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HILLSDALE,
Mich., (Nov. 8, 2007) – Cobra’s ECX70 mini quads picked up in
the finals of the Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series, aka
the “GNCCs,” right where they left off in Moose Racing ATVA
Motocross Series, sweeping the overall podium in the premier 90cc
11-15 Modified class.
Leading the
charge on the little red rippin’ Cobra ECX70s was Canton , Ohio ’s
Dylan Bradford. With five wins, three 2nd place
finishes and a 3rd in the 11 GNCC youth ATV races
Bradford topped the field with 157 points. Rounding out the 90cc
11-15 Modified class podium on their Cobra ECX70s were Josh
Merritt ( Akron , Ohio ) and Kyle Riley ( Elkins , W.Va.
) in 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
“We couldn’t
have planned it any better on paper to start the season,” said Sean
Hilbert, President of Cobra Motorcycles. “Cobra’s mini quads are in
their second full year of competition and, as we stated to the press
when we first released the mini quads (“showroom floor directly to
the podium”), they’ve backed up our claim in both the
quick-sprinting ATVA Motocross Series and now in the demanding
endurance test of the GNCCs.”
Bradford , much
like Cobra’s Walker Fowler last year, was the 90cc 11-15 Modified
class’ elite racer. Case-in-point: At one race this summer Bradford
was run into a tree as soon as the mini quads hit the woods
following the start. He was able to re-fire his wounded ECX70 and
came back out of the woods in dead last place. After the next 5.5
mile lap he’d worked his way up to 3rd place and by the
end of the next lap he’d put two minutes between himself and the 2nd
place quad!
“And he did
that on a box stock Cobra 70cc motor, no porting or any other
modifications,” added Gary Bradford, Dylan’s father and chief
mechanic. “The Cobra ECX70 is the fastest mini quad on the planet.
And it stood up in the most horrible conditions you could imagine
that these kids race in. Wide open for an hour through mud, sand,
dust, rocks and water and we didn’t have a single pit stop or
mechanical issue all season long.”
Rounding out
the top five in overall points in the GNCC 90cc 11-15 Modified class
were Cobra ECX70 racers Jerry Welch ( Oakland , Md. ) in 4th
and Seth Mumford ( Crooksville , Ohio ) in 5th.
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