Mullins and Caselli Crowned Champions
Tuesday 08 November: With two long seasons coming to an end, both the Can-Am GNCC series and WORCS Racing series crowned champions this weekend. Thor rider Kurt Caselli successfully defended his WORCS Racing championship, and Charlie Mullins finally realized the thrill of earning his first Can-Am GNCC title.
Consistency played a key role for
Caselli during the 10-round WORCS Racing series where he never finishing
outside the top five. Caselli’s biggest competition throughout the
season came from fellow Thor riders Mike Brown and Taylor Robert. During
the final round at Speedworld Raceway in Surprise, Ariz., Robert earned
his third overall win of the season with 2-1 scores, while Brown was
right behind him in second with a matching score of 1-2, just missing
the tiebreaker.

Kurt Caselli earned his second WORCS title. (Courtesy of Kinney Jones)
At Loretta Lynn’s Dude Ranch in
Hurricane Mills, Tenn., the Can-AM GNCC series hosted its first-ever
doubleheader weekend to make up for rescheduled Rounds 5 and 6. On
Friday, Mullins showed dominance, but misfortune ultimately took him out
of the race. Despite the bad luck, Mullins’ points lead was large
enough to allow him a double-digit advantage going into Sunday’s final
event. Other Thor riders showing speed on Friday were Cory Buttrick who
finished second, and Thor rider Kailub Russell, in fourth. During
Sunday’s final race, Mullins was on a mission to make up for Friday’s
heartbreak, winning the race by nearly three minutes ahead of runner-up
finisher Russell. Buttrick finished 11th.

Charlie Mullins crowened GNCC Champion. (Courtesy of Shan Moore)
With the 2012 AMA Arenacross
Series in full swing, the racers faced their first doubleheader event of
the year from 1st Mariner Arena, in Baltimore, Md. After a fourth-place
finish on Friday night, Thor rider Jeff Gibson showed tremendous speed
on Saturday night, capturing his first victory of the season. Gibson
will try to keep his win-steak alive as the AMA Arenacross Series keeps
rolling next weekend in Madison, Wis.
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