Whibs won!!!

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We Knew He Would Do It:

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GNCC Points After Two Rounds:

[Danger]

Cool, thanks for the link!

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Whibs Wrote:

Race Report. Rnd 2 GNCC
Rider. Paul whibley
Team. Moose,Parts Unlimited, Honda
Bike. Honda CRFX 450

The familar sight of Wasington, Georgia brought memorys of last years race
flooding back. Its funny how things trigger the mind to action.
The course for this years GNCC used the same block of land but had
incorporated some new stuff. A triple tyre jump had been built right before
the finish line, and the small section of the mx track that we use, had been
reversed.
Of the start I got a shocker, I double kicked the bike and came round the
first corner in second to last. I worked my way forward and passed a bunch
of guys on a line I had seen some riders in the morning race use. Conditions
were good with not much dust and few bogs. I dropped in behind Aussie Josh
Strang on lap one and followed him most of the lap. I was consious of not
pushing to hard and pumping up, I wanted to ride relaxed and let someone
show me the way. Just before the scoring tent I got a pit board signaling
that I was up to 11th. Lap 2 I could feel my arms loosin up and begain to
make some passes. The bike was going sweet and the RG3 suspension was
workin. I moved up through the feild and got a pitboard saying I was up to
5th. At the begining of lap 3 Glen Kearny was leading and was about 50
seconds in front of me. Late in lap 3 I caught and passed him. The cool
thing was I didnt know he was leading and I didnt know I had just taken the
lead. I missed my pitboard that lap and was just racing on, looking for the
next rider in front of me. On lap 4 I came into the pits to gas up, Glen
passed me back and I was back down to 2nd. In the confusion of a pitstop no
one told me I had been leading and Glen had just retaken the lead. I left
the pits and just road how I had been all race, I caught Glen in less than
half a lap and pulled away. With 2 laps remaining in the race I had a 20
second lead. I got the pitboard saying I was out front. At first it didnt
sink in and I thought I must have read it wrong. Then I started to notice
the crowd was cheering a lot as I passed. I got another pitboard later that
confirmed that I was in first place. At the start of the last lap I had
about 1 min 20 sec lead. I decided to play it safe and backed it down I
little. Taking the chequers with a bit over a min and a half lead.
I was so stoked, I was also stunned, I could hardly believe I had just won.
A big thanks to Scott and Morrie and the rest of the pit crew. Also a big
thanks to all the sponsors.

Moose
Parts Unlimited
Honda
Pro Honda oils
RG3
WER
EK chains
Sunstar
Pirelli
Powersport Grafx
Braking
CTi
Alpinestar
Wiseco
Thumper racing
Cycra
Smith
Honda Riders Club America
Tire Balls
Tag
IMS
Motion Pro
Moto SR
Stringfellows

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See that Whibs finished 8th in the weekend's GNCC Round and stays Fifth Overall but appears as 3rd = with 2 others?

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Race Report: Round 3 GNCC Series, Steel Creek
Rider: Paul Whibley
Team: Moose, Parts Unlimited, Honda
Bike: Honda CRF450X


Round 3 of the GNCC series was held at Steel Creek, North Carolina. This
venue features some steep hill climbs and decents. The ground is hard pack
with alot of chop. We were greeted with record temperatures of 30'/85F
making a change from last year when snow was drifting down as we watched the
Saturday quad race.
Off the line I got a bad start and had a lot of work to do to regain any
contact with the leaders up front. I pushed a little too hard on lap 1 and
suffered bad arm pump for most of lap 2. I got up to about 10th place but
there was a gap of about a minute and a half to the guys in front of me.
With the track being so rough and the sun pounding down many guys began to
drop off the pace as the race wore on. About half way through the race I
had a terrible collision with a photographer. I was taking a line through
some trees and he was kneeling down looking through his camera. I had
commited to taking this line and as soon as I realized he was on my line, I
hit the picks as hard as possible. At the last second I swerved to miss
him, but at the same instant he realized he was in trouble, he brought the
camera down from his face and made a desperate dive out of the way. They
bad thing was he dove the same direction I swerved to avoid him. We collided
pretty hard and he was sent flying. I felt bad for hitting the guy and it
was hard to refocus on the race. As the 2 lap board came out I got a
pitboard from Katherine that I was gaining on the guys in front and I had
narrowed the gap to 50 seconds. I tried to put the impact behind me and
pushed on. Catching local favourite Jesse Robinson and making the pass
stick on the last lap. Moving up to 8th.
I learned after the race the photographer was Jason Hooper. I would like to
offer my sincere apollogies to Jason for the accident.


