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Extreme Dirt Track
DURO ATVA Nationals
Round #1 - Greenbrier, Arkansas
Twin Creeks Raceway
May 4, 2008

ATVA Extreme Dirt Track ATV TT Racing Nationals
Mitch Reynolds & Kendall Webb Shine at Season Opener

ATVA Extreme Dirt Track
Round #1 - Links
Greenbrier, AR -The 2008 Duro ATVA Extreme Dirt Track Nationals kicked off this weekend in Greenbrier, Arkansas at Twin Creeks Raceway, and despite gas prices soaring to record highs, nearly 300 ATV racers signed up for the opening round of racing.

Unfortunately, ATV racers weren’t alone on their trip to Arkansas as a line of severe thunderstorms also had its sights on the southern state, and heavy rains, high winds, and tornadoes swept through the state on Friday. Fortunately, the Twin Creeks facility was spared from the brunt of the storms with a tornado touching down only a few miles from the race track causing significant damage.

Even with the rain, the Reynolds family wasted no time in preparing the track for practice on Friday night, which aloud racers to dial in their new setups before the first rounds of Heats Saturday morning. “The track was a little wet on Friday, but they went out and groomed it and on Saturday, the track was in great condition for the races,” said Harold Goodman, who is the current defending EDT Pro Champ.

Absent from the Pro line up this year were Tim Farr, Shane Hitt, Frank Batista and Daryl Rath, which opened up the competition for some of the up and coming pro riders. Batista and Rath were originally contracted to race the Quad Terrain Challenge in the now defunct WPSA Series, so there may still be a chance these two may be seen at future races. Even though some of the top names were not there, there was still 17 racers signed up for the Pro class with Mitch Reynolds and Harold Goodman winning the Heat races leading up to the Pro Main.

Harold Goodman - Honda TRX 450R ATV
#708 Harold Goodman is one of the few Pro ATV Racers to run both the Extreme Dirt Track Series & the AMA ATV Motocross Series as well where Harold is currently 6th place in points
As the Pro class blazed off the starting line, it was Harold Goodman that was first into the left hand sweeper grabbing the Holeshot, followed closely by Mitch Reynolds, who earned the 1st gate pick in qualifiers, Brad Riley and Chuckie Creech. Reynolds was on Goodman’s grab bar applying the pressure and waiting for an opportunity to go for the pass. “I was leading for the first 5 laps and then I made a mistake,” said Goodman.

Goodman’s bobble allowed Reynolds to make his move on the inside line and take over the lead. Despite intense pressure from Goodman, Reynolds was able to stay focused and take his lead all the way to the finish line, claiming his first ever Pro National win. “It’s been a dream of mine for a long time. It feels great to take my first National win, now I want to keep repeating it,” said Reynolds.

Brad Riley - Honda TRX 450R ATV
Chuckie Creech  - Honda TRX 450R ATV

Brad Riley race season surprising started in the GNCC Series on a Polaris Outlaw, but he made the switch to the Honda 450R for the EDT Series and secured himself an impressive Podium finish

Chuckie Creech wrapped up the 2007 racing season with a win at the sesaon finale, and he just missed another Podium finish at Twin Creeks with a 4th place finish

Meanwhile, Brad Riley was making a charge up from 7th place. Riley got around #39 Ryan Partee and then began his pursuit of Danny McGraw and Chuckie Creech. Riley ended his charge in an impressive 3rd place. When the pro round was done, Mitch Reynolds was standing in 1st, Harold Goodman in 2nd, and Brad Riley in 3rd. Chuckie Creech and Danny McGraw rounded out the top five.

Mitch Reynolds - Honda TRX 450R ATV
Pro ATV Racing Podium - ATVA Extreme Dirt Track Nationals

Mitch Reynolds secure his first Pro EDT Win at his hometown track, which will eventually be the first of many more to come in his Pro Racing Career

Pro ATV Podium (left to right)
Harold Goodman, Mitch Reynolds, Brad Riley

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