Dragonfire Racing’s William Yokley of Tompkinsville, Ky., has taken the points lead in the AMA/ATVA-sanctioned Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) series after finishing second in last weekend’s Moose Mountain Ridge race at Somerset, Pa.
Driving his Dragonfire National Guard Polaris RZR UTV, Yokley crossed the finish line in second place during the May 22-23 GNCC premier off-road racing series, and now tops the chart with 50 points for the 2010 series. Yokley said his DFR motor and suspension kept him out front and ahead of the crowd all day long, adding he was able to get the hole shot and run a clean race.
Not to say there weren’t setbacks. At one point during the race he struck a tree and had to slow down his pace after breaking his Polaris factory steering rack. Dragonfire will replace the broken equipment with a DFR rack in order to prevent this from happening in the future. But even with a broken steering rack, Yokley was able to finish the race and take the series lead.
Yokley’s Polaris RZR UTV features a number of DFR parts and products, including:
- Black Magic + 4 Long Travel with DFR by Fox Shocks
- DFR racing seat and seatbelts
- DragonFire race cage with doors
- DFR’s 80 mm high-compression piston, cam, gasket and EFI computer
Meanwhile Yokley Racing ATV team rider Jarrod McClure finished 132nd overall and 13th in the XC1 Pro ATV class after suffering from mechanical issues. McClure got a good start, but before he finished the first lap, had issues with his air box, which allowed water and mud into his intake system. His day ended after only two laps.
William Yokley’s next GNCC race is scheduled June 5-6, 2010, in Millfield, Ohio. Other races include June 26-27 at the Snowshoe Resort in W.Va.; Sept. 11-12 in New Berlin, N.Y.; Sept. 25-26 in Lafayette, Tenn.; Oct. 9-10 in Clairsville, Ohio; and Oct. 23-24 in Crawfordsville, Ind.