Thank you to the following sponsors for their support:
Parts Unlimited
Moose
Honda
Honda Riders Club America
Honda Pro Oils, Chemicals
Pirelli
Sunstar
Braking
RG3
Wiseco
Motion Pro
EK
Tag
Cycra
WER
Powersport Grafix
Thumper Racing
IMS
CTi
Smith
Alpinestar
Tire Balls
Vortex
Moto SR
Stringfellows
Darbi Accessories

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Race Report. Round 3 Kentucky Hare Scramble Series
Rider. Paul Whibley
Team. Moose Parts Unlimited Honda
Bike. Honda CRF 450 X


Round 3 of the Kentucky Harescramble series was held in the Daniel Boone
Trails over the weekend. The drive down was miserable with rain most of the
way but by the time we arrived at the venue, the sun was out and the track
appeared to be dry.

At 12 o'clock we lined up for the start. The wave of a flag and we were off.

I think Ryan Mullins took the holeshot but I snuck through to the lead
before the second corner, on a line through the weeds out wide. I settled
into a comfortable pace on some of the trails I recognised from last years
race. The organisers had put some hard yards in though and cut some new
tracks. Some quite tight and technical, with a covering of leaves hiding the
many rocks that lay half buried in the loose topsoil.

The second lap was better with the tracks cut in although a few small bottle necks had occurred on some of the steep rocky hills. The trails were in good shape and had received a perfect amount of rain. On the third lap with the riders more spread out, the traffic jams had eased. I gassed after the 4th lap and had a comfortable 3 min lead. I pushed on and took the win after 2 hours of racing.

Thanks to my sponsors.
Moose
Parts Unlimited
Honda
Honda Pro oils
H.R.C.A
Sunstar
Braking
Wiseco
Motion Pro
EK
Tag
Cycra
WER
Powersport Grafix
Thumper Racing
Pirelli
IMS
Smith
Alpinestar
Tire Balls
RG3
Vortex
Moto SR
Stingfellows
Darbi Accessories

[charles23]

wicked, what a week, that makes it 3 out of 3 for the kiwi boys overseas............rugby sucks, they're falling like flies, bloody poofters!!! lets see more dirt bike action on TV.

[dammad1]

wicked, what a week, that makes it 3 out of 3 for the kiwi boys overseas............rugby sucks, they're falling like flies, bloody poofters!!! lets see more dirt bike action on TV.

Damn straight, if it doesn't have a motor then its not a sport!!!!!!

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Big Buck
Union, SC - Round 4
Sunday, April 15, 2007

