2012
AMA Racing
ATV Extreme Dirt Track Nationals
Round #3 - Sioux Falls, SD
Sioux Valley Cycle Club
June 29, 2012
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Hoosier's Harold Goodman
Wins Pro, Michael Coburn Takes Pro-am
2012 ATV Extreme Dirt Track Pro
Race Report
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Extreme
Dirt Track ATV Racing
Round #3 - Links |
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Sioux Falls, SD - Round three of
the 2012 Extreme Dirt Track Series was a good round
for pro points leader Harold Goodman as he topped
the podium in the Pro class, while hometown favorite
Michael Coburn grabbed the win in both the Pro-am
and Pro-am Unlimited classes.
The Sioux Valley Cycle Club played host to this
weekend’s events and many said that this
was the best round of the season so far as the
track was set up well and kept well groomed and
watered. The staff was attentive and went above
and beyond for this event. The track offered some
split lanes that were smooth and even, which allowed
for some very competitive racing. The addition
of good weather made the weekend very enjoyable
for all.
For Houser Racing’s Harold Goodman, it
was a tough decision to come out and race because
unfortunately for him, this race conflicted with
the AMA ATV Motocross Championships. “I
didn’t really decide until last week and
since I am in the points lead here, I decided
to do the EDT series and try to extend my lead,”
said Goodman, who did just that.
Goodman grabbed the holeshot and won his heat
race in the pro class, which put him on the front
row for the start of the main. The main event
went much the same as his heat race. “I
got the holeshot and led from start to finish.
Michael Coburn started to close in on me, but
he never got a chance to make a pass, so I was
able to take the win,” said Goodman.
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Rage ATV's
#708 Harold Goodman grabbed the holeshot
followed by #53 Kirby Cooke, and #25 Chuckie
Creech
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Dasa Racing’s Michael Coburn, who also
won his heat race, quickly made his way into second
place behind Goodman. Coburn used the split lanes
and closed in on Goodman a couple of times, but
was unable to get close enough to make a pass
and settled in for second.
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Hoosier's
#038 Michael Coburn made the pass on Creech
and Cooke to take over the second spot
behind Goodman
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Kirby Cooke was back in action at Round
3 & he made his presence known by claiming
the final spot on the Podium |
Kirby Cooke was looking solid as he charged off
the start and held off a charging Chuckie Creech
to take a third place finish.
Chuckie Creech, who took second in his heat race,
was also looking strong. Creech challenged Cooke,
but was unable to make a clean pass and would
have to settle for a fourth place finish. “It
was a really nice facility and the track was great.
They had good option lanes and it was a lot of
fun,” said Creech.
Dustin Hoffman put in a consistent run and rounded
out the top five in the pro class.
Brad Riley had a tough day in the pro class.
While Riley was heating up his tires, he accidentally
crossed the line and was sent back to start on
the penalty row. Riley, who is known for his passing
abilities, put his skills to use and made his
way up to the number six spot.
Michael Houghton held on for a seventh place
finish ahead of Daryl Rath, who claimed eighth.
Nathan Wolff finished in ninth place and Daniel
Chepkauskas rounded out the top ten in the pro
class.
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Extreme Dirt
Track Pro ATV Racing Podium (left to right)
Michael Coburn (2nd), Harold Goodman (1st),
Kirby Cooke (3rd)
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