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Yoshimura's
Kory Ellis was Long on Speed but Short on Luck
Chino, CA (4/17/2007)
- The third round of the ITP QuadCross was held at the
Arizona Cycle Park in Buckeye, AZ. The warm and windy
day found Yoshimura's ATV Brand Manager eyeing the blue
grooved track looking for the best lines for passing.
He liked what he saw: multiple lines, one large triple
jump and a six pack with multiple table tops. It was
sure to be a good day.
Because of rider turnout, the race was set up as two
heat races and a main, instead of the normal two moto
configuration. Kory blasted off the starting line in
his heat and was second at the first turn. He trailed
the leader until he was able pass him going down a long
rough downhill straightaway. From that point, Kory steamrolled
his way to a full five second lead at the finish.
Then it was time for the main. Once again Kory was
hot on the heels of the leader for the first half of
the race. Seeking a good passing point, he finally saw
the opportunity for a clean hard driving pass going
outside in a tight 180 degree turn. Unfortunately, somewhere
in that steep banking turn the prototype subframe he
was riding broke and he started slowing down and soon
lost his hard fought for lead. Two laps later, the problem
had gotten so bad that Kory could no longer sit down.
He was still able to ride the bike enough to cross the
line in fourth.
"It was just one of those days," Kory explained.
"It was going so good and then, well, I guess that's
racing."
May 6th will find Kory back in California for Round
4
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