Race Report: GNCC Round 6 Limestone 100, Indiana
Rider: Paul Whibley
Team: AmPro Yamaha
Bike: Yamaha YZ450 F
Result: 2nd XC1

The Limestone 100 was another new venue to the GNCC series, although I had raced at this
property many moons ago when it was used for the OMA series.
A tricky start line that was on a serious off-camber had riders spread out a little more with the
best pick of the gate not so clear cut. My choice worked out pretty good with another hole
shot, although I’m sure my YZ 450 played a big part in that, finding good drive off the line when
paired with Kenda rubber.
I led the first lap but had pressure from the KTM pair of Charlie Mullins and Kailub Russell.
I wasn’t really feeling good on the slick hard park track and soon both Charlie and Kailub
passed me. I worked hard to match their pace but they slowly edged out of sight.
The track got better as the race progressed as some of the lines came together and some dirt
was moved around on the hard pack sections that the quads had polished.
After Katherine, Ryan and Gary handled the pit stop I began to get into a groove and the gap to
the leaders had levelled off. Sometime during the race Charlie dropped out with bike problems
and I moved up to second although I didn’t realize until a lap later when I got a pit board with
my position. With a couple of laps to go Jordan Ashburn and Thad Duvall had closed up and
had me in their sights. I noticed their advances and made an effort to hang onto my position.
Going into the last lap Thad had closed in to about 6 seconds, I pushed hard over the last lap
and managed to shake him and put some time on him although Kailub had a safe lead and
there was no catching him. Thad incurred a penalty during the race that dropped him back a
position in the results and promoted my AmPro Yamaha teammate Jordan Ashburn to third.

1st: Kailub Russell
2nd: Paul Whibley
3rd: Jordan Ashburn

pic thanks to Ken Hill @gnccracing.com