Overall Finish Results - 247 Entries
Place Racer Hometown Class Nbr Brand Laps Elapsed
1 David Knight Great Britian, XC1 Pro 101 KTM 7 03:04:31
2 Charles Mullins Hamilton, OH XC1 Pro 003 YAM 7 03:05:45
3 Barry Hawk, Jr Smithfield, PA XC1 Pro 002 YAM 7 03:07:12
4 Paul Whibley New Zealand, XC1 Pro 005 HON 7 03:08:18
5 Glenn Kearney Australia, . XC1 Pro 004 SUZ 7 03:09:21
6 Jimmy Jarrett Beloit, OH XC1 Pro 008 SUZ 7 03:10:32
7 Garrett Edmisten Vero Beach, FL XC1 Pro 013 KAW 7 03:10:43
8 Shane Watts Australia, XC1 Pro 009 YAM 7 03:11:32
9 Scott Watkins Leetonia, OH XC2 Pro Lites 016 KAW 7 03:13:53
10 Josh Weisenfels Fort Smith, AR XC2 Pro Lites 338 YAM 7 03:14:34
11 Dustin Gibson Cmbrlnd Frnce, TN XC2 Pro Lites 911 KTM 7 03:14:55
12 Joshua Strang Australia, XC1 Pro 114 SUZ 7 03:15:05
13 Jesse Robinson Connellys Spg, NC XC1 Pro 012 KAW 7 03:15:51
14 Robbie Jenks New Straitsville, OH XC1 Pro 007 KTM 7 03:16:25
15 Rodney Smith Antioch, CA XC2 Pro Lites 031 SUZ 7 03:16:45
16 Justin Williamson Sanford, FL XC2 Pro Lites 011 KTM 7 03:17:39
17 Russell Bobbitt Fayetteville, GA XC1 Pro 112 KTM 7 03:17:57
18 Bryan Henson Landrum, SC XC1 Pro 020 KTM 7 03:20:00
19 Michael Pugrab Ellington, CT XC1 Pro 870 KTM 7 03:22:13
20 Scott Mcclure Thomson, GA 4 Stroke A Lites 915 KAW 7 03:23:01
21 Jason Thomas Wales, . XC2 Pro Lites 297 YAM 7 03:23:17
22 John Barber Rome, GA XC2 Pro Lites 217 KTM 7 03:23:26
23 Kailub Russell Kingston, OH 200 A 037 KTM 7 03:24:11
24 Thaddeus Duvall Williamstown, WV XC2 Pro Lites 017 YAM 7 03:24:33
25 Jason Gilleland Vale, NC XC1 Pro 181 KTM 7 03:24:33
26 Jeff Cregg Columbus, IN XC2 Pro Lites 180 HON 7 03:24:36
27 P A Allen Charlotte, TN XC2 Pro Lites 151 KAW 7 03:24:55
28 Jeffrey Bowman Berlin Center, OH 250 A 024 KAW 7 03:25:35
29 John Bennett Allison Park, PA XC2 Pro Lites 033 YAM 7 03:26:16
30 Cory Buttrick Logan, OH 250 A 121 KTM 7 03:26:34
31 Joshua Gaitten New Straitsville, OH 250 A 440 KTM 7 03:26:52
32 Brett Zofchak Washington, PA Open A 322 KAW 7 03:27:21
33 Mike Mihalik Aliquippa, PA 4 Stroke A Lites 035 HON 7 03:27:39
34 Chris Gallt Eagle, MI 4 Stroke A Lites 021 KTM 7 03:29:24
35 Andy Shea Oxford, OH XC2 Pro Lites 972 KTM 7 03:29:44
36 Aaron Wegner Traverse City, MI XC1 Pro 854 YAM 7 03:30:19
37 Gary Fridley Lost Creek, WV XC1 Pro 381 YAM 7 03:30:25
38 Nick Gentry Dawsonville, GA Open A 630 KTM 7 03:30:52
39 Marty Michels Petersburg, KY Open A 029 KTM 7 03:30:53
40 Joseph Scherer Renfrew, PA 250 A 049 YAM 7 03:31:26
41 Joey Baker Ft Myers, FL XC2 Pro Lites 055 KAW 7 03:32:25
42 Chris Buzzelli Rootstown, OH XC2 Pro Lites 025 KTM 7 03:32:32
43 Brian Lawson Adams, MA XC2 Pro Lites 022 YAM 7 03:33:57
44 David Snyder Navarre, OH 4 Stroke A Lites 047 KAW 7 03:34:17
45 Jordan Ashburn Cookeville, TN 250 B 927 KTM 6 02:54:34
46 Christopher Bach Crown Point, IN 250 A 884 KTM 6 03:00:35
47 Jordan Sain Rutherford College, NC 250 A 083 YAM 6 03:01:09
48 Robert Norwood Creedmoor, NC 200 A 634 KTM 6 03:02:38
49 Louwrens Mahoney South Africa, 250 A 401 KTM 6 03:02:52
50 Corey MacDonald Cleveland, SC 4 Stroke A Lites 888 YAM 6 03:03:41

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And he's in a pretty tidy position pointswise

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And the next HONDA was 22 places adrift

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Press Release

Sorry this report is a bit late but we have had some problems with the
computer.

Race Report: April 15th, GNCC Round 4 Union, South Carolina
Team: Parts Unlimited, Moose, Honda
Rider: Paul Whibley
Bike: Honda CRF 450X

On Saturday we arrived to watch some quad racing. The track appeared hard
pack and very dusty. The quads were polishing off the corners as they slid
around sending up plumes of red clay dust. The overnight forcast was for
thunderstorms and possibly 2 inches of rain. Believe me I was hoping they
were right.
Not long after nightfall the rumble of distant thunder could be heard.
Arriving at the track in the morning revealed they indeed had a substantial
amount of precipatation over night. The morning race beat the track in and
by the time we were due to start the conditions were looking good.
From the start I rounded the first corner in a top 5 position. I was in
sight of the leaders and was riding comfortable. A heap of roost hit me
early in the lap and broke my rolloffs. I fought on but visability was
limited through the now caked goggles. I tried to clear some mud off with
my hand and lost a couple positions in doing so. I came around part of the
course near the pits and signalled to Kath that I needed to swap goggles.
So on the first pass through the pits I stopped and got a fresh set of
goggles, losing a couple more positions. After all the dramas of the first
lap I think I was 11th. I had some work to do (as usual). I set about
picking off riders and was moving up through the field. By the fuel stop I
was up to 6th. After gassing I got into a battle with Team Suzuki, first
passing Jimmy Jarret then swapping positions with Glenn Kearney. Glenn and
I raced together for a while until he lost some time on a rutted hill that
was blocked with bikes. I was on a mission and got a pit board saying I was
2 and a half minutes down on Hawk in 3rd. This is a pretty big gap but you
never know what can happen in these races. I managed to pull in a minute
and a half on Hawk but ran out of laps. Finishing 4th.

