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Tuesday Toolbox: Landon WolfeNovember 26, 2019This year’s 4x4 Pro National Champion is Landon Wolfe, from Glenville, PA. This is the 25-year old’s first pro title. After deciding to retire from the XC1 class and full-time racing in 2017, he happened to borrow a 4x4 at Ironman and pilot it to a 4x4 Pro class win. After that, he rethought his retirement and instead switched classes.
Tuesday Toolbox: Jesse AnsleyNovember 12, 2019Jesse Ansley, from Myakka City, Florida, was able to successfully defend his FMF XC3 125cc Pro-Am National Championship this season. The nineteen-year-old is currently 2-for-2 in his pro racing career. At the season finale in Indiana, Ansley made the move up to XC2 250 Pro and will continue to run that class for the 2020 season.
Tuesday Toolbox: Kailub RussellOctober 29, 2019Despite a shoulder injury forcing him to sit out the last round and pull in early at the Mountaineer, Kailub Russell was able to win his seventh GNCC XC1 title! The 29-year old from Boonville, North Carolina may be finished with GNCCs for the season, but in a matter of days he will be headed to Portugal to represent the USA in the International Six Days Enduro.
Tuesday Toolbox: Walker FowlerOctober 22, 2019Walker Fowler recently wrapped up his fifth-straight GNCC ATV National Championship. Since we have interviewed Walker quite a bit over the years, we decided to ask a little less about his season and a little more about him personally – to give us a chance to get to know the man under the helmet a little better.
Tuesday Toolbox: Ben KelleyOctober 15, 2019Ben Kelley won the overall and XC1 class for the first time last weekend at the Mountaineer. That statement is impressive enough on its own, but when you add the fact that this is only his second time racing the XC1 class and that 3 years ago he was virtually an unknown rider racing locally in New England, it becomes downright incredible! Twenty-three-year-old Kelley wrapped up the XC2 title early this year, so decided to bump up to XC1 in preparation for the 2020 season. Kelley has a bright future ahead of him in GNCC racing, and we look forward to watching him over the next several years!
Tuesday Toolbox: Liam DraperOctober 8, 2019Liam Draper earned his first-ever XC2 250 Pro class win at the Mason-Dixon GNCC a few weeks ago. The twenty-two year-old from New Zealand is currently living in in Waynesburg PA, where the Tely Energy race team he rides for is based out of. This is Draper’s second season of racing GNCCs. He came to the states to try and make a living as a racer because he was on the top in NZ and there was nothing left for him back home. He just wrapped up the NEPG title last weekend, and we expect to see similarly great things out of him next year in the GNCCs.
Tuesday Toolbox: Traci PickensOctober 1, 2019Traci Pickens is the most successful female racer in GNCC history. At Mason-Dixon she wrapped up her 12th WXC title! She credits her long and successful career to stubbornness and the many people who have helped her out over the years. The 43 year-old hails from Shamokin Pennsylvania and works as a physical therapist during the week. For the Pickens family, race weekends are family time. Her husband races, and their son just started racing in the Micro division this year.
Tuesday Toolbox: Barry and Talon HawkSeptember 24, 2019Barry Hawk is a legend in the sport, the only GNCC racer to win XC1 titles on both a bike and an ATV. GNCC racing is an important part of their family’s DNA. Now, he and his fourteen-year-old son Talon are involved in the newest addition to GNCC – eMTB racing. Both have had great seasons so far, with Talon leading his class and Barry 3rd in points. Keep an eye out for them at the Mason-Dixon GNCC this weekend – it is only fourteen miles from their home in Smithfield, Pennsylvania. I’m sure they will both be putting in strong rides, and if all goes well, Talon might be wrapping up the Youth eMTB championship!
Tuesday Toolbox: Devon FeehanSeptember 17, 2019Devon Feehan is a 19 year-old pro ATV rider from Windsor, New York – a mere 10 minutes from the Black Sky GNCC last weekend. Feehan has struggled with a shoulder injury all season, and was stoked to finally be back on the ATV just in time for his hometown race. He earned a respectable XXX finish, and had been as high as the top three during the early part of the race.
Tuesday Toolbox: "Big John" KnoxSeptember 3, 2019Big John (John Knox), is a very familiar face to anyone who has been around the GNCC series. He grew up in Pennsylvania and has been with Racer Productions twenty-four years now. One of his most visible roles at the GNCC is helping to direct traffic and parking, although as the security director for GNCC racing he has many other roles and responsibilities. In addition to the GNCC series, he also handles security at the Pro Motocross races and Loretta Lynn’s. I finally got the chance to sit down and interview Big John several months ago at the High Voltage GNCC – he is a very busy guy on race weekend!
Tuesday Toolbox: Joseph CunninghamAugust 27, 2019Joseph Cunningham has had an incredible season! Not only did he wrap up the YXC1 title and win every single GNCC so far, he also beat Steward Baylor’s record for consecutive overall wins! Cunningham is 15 years old from Murray City, Ohio. He rides for Tely Energy on a KTM, and will be moving up to the afternoon race next season. Keep an eye on this young rider, as it looks like he has a bright future in racing.
Tuesday Toolbox: Luke ShepherdAugust 20, 2019At High Voltage, Luke Shepherd was able to win his first-ever Amateur Overall. The 28-year-old ATV racer from Marion, Ohio, has overcome a lot to get to this point. A devastating injury while racing motocross temporarily derailed his career, and this season hasn’t exactly been a walk in the park for him either. However, refusing to give up and having a great support crew has made all the difference. Things are definitely looking up for Shepherd!

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