Whibley GNCC

[takitimu]

Yeah What a great result:

Wow Paul was on fire, nearly a minute faster on the last lap than everyone else, awesome stuff.

http://www.racer-results.net/results...0&c=65&s=5&r=7

[denill]

Wow Paul was on fire, nearly a minute faster on the last lap than everyone else, awesome stuff.

http://www.racer-results.net/results...0&c=65&s=5&r=7

Yeah, he really has emerged as THE MAN.

Be interesting to read his report???

[takitimu]

Yeah, he really has emerged as THE MAN.

Tough to know why David Knight could not increase the pace on lap 4 when guys Paul,Glenn,Charlie,Josh dropped under or on a 28 minute lap, certainly the lap times didn't look like he had a major off or anything.

Be interesting to read his report???

Agreed his ride along with Cody getting up to 3rd are the rides of the weekend I reckon.

[denill]

Race Report: Round 7 GNCC, Sparta KY
Rider: Paul Whibley
Team: FMF Suzuki
Bike: Suzuki RMZ 450
Result: 1st

With the sun beating down and the humidity rising we sat on the start line baking, trying to keep cool before the wave of the flag.
After the national anthem and announcement of the pro line up we were ready to go.

I got a mid pack start but moved into the top ten before we hit the woods. I was riding comfortable and able to follow the riders in front of me easily.
Over the course of lap one I moved up to 5th as riders made mistakes or I had opportunities to make a pass.
The track was pretty good in the woods with a lot of fresh trail. Although there was a fair amount of rocks in the soil and on the many off cambers, it was really slippery.
By the fuel stop at the end of lap three, I was battling it out with Aussie Glenn Kearney and we both pushed past Nate Kanney and moved on towards the leaders Josh Strang and David Knight. Josh was leading with David hot on his heels. We saw David make a mistake and go down.

With two laps to go the race was on. Josh, Glenn and I were charging and left the others behind. We swapped positions so many times. Coming through the barrels we got the one lap to go board. So I put the hammer down. I moved past Josh into the lead and began to pull a gap.
I rode hard the last lap, not wanting to surrender first place. I took the win by nearly fifty seconds. I was pretty pumped as this win was hard fort and a great race between Glenn who took 2nd and Josh coming in 3rd to complete an all down under podium.

1st- Paul Whibley
2nd- Glenn Kearney
3rd- Josh Strang
4th- Nate Kanney
5th- David Knight

[denill]

Another Report: to go with Whibs modest account.

"For even more history, the podium positions were taken by a New Zealander and two Australians, a first-ever all-international GNCC podium"

[takitimu]

Another Report: to go with Whibs modest account.

I might have to work out if I can make it to the next race I reckon , Paul is on fire, that is one impressive effort he put in eh & well deserved, he's been real fast towards the end of races & has to be as fit as all hell.

[camchain]

When he was in NZ recently he did just about every event going. Last race here was final round of GNCC and next day jumped on the plane back to US. He's an impressive piece of work. Looks like all the effort he puts in is really paying off. Good on him.

[ali-s]

When he was in NZ recently he did just about every event going

saw him in the pits at the whakatane summercross - checking his suzi in alpinpine stars pants and jandals and just chatting and chillin with anyone who cared to have a chat - nice bloke - hope he does really well this year in the states.

[denill]

saw him in the pits at the whakatane summercross - checking his suzi in alpinpine stars pants and jandals and just chatting and chillin with anyone who cared to have a chat - nice bloke - hope he does really well this year in the states.

And Whibs Does It Again:

[denill]

Race Report: OMA xc Rnd 4 Iowa
Rider:Paul Whibley
Team: FMF Suzuki
Bike: Suzuki RMZ 450
Result: 1st

Torrential rain overnight left the event in question in alot of peoples mind. Would Gusse run an event in these conditions? Oh yes he will. There was never really any doubt.

By the time we lined up for the start the rain had thinned out (for now) and so had the starting lineup but the keen die hard racers were there, so we had a race. Gusse had to basically abandon the track he had laid out for the pro bike race as it wouldn't have lasted 2 laps, before it would have become impassable for 90% of the field. Instead he utilised most of the quad track from the day before.

