graphx’s Jay Shadron returned to racing and put in a good charge as he battled for the duration of the race and came through to finish eighth overall on the day. McGill Mafia/OBOR Tires/Moose Racing’s Adam McGill fought his way back up to ninth in the XC1 class after having to make a longer pit stop to do some maintenance to his machine. BulletProof Doorz/Kenda Tires/Senge Graphic’s Ronnie Rusch rounded out the top 10 finishers in the XC1 class at round 10.

In the XC2 Pro-Am class, Phoenix Racing Yamaha’s Grayson Eller would lead from start to finish as he grabbed the $100 BNR Motorsports XC2 Holeshot Award and led the way until he saw the checkered flag. BNR Motorsports/Pierce Performance/GBC Tire’s Alex Thieman would try to catch Eller after making his way up to second from a ninth place start to the day. Thieman would be unable to make a complete push for a pass, and he would cross the line in second. Action Off-Road/GBC/Senge Graphic’s Keaton Henderson found himself battling towards the front of the group and would be third in the class as he came across the finish line to see the checkered flag.

The Top Amateur spot would go to Talan Stout who finished 11th overall and first in College A (16-18) class. Jeremiah Wolf would be second atop that podium as he came through 14th overall and second in College A, while Dayton Hickey rounded out the Top Amateur podium as he finished 16th overall and third in College A.

Saturday morning’s ATV race saw a lot of great battles and surprises as mother nature brought hot, humid and dusty conditions to the first part of the day. As the morning race got underway, and the racers all headed into the woods some bad luck would strike throughout the first couple of laps. After Kenda/KMK/Ryco Electric’s Cody Collier earned himself the $100 BNR Motorsports 4x4 Pro Holeshot Award, he would be running in second but would suffer a mechanical issues on the second lap and be unable to complete any more laps.

Pro Row 784/TMS/Edgewood/DeRisi Racing’s Brandon Frazier would be the man out front, battling with KMK Off-Road/OBOR/FXR’s Kaden Wharff. Unfortunately, Wharff would also suffer from a mechanical issue, and after two laps would have to retire for the day. Frazier would seem to be having a good day as he continued to hold the lead, but then his 4x4 machine would begin to experience problems while out on the last lap of the race. SBR/Action Off-Road/DeRisi/HMF’s Haedyn Mickelson would find himself in the lead after passing Frazier, who was on the side of the trail at this point, and all he had to do was stay consistent until the finish line. Mickelson would keep the machine running and cross the line to take the 4x4 Pro class win. BNR Motorsports’ Robert Smith would find himself moving into the second place position after steadily making his way up throughout the race, and Frazier would be able to get his machine started again and make his way in to round out the top three 4x4 Pro finishers.

However, while all of this was going on in the 4x4 Pro class, the battle for the overall win was still going strong as Cole Lykins, a 250 All-Star (14-17) competitor, would cross the finish line earning him his class win and the top spot on the overall podium. Sportsman A competitor, Brian Wolf would be credited with the win in the results, but as the class is a non-points paying class, they are removed from podium procedures. Lykins fellow class competitor, Trevor Meadows would be up front with him for majority of the day and finish second in class and overall in the race. Osburn Off-Road/Pierce Performance/Moose Racing’s Chloe Harper would come through to take third overall in the morning race but would earn her third WXC class win of the season.

Harper, who landed on the overall podium in the morning, would hold the lead from start to finish in the WXC class, while Elioff Racing/BNR Motorsports/GBC Tire’s Jessica Elioff would battle back in the second place position for the duration of the day. Kenda/Moose Racing/Teixeira Tech’s Hannah Hunter would round out the top three WXC class finishers on the day at round 10.

The Youth ATV race would get underway where YXC1 Super Mini Sr. (13-15) competitor, Noah Lykins would get a good jump off the line and head into the woods second behind Kole Brandt. However, as they emerged from the woods and headed towards timing and scoring, Lykins would have already made the pass stick and be out front. Lykins would continue to hold that number one position for the duration of the race, crossing the line first and taking home his sixth win of the season. Brandt would hold on to finish second on the day, while Garret Cox made his way into third as he crossed the finish line after battling back in fourth for the first couple of laps.

In the YXC2 Super Mini Jr. (12-13) class Landon Glauda would get off to a good start as he came through in the lead position. Glauda would continue to push throughout the race and would come through to cross the finish line first on the day. Jackson Hancock and Jacob Smallwood would battle back-and-forth throughout the race, with Hancock coming through to earn second and Smallwood rounding out the top three in the class.

