Rnd 8 - Elka Yadkin Valley Stomp ATVs: Carolina CookJune 21, 2008The home state fans roared when North Carolina's own Bryan Cook grabbed the win at the Elka Yadkin Valley Stomp GNCC. The privateer Team Excell Motorsports Honda rider took advantage of a good start on a dry track to outlast Yamaha's Bill Ballance and ATVRiders.com's Jarrod McClure to take the win.
Rnd 7 - Weekend Warrior Spartan ATVs: Ballance Ballance BallanceJune 5, 2008The competition will have to say wait until next year (again) if they plan on Bill Ballance taking it easy on them. The eight-time Can-Am GNCC Champion said he would focus on having fun this year. But just past the halfway point, it's clear that not only is Ballance still trying, he might actually be more serious than ever.
Rnd 7 - Weekend Warrior Spartan Bikes: Down Unders On TopJune 4, 2008Don't hand the Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Championship over to David Knight just yet. Now a groupd of determined racers from Down Under are on a roll, led by FMF Suzuki's Paul Whibley. The New Zealander logged his second-straight win by outlasting stiff competition at the Weekend Warrior Spartan GNCC.
Whibley Wins KentuckyJune 2, 2008
Ballance Takes Third Straight, And The Points Lead, In KentuckyMay 31, 2008
Rnd 6 - Wiseco John Penton ATVs: Ballance's BattleMay 14, 2008They say you lose flexibility as you get older, but Bill Ballance sure seems to be made of rubber. Knock the man down and he just bounces back up harder. Once again, the GNCC Champion has taken a bad start to the season�and rumors that his time had finally passed�and turned it around by building a win streak.
Rnd 6 - Wiseco John Penton Bikes: Mudder's DayMay 13, 2008This one was as bad as bad can be. The Wiseco John Penton GNCC usually features dust or mud, but past mud races at this track were nothing in comparison to the 2008 version. The course was already pretty slick on Saturdays, but then it got really, really bad after it rained all night. Then rained even harder on Sunday. It was wet, it was wild. Here's the bike story
Rnd 5 - Acerbis Loretta Lynn's ATVs: Ballance is BackApril 30, 2008The infamous Killer B�s pulled themselves back into the 2008 GNCC Championship fight. After an incredibly intense battle at the venerable Acerbis Loretta Lynn�s GNCC, defending GNCC Champion Bill Ballance came through the final corners battling Chris Borich for the win. It was an amazing race, and one both Ballance and Borich needed.
Rnd 5 - Acerbis Loretta Lynn's Bikes: Knight, DuVallApril 29, 2008It would seem like nothing can surprise Red Bull KTM�s David Knight and Am-Pro Yamaha�s Thad DuVall. They took their fourth win in five 2008 races by topping the XC1 Pro and XC2 Pro Lites classes at the Acerbis Loretta Lynn�s GNCC. But both surprised themselves with their performances, proving that anything can happen in a three-hour off-road race.
Rnd 4 - Pirelli Big Buck ATVs: McGill AgainApril 15, 2008After FRE KTM's Adam McGill led the last two Can-Am GNCC races from wire to wire, the only real obstacle left to proving his "real deal" status was to win one from behind. Lo and behold, the West Union, West Virginia rider did just that at the Pirelli Big Buck GNCC
Rnd 4 - Pirelli Big Buck Bikes: Knight, Gibson ConquerApril 14, 2008The Can-Am GNCC Series offers up three-hour races, and that's a good thing if you're Red Bull KTM's David Knight or Monster Energy/Andrews Yamaha's Dustin Gibson. Both riders spent the early moments of the Pirelli Big Buck GNCC fighting through traffic, but both emerged victorious.
Knight's Day Again at Pirelli Big Buck GNCCApril 13, 2008