With the wave of the flag we were all eating mud. I got a good start and was 2nd out onto the grasstrack. I wanted to get to the lead asap so I could see were I was going. Before we hit the first woods section I took the lead. Jimmy Jarrett soon pulled in behind me, racing his RMZ 450 for the first time this year. We quickly gapped the field as we upped the pace. The fields were completely water logged from the overnight rain and there was a mud slide that had come down over the track. Jimmy stuck with me for a couple of laps but must have got held up by a lapper, or made a mistake as he dropped back about 10 sec.

Then the conditions turned again, another huge storm came through, dumping a huge amount of water on the track. A tree blew over and fell across the track! Water raged down the streams and some of the tracks had a torrent of water roaring down them. As the race entered its second half I expected it to be called short but this was an OMA so on we raced. One of the creeks had come up so much so fast I began to wonder how many more times we would make it accross. Massive ruts formed on some of the hills as the water scoured out the topsoil.

I had pulled a sizable lead over Jimmy so I backed it down over the last couple of laps to make sure I finished safe. But the last creek crossing before the finish there was no backing down. I dove into the torrent, pinned, hoping to come out the other side. The wave of water came over the front guard but the bike powered through. I reached the finish safe with about 5 minutes over Jimmy and Brain Garrahan came home in third.

1st: Paul Whibley
2nd: Jimmy Jarrett
3rd: Brian Garrahan

[raglanash]

Yadkin Valley Stomp
Yadkinville, NC - Round 8
Sunday, June 22, 2008
GNCC Bike p.m.
Overall Finish Results 188 Entries
Place Racer Hometown Class Nbr Brand Laps Elapsed
1 JOSHUA V STRANG SALEM, OH XC1 Pro 008 SUZ 6 02:48:00
2 CHARLES MULLINS HAMILTON, OH XC1 Pro 003 SUZ 6 02:49:17
3 DAVID KNIGHT UNITED KINGDOM, XC1 Pro 001 KTM 6 02:49:48
4 PAUL J WHIBLEY PETERSBURG, KY XC1 Pro 006 SUZ 6 02:51:56
5 GLENN J KEARNEY ANTIOCH, CA XC1 Pro 007 HSQ 6 02:52:43
6 NATHAN A KANNEY HIGH FALLS, NY XC1 Pro 116 KTM 6 02:54:08
7 JASON RAINES BELFAIR, WA XC1 Pro 100 YAM 6 02:55:13
8 JASON THOMAS MACHYNLLETH POW, UK XC2 Pro Lites 321 KTM 6 02:56:39
9 JUSTIN WILLIAMSON SANFORD, FL XC2 Pro Lites 009 KTM 6 02:56:47
10 GARRETT D EDMISTEN VERO BEACH, FL XC1 Pro 005 KAW 6 02:56:54
11 JIM JARRETT BELOIT, OH XC1 Pro 004 SUZ 6 02:57:12
12 CORY J TTRICK LOGAN, OH 4 Stroke A Lites 022 KTM 6 02:57:47
13 KURT W CASELLI PALMDALE, CA XC1 Pro 019 KTM 6 02:57:55
14 DUSTIN M GIBSON CUMBERLAND FURN, TN XC2 Pro Lites 016 YAM 6 02:58:52
15 THADDEUS DUVALL WILLIAMSTOWN, WV XC2 Pro Lites 012 YAM 6 03:00:24
16 JAKE A KORN BROOKLINE, NH 4 Stroke A Lites 388 KTM 6 03:01:00
17 SCOTT WATKINS LEETONIA, OH XC2 Pro Lites 014 KAW 6 03:02:29
18 LOUWRENS MAHONEY TAVARES, FL XC1 Pro 401 KTM 6 03:02:36
19 JORDAN P ASHBURN COOKEVILLE, TN 250 A 030 KTM 6 03:04:40
20 ROBBY E NORWOOD CREEDMOOR, NC 200 A 032 KTM 6 03:05:51