Keelyn Eichelberger crossed the line first to earn the 250 (13-15) class win, while Eli McCrary took home the 250 (13-15) Limited class win. Camden Phillips would earn the win in the 125 (8-12) class as Jayce Bateman took the 125 (8-12) Limited class win on the day and in the 90 (8-12) class it was Eli Tate earning the win. Kelci Stringfellow earned her third win in the Schoolgirl (12-15) class, while Raelynn Dickerson took home her fifth win in the Girls Sr. (12-15) class. Lydia Arnold battled through and would earn the Girls Jr. (8-11) class win while Aubree Nicholson came through first in the 70 CVT (6-11) class. 

In the Micro ATV race it would be Casen Jennings out of the MXC2 (6-8) class coming through to take his fourth overall race win of the season, while also earning his sixth class win of the season. Ryder Tenney and Chad McCormick would come through to earn second and third overall on the day, while also going 1-2 in the MXC1 (8-9) class.

Cason Knecht would battle back to finish up in the third place position in the MXC1 class while Kolston Wilson and Justin Collins Jr. would come through to round out the top three MXC2 class finishers on the day. Cash Knecht would come through to take home the 50 Sr. (6-7) class win, while Ryder Lewis took the 50 Jr. (4-5) class win. Kolson Conklin earned the 90 Stock (8-9) class win in West Virginia, and Sawyer Workman battled back to take the 110 CVT (8-9) class win at round 10. 

Casen Jennings earned himself a Micro ATV Overall win. Photo: Ken Hill; Tripp Lewis would earn the Micro Bike Overall win. Photo: Mack Faint.

As the Micro Bike race got under way it would be Tripp Lewis and Daxton Mullins of the MXC1 (8-9) class battling back and forth to take the overall win on the day. Lewis would be able to make a pass stick on Mullins and push for a little bit of a gap by the time he saw the white flag waving. Lewis would hold onto the lead coming through to earn seventh MXC1 and Micro Bike overall win of the season. Mullins would continue to push himself and would cross the line second in class and overall, on the day. Kane Morrison out of the MXC2 (6-8) class would battle through to take the class win, while also landing himself on the overall podium in third. 

Rounding out the MXC1 class top three was Ellis Austin, who remains second in the points standings. Cade Propst and Colton Walter would battle back and forth throughout the day as the two came through to round out the MXC2 (6-8) top three finishers. Cash Knecht would take home the 50 Sr. 1 (7) class win, while Carson Zink earned the 50 Sr. 2 (6) class win on the day. Briar Treadway would cross the line first in the 50 Jr. 1 (6-7) class, while Jacobi Duvall would earn his seventh win in the 50 Jr. 2 (4-5) class. Deegan Deel would come through to earn his fifth win of the season in the Micro-E (4-7), while Carson Propst earned another win in the Micro (4-6) Shaft Drive class and remains undefeated thus far in the season. Local Newburg, West Virginia resident, Carter Sapp came out to race and would earn himself the  Trail Rider (7-9) class win. 

On Friday, round six of the 2024 Specialized eMTB GNCC National Championship took place at the Kanati Tires Buckwheat 100 where it would see Ride Kanuga/Specialized/Rouleur Coaching’s Cypress Gorry battle back to earn the overall win over Pro Bike+Run Pittsburgh’s Cody Pivirotto. As the race got underway and the riders made their way through the course, Pivirotto would lead the way for the opening laps, but as the white flag flew indicating one more lap to go, Gorry would make a push to make the pass for the lead. As they emerged and headed towards the finish Gorry would take the win, while Pivirotto would hold onto second. Garrett Stout would come through to earn third overall on the day and first in the XC2 class. 

Rounding out the top three in the XC1 class was Ben Ortt who currently sits third in the points standings. Grant Rumble would come through to earn second in the XC2 class, while Talon Hawk rounded out the top three in the class. Gunnar Shogren would earn himself the XC3 (40+) class win in West Virginia, while Ginny McFall took home the WXC class win. Kimber Lowry would come through first in the Women’s class, while Alicia Meacham earned the Women 35+ class win. 

John Pellan would battle back to earn the Senior 40+ class win in Newburg, while Kenny Hawkins would earn his fifth win in the Masters 55+ class. Marty Aloisio took home his third win in the Big Bore (200lb+) class. In the Amateur class it was Trevor Harris coming through to take the win, while Karder Demidovich would come through to earn the Youth (8-13) class win. 

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