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Tuesday Toolbox: Cody BarnesSeptember 18, 2018This is only Cody Barnes’ first season racing in the FMF XC3 125 Pro-Am class, but his win came early in the season and then a handful of podiums attracted the attention of Beta USA’s factory team. Cody has been picked up by Beta for the remainder of this season and next season as well. I ran into him at a local race this weekend and was curious how this deal came about, as well as how his summer break has gone and his thoughts on the new bike and his season so far.
Tuesday Toolbox: Rob Johnson (Black Sky GNCC)September 11, 2018In just a few short days the GNCC series will head to Harpursville, New York for the Black Sky GNCC, a brand-new venue for the series! The landowner, Robin (Rob) Johnson took the time to give us some details about the property and its history in his family, as well as why he became interested in hosting a GNCC in the first place. He is a longtime racer himself and is very excited about this upcoming weekend.
Tuesday Toolbox: Ronnie Hames (HBD MotoGrafx)September 4, 2018HBD MotoGrafx is a sponsor of the GNCC series and has a booth set up down on vendor row. Quite a few GNCC riders run HBD on their bikes, so I thought it would be interesting to talk to Ronnie Hames, the man behind all of that shiny laminate. Ten years ago he combined his passion for motorcycles with a pre-existing knowledge of printing technology to start making graphics for his family and friends. Now it has grown into a major player in the graphics industry.
Tuesday Toolbox: Adam McGillAugust 28, 2018Adam McGill is a longtime GNCC Pro ATV rider. Two weeks ago, however, he participated in a different sport entirely – Best in the Desert’s Vegas to Reno race, presented by General Tire. In addition to taking place in conditions and on terrain far different from your average GNCC, it is the longest race in the country. If you ride solo in the Ironman class, you will cover over 500 miles. Riders put nearly as much time on their machine during this single race as a pro rider would put on his race machine over the course of an entire season. I caught up with McGill last week to talk about his experience racing in the Nevada desert.
Tuesday Toolbox: Andrew Matusek & Shelby RolenAugust 14, 2018There aren’t very many riders that can race both GNCC and motocross successfully – but these two can. Shelby Rolen and Andrew Matusek are two full-time GNCC racers who also raced at Loretta Lyn’s amateur nationals this year. Shelby races Women’s Pro Motocross (WMX) and the Women’s Pro class in the GNCC series (WXC), while Andrew raced the 30+ class at Loretta’s and Vet A at the GNCCs.
Tuesday Toolbox: Steven Squire (SSR Rider Development)August 7, 2018Steven Squire, a former pro rider both in motocross and GNCC, has recently expanded his SSR Rider Development program by opening a training facility for both full-time and part-time residents, as well as Indiana locals. Unlike most other facilities out there though, Steven coaches a number of GNCC riders, and focuses just as much on training the woods riders as he does on the moto kids (though several of his riders did recently have stellar finishes at Loretta’s), making his facility an interesting development for off-road riding as a whole and GNCC in particular.
Tuesday Toolbox: Tom EbersoleJuly 24, 2018Despite being 71 years old, you can still find Pennsylvania’s Thomas Ebersole out on the GNCC course, where he competes in the newly added Platinum (70+) class. Though the former ISDE club rider is currently second place in points, he has the most wins of anyone in the class, with five first-place finishes out of the six races he has attended. He hopes to win the championship this season, and if he continues to post finishes like that, he has a very good shot at it.
Tuesday Toolbox: Fuel MinistriesJuly 17, 2018Last week was Fuel Ministry’s annual motorcycle summer camp, while this current week is the ATV camp. The camp is religious one, with chapel service and bible study, but also includes 8 – 9 hours of riding over the week, along with plenty of other traditional summer camp activities.
Tuesday Toolbox: Stefy BauJuly 10, 2018Most people reading this will know the name of Stefy Bau. Before a career-ending crash, she was one of the fastest female motocross racers in the world. Not only did she win a number of women’s titles, she also qualified for a pro license and competed with the men. Now she is the CEO of Fantic USA, an importer of the Fantic eBicyles you have probably seen zooming around the pits. I stopped to take with Stefy at Snowshoe regarding her career, both as a racer and CEO, and the relationship between eBikes and the GNCC series.
Tuesday Toolbox: Keith WeimerJune 19, 2018The smiling face of Keith Weimer, from Rockwood, PA is the first thing most GNCC racers and fans will see when they arrive at the track for a weekend of fun. Keith has been in charge of gatekeeping at the GNCCs for sixteen seasons now. Since almost everyone knows him, but few people know much about him, he seemed like a good Tuesday Toolbox candidate. I spoke with Keith during the PM bike race of The General - one of the only times he didn’t have to be out watching the entrance to the track.
Tuesday Toolbox: Liam DraperJune 12, 2018Liam Draper is the latest Kiwi to come over and try his luck in the GNCC series. The twenty-one year old was sent over on the recommendation of Paul Whibley and has been competing in the XC2 250 Pro class, where he currently sits in seventh. There have been a lot of ups and downs for him this season, with finishes ranging from fourth to eighteenth. I caught up with Liam at last weekend’s Tomahawk GNCC to ask him how he ended up here, how long he plans to stay, and what some of his goals are for the future.
Tuesday Toolbox: Leon HansonJune 5, 2018Leon Hanson, a 27-year-old mechanic for the Rockstar Husqvarna, was the winner of GNCCs first-ever eMTB race at The Wiseco John Penton GNCC on Friday evening. Though he started out on dirt bikes, for the last two years he has been involved in (regular) mountain bike racing around his home of Murrieta, California.

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