![Tuesday Toolbox: David Quillen]()
Tuesday Toolbox: David QuillenJune 13, 2017David Quillen, commonly known as DQ, is a racer and mechanic from Indiana. He has never raced the full GNCC series himself, but has attended them as a mechanic for various pro riders, most recently for Thad Duvall last season. At the X-Factor GNCC, he snagged a podium in his first-ever time racing the FMF XC3 125 Pro-Am class.
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Tuesday Toolbox: Jeremy LeDonneJune 6, 2017Jeremy LeDonne is only 20 years old, but he has already experienced a lot! Racing is in his blood – both parents were riders. He grew up watching Supercross and was actually named after Jeremy McGrath. He first started riding an ATV just after his third birthday. A few months later, Rich Hetrick, a family friend, talked them into racing moto, and the rest is history. He and his parents spent 13 years driving from Pennsylvania week in and week out, pursuing the ATV National Motocross series. Tragedy struck when Jeremy crashed during a race and was paralyzed from the waist down. He was able to fight through the injury and is now racing the GNCC series. He competes on both bikes and quads – riding a Honda TRX 450 ER on Saturday and then a KTM 250 SX on Sunday. Currently he leads the 19+ C class on ATVs and is third in Open College C. In addition to racing two classes every round, he is running a race team and works full-time. Fortunately, he had a few minutes to sit down and answer some questions for us
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Tuesday Toolbox: Lucas and Logan GroundsMay 30, 2017Brothers Lucas and Logan Grounds are two GNCC regulars who hail from Martinsville, Indiana. The family has been pursuing the series since 2013, when the oldest brother was still on a 50cc bike. Both brothers were champions in their respective classes last year: The oldest boy, Lucas (age 12) won the 85cc 7-11 class, while his brother Logan (age 7) placed first in 50cc Junior 4-6 class. Both are seeking to defend their titles in 2017. Lucas is competing on a 2016 KTM 85cc, and is currently second in points. Logan leads his class on a 2013 Cobra 50cc. In addition, at the rounds where the Micro bikes do not compete, Logan has been moving up and competing on his 65cc for practice. We sat down with them for a group interview, two tribes style, after the X-Factor GNCC in their home state of Indiana.
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Tuesday Toolbox: Johnny GallagherMay 23, 2017Johnny Gallagher is a familiar face for fans at the GNCC races. He has been pursuing the series for many years and competing in the XC1 Pro class for 23 of those years. In addition to racing his YFZ 450R at every round, he also fills in as an announcer for the GNCC LIVE bike race on Sunday’s in addition to being mechanic for defending WXC bike champion, Becca Sheets. This past weekend, at the muddy and brutal X-Factor GNCC, he finally captured his first-ever premier class win at the age of 39.
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Tuesday Toolbox: Prestin RainesMay 16, 2017Prestin Raines definitely has some family history with the GNCC series! Both of her parents were GNCC racers: Her father Jason Raines is a six-time National Hare Scrambles Champion, with eight overall XC1 class wins under his belt; he is now in charge of the Yamaha Demo Ride program. His wife Emily formerly raced women’s professional motocross and competed in the WXC class here at the GNCCs. Now she focuses on teaching the RainesRacing.com riding schools.
