Australian Glenn Kearney was back in action with a sixth place finish in round 3 of Can-Am GNCC series at Steele Creek, West Virginia, last weekend.
"I didn't get the start I wanted," explains Kearney, "but I still managed to work my way up through race traffic, advancing into 6th place." All Glenn's hard work nearly went for naught near the halfway point as a torrential downpour really played havoc with the race.
"The conditions were awesome in the morning, but the rain really started to become a problem midrace."
Things went from bad to worse with the rapidly deteriorating conditions. "I got to slipping and sliding in the mud and smashed into a tree which resulted in splitting my gas tank and causing some problems," admits the affable Aussie.
Glenn managed to get back into the hunt after his accident, but conditions became progressively worse to the point where the race was called off a lap early when due to a huge bottleneck along the course. "Too bad, because I was working my way up through the pack pretty well."
Kearney is ready for the next GNCC round in Union, South Carolina on April 10th, though.
"My plans between the races are to work on better starting techniques so that I can get out early and run up front instead of having to battle to get in front of slower riders."
Glenn attributes his early season success to his Husqvarna... and his brother Ben who is tuning his TXC 250. "My bike has been running well and I haven't had any mechanical issues this year," Kearney claims. "Having Ben as my tuner makes me happy as we make a great team and communicate as only brothers can." This close communication combined his Husqvarna's reliability has propelled Kearney into the top 10 overall through three rounds of GNCC competition.
GNCC Series Results Round #3
1. Joshua Strang
2. Cory Buttrick
3. Charles Mullins
4. Paul Whibley
5. Nate Kanney
6. Glenn Kearney - Husqvarna TXC 250
