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Article: Mr. consistency: Yamaha's Bill Ballance closes in on record-tying seventh title.(MIND PROBE)(Interview)
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- ATV Sport
- Article date:
- December 1, 2006
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Heading into The Stomp in Yadkinville, N.C., Grand National Cross Country racer Bill Ballance was holding on to a tight lead over new-found rival Chris Borich. Ballance's slim points margin made it tough to rest easy over the two-month summer break.
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Yamaha-backed Ballance is on the verge of something historical: A Barry Hawk-tying seventh consecutive GNCC ATV title. After a crazy race to the finish at Yadkinville, Ballance found himself on top of the podium with another overall. All the breaks and bounces continue to go his way, as he somehow moved from fourth to first in the final mile for another Pro class victory, strengthening ...