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Man of Steele: Ballance earns victory at wet-and-wild Steele Creek GNCC.(Bill Ballance, Grand National Cross Country Series)

ATV Sport

| August 01, 2005 | Kelley, Jerrod | COPYRIGHT 2005 Ehlert Publishing Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

For the last five seasons, pro Bill Ballance has been the "Superman" of the Grand National Cross Country Series. With five straight Pro class championships and his epic battles with former ATV champ Barry Hawk, Ballance, who has a quiet Clark Kent-type demeanor off the track, has transformed himself into a superior racer. However, 2005 didn't start off the way Ballance had planned. As in many sports, the champ knew everyone was gunning for him and trying to end his reign. After posting zero victories in the first two rounds, it looked as if Ballance's armor may have been rusting. Either that or someone found his Kryptonite and duct-taped it to his kidney belt.

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