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North East Extreme Dirt Track ATV
Racing
Round 4
Path Valley
Speedway
August 25, 2012 |
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North East Extreme
Dirt Track ATV Racing - Round 4- Race Report
ESJ Graphics' Andrew Evanyke
Wins, Michael Houghton & Brian Ace Podium
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2012
North East EDT Round 4
Path Valley Speedway Links |
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Spring
Run, PA (8/31/2012)
– It was time for the racers of the North
East Extreme Dirt Track ATV Racing Series to once
again fire up their engines for the next round of
the 2012 series. Path Valley Motor Speedway played
host to the round four of the series and would be
greeted with a warm and sunny day. Entries were
down for this race but spirits were up and the action
was as hot as ever.
In the Pro main event, it would see the races
tearing away at the super slippery and rough clay
track, laying down less than 35 second lap times,
the #3 Factory ESJ Graphics’ Andrew Evanyke
would rip off the front stretch starting line
and take the holeshot around the 180 degree bend
into the first dusty corner. Evanyke would then
get into his rhythm aboard his TSI built Honda
TRX450R and begin to pull from the rest of the
pack.
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ESJ / TRE / Roberts Racing's #3 Andrew Evanyke
grabbed the Pro Holeshot on his Honda 450R
ATV followed by #338 Brian Ace |
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Andrew Evanyke lead from start to finish
as he wheelied across the finish line for
the Pro ATV Class Win |
“For the Pro main, I put on a fresh set of Hoosiers
on my Factory ESJ/TRE/Roberts Racing TRX450R, which
tore off the line getting me the holeshot.. I was
really surprised about that knowing I had 6th starting
pick for the starting position. After a lap or so,
I could really hear Ace pushing behind me. I knew
I had to keep my head down and ride smart and stay
smooth. I saw Ace a few times on the inside of me,
but I was able to carry momentum on that high banked
oval down the straight away and stay in front around
the tight first corner. Lenny from TSI has helped
me out a lot and built me a really strong and fast
bike this year and I can’t thank them enough
for that. It feels great to be up here in the front
and take home my first ever Pro win!” said
Andrew after the event.
Bringing home a 2nd place finish would be the
#92 quad of Michael Houghton. The Baldwin Motorports/PEP
backed racer would win the battle of attrition
as two other racers would retire in front of him
during the race. Houghton would come off the line
and battle his way into 3rd place and stay there
for much of the race.
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#92 Michael Houghton benefited from Ace
& Jennings having issues to take over
the 2nd spot on the Podium |
#401 Eric Jennings would then slide his way passed
Michael bumping him back to a 4th place ride for
a few more laps until Jennings would loop out
and drop from the race with a stalled quad, which
wouldn’t re-fire. Houghton would then retarget
the #338 of Brian Ace who was running in second
place. After several laps, Michael would then
again become the lucky man of the race as Ace
would suffer from mechanical issues which would
allow Houghton to zip by taking home a second
place finish for himself.
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Graphic's #401 Eric Jennings was in the
hunt for a Podium finish before he stalled
his YFZ & couldn't get it to refire
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#338 Hellbound Racing’s Brian Ace would
make himself present for the entire race as he
was right up Evanyke’s exhaust silencer
for the majority of the race. In the end, Ace
would hold on for a 3rd place finish despite having
transmission issues in the final laps.
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Racing's #338 Brian Ace challenged #3 Andrew
Evanyke for the lead for the majority of
the race, but Ace suffered transmission
issues late in the race, which ended his
charge and dropped Ace back to the third
spot on the Podium |
“I was pushing really hard and waiting
for Andrew to make a mistake. The track was super
slick and visibility was tough on the infield
because of the dust. I slipped down under him
a few times but kept my line and came out clean.
Unfortunately my transmission was giving me issues
and I couldn’t put a load on the motor.
Luckily I was able to bring it around for the
remaining laps and salvage some points.”
said Ace after the main event.
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NEEDT
ATV Racing Pro Podium (left to right)
Michael Houghton (2nd), Andrew Evanyke (1st),
Brian Ace (3rd) |
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