2016 GBC Heartland Challenge ATV Endurance Racing Carlisle, Iowa August 20, 2016

Richardson said his teammates raised his competitive spirit during the race. He set out to earn the fastest laps and in the end it was mission accomplished.

Cole Richardson opted to take the GBC Challenge section each lap

“Walker was before me, so I got to see his lap times before I went out and that was motivation enough,” said Richardson. “His last time at night, he beat me by four seconds, so I dedicated one lap to try to beat him. We ended up getting him by a few seconds and I was pumped about that. I think I ride better at night because you don’t see half of the stuff. I did the Challenge every lap I ran but two. I just went for it and it turned out OK. You just had to keep your eyes open and overall it was a fun challenge.”

Cole Richardson took the checkered flag for the GBC Heartland Challenge Overall 10 Hour ATV race win

Local racers Prindle and Campbell teamed up with Hunter Van Patton and carried Iowa pride to second in AA Class, seven laps behind the winners. The Hawkeye natives began preparing just two days before the race, so they were delighted with their results. “We just gave it a shot,” said Prindle. “I run AA in the Iowa Series and the race was pretty good for us. The bikes held together pretty well. My bike was the bad one for us this year. We dodged the Challenge section all race. It’s an honor to run against people like Walker Fowler. I didn’t look at my bike until two days before the race so I can’t complain.”

Team Puppy Power claimed the 2nd Spot on the AA Podium

Campbell actually took a flight over the bars of his machine on one of the course’s downhills. His consistency was only matched by the grin on his face. “The downhills were getting pretty choppy,” said Campbell. “We’ve been putting down consistent lap times. We’re just out there having fun and doing what we do. This race turned out really nice. We thought it was going to be a mud hole, but it tacked up really nice.”

The real story came out of the A Class with Team Fast City and riders Bubba Hicks, Sky Volkamer nd Kyle Burnham finishing fourth overall and first in class. In fact, they were the second sport quad team in the final order behind the winners and two 4X4 teams. Team Distortion Racing and Team Two Pups completed the top three in the A Class.

Bubba Hicks along with teammates Sky Volkamer & Kyle Burnham finished 4th Overall for the A Class Win

“We’ve had good luck and we were really close to winning it last year,” explained Hicks. “We just put consistent lap times together, watched what everyone else was doing and got it done. We finished third two years ago, second last year, so this was our year to take it. We were pretty pumped to finish fourth overall. That was a huge accomplishment. It was pretty cool to place that high in this event. We’ll be back next year and we’re talking about AA. It’s a big jump, so it’s kind of hard to decide what class to shoot for. “