Thanks to my Sponsors:
Parts Unlimited
Moose
Honda
Honda Riders Club America
Honda Pro Oils, Chemicals
Sunstar
Braking
Wiseco
Motion Pro
EK
Tag
Cycra
WER
Powersport Grafix
Thumper Racing
Pirelli
CTi
Smith
Alpinestar
Tire Balls
RG3
Vortex
IMS
Moto SR
Stringfellows
Darbi Accessories

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Race Report: Round 5 GNCC Series, Tennesse
Rider: Paul Whibley
Team: Parts Unlimited, Moose, Honda
Bike: Honda CRF450X

Loretta Lynns Ranch was the venue for the latest GNCC.
The sun was out and temperatures were up. The track was fast and hard pack
with a lot of rocks. It looked like it was going to be dusty too.
After a crash the week before at an OMA race I was out to salvage some
points. I still had my stitches in my hip and my sprained foot was a little
tender.
From the start I moved my way into the top 5 early in the lap, as a lot of
guys went down on the slick and freshly watered grass track section. We
then entered the woods and onto the rocks. I tried to ride relaxed but
being off the bike for over a week, in full recovery mode made things
difficult. I think I was protecting my injuries a little as well and soon
pumped up and began to lose positions.
By the fuel stop I was back to about 15th. I was not having much fun out
there but was focussed on taking some points home. I made some time up by
finding a few smooth lines and passed a couple of guys late in the race. I
also caught up to Hawk in the last half of the lap. He was just far enough
in front where I had no chance to try for a pass. I ended up in 13th place.
With everything that has happened, I was happy to take the points but a
little disappointed as I was hoping to be inside the top ten.

Results: Acerbis Loretta Lynn’s GNCC
Hurricane Mills, TN
April 29, 2007

XC 1 Pro
1. David Knight (KTM)

2 Charles Mullins (Yam)

3 Garrett Edmisten (Kaw)

4 Glenn Kearney (Suz)

5 Shane Watts (Yam)

6 Jesse Robinson (Kaw)

7. Josh Strang (Suz)

8. Barry Hawk (Yam)

9. Paul Whibley (Hon)

10. Robbie Jenks (KTM)

Thank you to the following sponsors for their continued support:
Parts Unlimited
Moose
Honda
Honda Riders Club America
Honda Pro ils, Chemicals
Pirelli
Sunstar
Braking
RG3
Wiseco
Motion Pro
EK
Tag
Cycra
WER
Powersport Grafix
Thumper Racing
IMS
CTi
Smith
Alpinestar
Tire Balls
Vortex
Moto SR
Stringfellows
Darbi Accessories

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Race Report: Round 4 Kentucky Harescramble Series
Rider: Paul Whibley
Team: Parts Unlimited, Moose, Honda
Bike: Honda CRF450X

The promise of fresh trails lured riders to round 4 of the Kentucky
harescramble series, even after a few days of rain leading up to the event.
The trails were going to be slippery and probably cut up but that is the fun
part of having a brand new venue.
We lined up on the start, ready to see what this event had in store for us.
The green flag waved and I pulled a rare holeshot. We were arrowed straight
into the woods and into some tight trails. You had to be careful not to
brush up against the trees or overshoot a turn as there were some mean
spikes growing out, just waiting to stab into the closest body part. I led
the first half of the first lap chased hard by Alan Westerfield. I was
struggling to pull any lead as I was constantly searching for the track.
Alan was able to watch me and read the direction of the track. I managed to
break away and began to build a lead. Then late in the lap I took a wrong
turn, realising my mistake I turned around and rejoined the track just in
front of Alan who latched on to my back wheel again. The 8 mile course took
about 28 minutes to complete a lap.
On the second lap the track was more marked out but still super slippery. I
began to pull away again enjoying the track as the lines became more
obvious, and ruts formed.
By the third lap the track was sweet and traction was perfect in most
places. A couple of the hills had rutted up and were giving some grief to
the riders, but some momentum saw most reach the top.
A quick stop for gas on lap 4 and at the end of the 5th lap the chequered
flag was waving.
Alan Westerfield mantained his 2nd place and Jeff Cregg on his CRF 250 was
3rd overall.

Thank you to the following sponsors for their support:
Parts Unlimited, Moose, Honda, Honda Riders Club America, Honda Pro Oils and
Chemicals, Pirelli, Sunstar, Braking, RG3, Wiseco, Motion Pro, EK, Tag,
Cycra, WER, Powersport Grafix, Thumper Racing, IMS, CTi, Smith, Alpinestar,
Tire Balls, Vortex, Moto SR, Stringfellows, Darbi Accessories.

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