Cannondale's FX400 Gets Third at GNCC 7th Round Race!

    CLARKSBURG, W. Va., May 21 A Cannondale FX400 ATV, piloted
by veteran racer Steve Holbert, captured an impressive third place yesterday
at the seventh round of the GNCC race series at Wilderness Waterpark in
Clarksburg, West Virginia.
    The third-place finish reflects incredible performances by both the
36-year-old Holbert and his FX400.  After getting caught in a bottleneck at
the start of the race, Holbert passed the entire field to finish the first lap
in first place.  Bad luck struck Holbert in lap two, when he blew a front
tire.  Holbert finished the lap and had his wheel changed out in the pits, and
started lap three far back in the pack.  Once again Holbert picked his way
through the field, and had worked his way back to third as the race ended.
    First and second-places went to riders aboard heavily customized Hondas.
Holbert's FX400 was essentially stock.  The Cannondale had a totally stock,
off-the-shelf motor, and some slight suspension modifications to accommodate
Holbert's preferences.
    The Wilderness track features several small, easy rolling hills through
the first part of the course.  As racers get farther into the course, they're
forced to deal with numerous off-camber turns before encountering near
100-foot high hills laden with rocks, stumps, and roots.  The course is also
notorious for its several creek crossings and one huge mud hole that gets
wider and deeper over the duration of the race.
    The American-made Cannondale FX400 features a host of innovations,
including a sophisticated, fuel-injected four-stroke engine, and the
industry's first twin-spar perimeter aluminum ATV frame.  The FX400's
electric-start, dual overhead-cam engine also features a one-piece crankcase,
cassette transmission, reversed cylinder head, and separate engine and clutch
oils.  The FX400's race-ready, TIG-welded 6061-T6 aluminum frame is every bit
as radical, with a linkless rear suspension, in-frame oil reservoir, and
replaceable engine rails, brush guard, grab rail, sub-frame and steering stop.
    Holbert recently began racing an FX400 as part of Cannondale's ongoing
testing and product development efforts.

    Cannondale is the world's leading manufacturer of
high-performance bicycles.  The company's bicycles and bicycle accessories,
which include clothing, packs and bags, HeadShok suspension forks and CODA
components, are marketed under the Cannondale brand name and "Handmade in USA"
logo, and are sold in the U.S. and in more than 60 foreign countries.  The
company recently entered the motorsports industry with its MX400 motocross
motorcycle and FX400 ATV.

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