Photo By: Shan Moore
Cory Buttrick took a big win at the JNCC in
Hiroshima.
Buttrick Wins JNCC Finale
Hiroshima, Japan (November 21, 2010)
-- Cory Buttrick took a big win at the AAPG, the final
round of the 2010 JNCC series held at the BigDeer
circuit in Hiroshima, Japan. The Ohio rider was
impressive on his FMF/KTM, lapping the field up to
third place and finishing the race with a five cushion
over defending JNCC champ and former All-Japan
National Motocross Champion Takeshi Koikeda.
Koikeda, who rides for KTM Japan,
led the race during the early going with pressure from
Yamaha rider Kenji Suzuki, however, Buttrick took the
lead before the end of the opening lap and never
looked back. Suzuki and Koikeda stayed relatively
close to Buttrick for the first 45 minutes, but then
Buttrick picked up the pace and started pulling away,
putting two minutes on the duo by the halfway mark of
the race. Buttrick seemed to get stronger as the race
wore on, and his final two laps on the seven-mile
course were his fastest. At the finish, Buttrick took
the checkered flag to the delight of a large crowd,
pleased at the skill level demonstrated by the
19-year-old.
For his efforts Buttrick took home a
check for 100,000 YEN and a special trophy
commemorating his win.
Photo By: Shan Moore
Cory Buttrick signs a baby at the autograph session.
"These was an extremely fun
race," Buttrick said. "It was a fast course
with lots of fun jumps and I managed to go all race
without a mishap. I want to thank the JNCC, Masami
Hoshino, Tomo Miwa, and KTM Japan's Michael Schano for
giving me the chance to come to this race. It's been
an awesome experience. I also want to thank KTM North
America, my mechanic Tony Hall and my girlfriend
MacKenzie for all their support."
Japan's number two-ranked
motocrosser Takase Tanaka, a works Kawasaki rider,
finished the race in fourth, one lap down from
Buttrick, while Taichi Tanaka finished fifth on his
KTM.
JNCC President Masami Hoshino
invited Buttrick to compete in the event, continuing a
tradition of bringing American GNCC racers over to
compete in the JNCC finale. Last year, American Nate
Kanney won the event. In an exchange, two Japanese
racers will compete in the opening rounds of the 2011
GNCC Series in March.
Overall Results JNCC Final Round:
The AAGP Hiroshima, Japan November 21, 2010
1. Cory Buttrick 2. Takeshi Koikeda
3. Kenji Suzuki 4. Takase Tanaka 5. Taichi Tanaka |