2008 GNCC Series
XC1 Pro - Class Points
Points
1 KTM 001 DAVID KNIGHT 1 3 1 1 1 4 5 3 196
2 SUZ 006 PAUL WHIBLEY 5 4 3 4 6 1 1 4 166
3 SUZ 008 JOSHUA STRANG 24 6 4 2 2 2 3 1 159
4 SUZ 003 CHARLES MULLINS 10 1 6 3 3 13 6 2 146
5 KTM 116 NATHAN KANNEY 6 2 7 5 5 11 4 6 129
6 SUZ 004 JIM JARRETT 2 5 5 10 8 3 8 9 127
7 HSQ 007 GLENN KEARNEY 11 9 16 6 4 12 2 5 110
8 YAM 100 JASON RAINES 7 12 9 7 7 5 7 7 107
9 KAW 005 GARRETT EDMISTEN 3 19 11 9 9 7 9 8 96
10 KAW 010 JESSE ROBINSON 8 8 8 8 10 DNF 11 73
11 HSQ 104 GORDAN CROCKARD 9 11 13 13 11 14 12 12 73
12 KTM 024 BRIAN GUENTHER 13 13 12 12 13 6 13 65
13 KTM 401 LOUWRENS MAHONEY 18 15 10 15 14 9 14 11 62
14 YAM 002 BARRY HAWK JR 4 7 2 DNF 57
15 YAM 711 JOSHUA MCLEVY 17 14 17 14 15 10 17 14 50
16 YAM 501 BRIAN GARRAHAN 12 10 20
17 KAW 441 RUSSELL PEARSON 16 10 16
18 KTM 015 SHANE WATTS 11 16 15
19 HSB 359 NICK FAHRINGER 8 13
20 HON 454 JEFF CURRY 20 14 17 12

[denill]

Race Report: GNCC Rnd. 8, Yadkinville, NC
Rider: Paul Whibley
Team: FMF Suzuki
Bike: Suzuki RMZ 450
Result: 4th

I got a mid pack start and rounded the slippery first turn in about 8th. I moved up to about 6th I think before we hit the dusty woods. The track was choppy and rough and the dust made it difficult to see the bumps, so I rode tight for the first couple of laps. Kurt Caselli (Defending WORKS series champion) made an appearance, and raced this event. I found myself behind him briefly on lap one before I squeezed passed entering a field section.

On the second lap I got stuck in a rut leaving a mud hole and lost a position to Jason Raines. Kinda weird to be able to say I got stuck in mud in a dusty race. After some pushing and a bit of help from Graham, Gordon Crockards' mechanic, (Thanks Mate) I got going again.
During the fuel stop on lap three, I had some issues with the quickfill. The dump can must have been damaged or broken cause it took ages to fill up the bike. I was getting ancy and told them to take the dump can out. I thought they started to pull out, so I began to move off, only for the can to get jammed in the tank, (sorry Chris). I left the pits and noticed some fuel sitting on top of the drybreak. I thought this was left over from fueling but it continued to slosh out from the tank. I tried to push it down with my thumb while riding hoping that it would seat properly and stop leaking, but all that happened was I got gas all over my gloves. Soon I was covered in gas, my pants were soaked and my seat was slippery, my knee braces began to slide down and I began to wonder if I would need to make another fuel stop.

I took a drink from my drink system to discover that tasted like gas as well. My bike began to run bad, I guess all that gas was spilling out the tank and running down to the airbox onto the airfilter. It burbled and spluttered and I stalled the bike once, taking a lot of time to get it fired up again. I signaled to Katherine that I needed to put the dust cover back on my bike to try and stop some gas coming out, so on the next pass through the pits I stopped to slap the cover back on. It worked a little but I think the damage was done, I had lost a lot of gas so on the last lap I stopped for a splash to ensure I made it to the finish. After all the dramas I was too far behind the leader to make any further progress up the field.

I crossed the line in 4th place, not a podium finish but OK for a bad day.

1st- J. Strang
2nd- C. Mullins
3rd- D. Knight
4th- P. Whibley
5th- G. Kearney

[takitimu]

Damn that is impressive, to pull a 4th with that much going wrong, tks for the post.

[denill]

Damn that is impressive, to pull a 4th with that much going wrong,

Yeah, you're right Nigel. And he's so bloody laconic, eh. Those problems would have meant a DNF for a lot of riders.

[NordieBoy]

"I had problems and finished just behind David Knight"

That happens to me all the time

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