Yamaha Racing's Walker Fowler Clinches Fourth XC1 Pro ATV GNCC Title
MARIETTA, Ga. - October 18, 2018 - Yamaha
Racing announces today bLU cRU racer Walker Fowler clinched his
fourth-straight Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) XC1 Pro ATV
championship, claiming the $10,000 bLU cRU bonus on his Yamaha
YFZ450R this past weekend at Powerline Park in St. Clairsville,
OH. In addition to Fowler, Traci Pickens captured her unprecedented
11th WXC title on a YFZ450R.
"Fowler continues to show he is a GNCC legend, with another year of
unmatched dominance and consistency on the cross-country ATV
circuit with his Mark Notman prepared YFZ450R," said Donnie Luce,
Yamaha's off-road racing coordinator. "Speaking of legendary,
Yamaha-mounted rider Traci Pickens secured her 11th championship
win in the WXC ATV class this past weekend, further exemplifying
the YFZ450R is the sport ATV of choice for
racers, with the power, durability and performance to consistently
top the podium."
For the fourth-year in a row, Fowler clinched the XC1 Pro ATV
championship on his WFR / GBC / Fly Yamaha YFZ450R before
the season ended, dominating the competition with nine podium
finishes, and six first-place finishes - the only racer in the
series so far with multiple wins. He currently leads the series
with 281 points, 53 more than the next competitor, with only one
round remaining. "It's truly an honor to continue this unbelievable
run and join the ranks among the GNCC greats," Fowler said. "The
proven capability and consistent performance of the YFZ450R sets
Yamaha as the clear off-road racing leader, and
I can't thank them enough for their continued support of my team
and the entire racing community as we finish off another successful
ATV season."
The final 2018 GNCC round will take place October 27 - 28 at the
AMSO Ironman in Crawfordsville, Indiana. In addition to the
many festivities taking place at this round, Yamaha will hold an
autograph session on Saturday with its ATV, Side-by-Side, and
Motorcycle GNCC racers from 6:15 - 7:30 PM at the Yamaha display.