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NQRA Virginia Motor Mayhem Opening Round ATV Race Report
Chase City, Virginia - April 10, 2010

National Quad Racing Association
Chase City, VA (4/16/2010) - Its official, NQRA IS BACK!!! And going against the norm is only the beginning. With a new class structure, an awesome facility, crowds of paying spectators, timed races instead of set number of laps, rider intros, a rider pit party to sign autographs for the fans, a new payout structure, and it doesn't take you long to see that NQRA is on its way to changing the way our sport will be promoted in the future.

The weekend started off like any normal race. With a 2 hour delay to remove
the mud from all the rain. Practice got under way with a roll in and then it started, more track time than ever before, which would set the tone for the entire weekend. An unlimited practice for 2 hours and then a riders meeting to go over the weekends format.

And up next, qualifying heats that count toward your overall finishing order and
not just gate position. Timed races instead of number of lap scoring for all classes, not just pros. Then a short break and it's time to start the nights main show. First order was getting the music, the disco lights, strobe lights and the fog machines cranked up with the DJ, getting the announcers ready with the rider's info, the pro/am riders' quads ready in staging with their crews, and the riders back stage.

Then the music starts, the announcers welcome the crowd and soon the rider introductions begin. One by one the riders are introduced to the crowd and they get to come out waving and some even breakout into a unique dance, not sure what that was all about, we all let that one go this time! And as we get to the pro/am class the crews roll out the quad for the rider as their name is called out and then the rider jumps off the stage and joins their crew and quad on the front stretch.

Now it's race time, and racing we did. The pro/am class had some of the biggest superstars in our sport today. Names like factory Can-Am's Chuckie Creech, Factory KTM's Nick Camilli, Team Maxxis Tire's Kirby Cooke, and Victory Motorsports' Brad Riley just to name a few The heats were exciting but they were nothing compared to what the crowd was in store for later. These four gentlemen put on a show that words can't even describe, passing, banging tire to tire, lap after lap. You could throw a blanket over these four and you'd think it would only be for a lap or two, but with a main event running for 20 minutes + a lap they ran for a total of 26 laps and they came across the finish line with fourth place less than a second behind winner Creech.

Lap after lap Creech leads on his brand new Can Am, hounded first by Cooke, but then Riley gets around and he starts in on Creech. But lap after lap Creech holds off all comers and all the while Camilli is closing in on the front threesome, just as Cooke is banging on Riley he suddenly gets a bump from the KTM powered rocket. The announcers are going crazy, the fans are going crazy, but these riders are as cool as a fighter pilot in combat. This was quiet possibly the best race of any kind I've ever witnessed.

Want to see it? Go to www.youtube.com and type in Virginia Motor Mayhem pro/am race, it's awesome!

The weekend also saw fierce racing in all amateur classes for the ATVs, SidexSides and Pit Bikes. The amateurs were rewarded with payouts of more than $4000 in Gift Cards instead of cheap plaques and trophies. Ask any rider there if they felt they got their moneys worth, with more seat time, more cash, more recognition, more fun! This may have been one of the best ATV race weekends ever.

The next round of the Virginia Motor Mayhem is May 1 & 2, I hope you will
all be there to watch the continuation of this awesome battle. for photos please goto www.atvnc.com and look under extreme dirt track / nqra round 1 for video please goto www.youtube.com and look under virginia motor mayhem

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