View Full Version : 2004 GNC Round #7 Red Bud
Edited By EXriders.com Admin:
The GNC Series headed to Michigan for the exciting 7th Round. Doug Gust headed into the round with 5 consecutive Overalls and was to continue his streak and lengthen his 63 points lead over Jeremiah Jones and John Natalie Jr tied for 2nd with 112 points each.
Stormy weather and a severe thunderstorm threat pushed the promoter to shorten the Amateur motos to finish up on Sunday before the storms arrived. Thankfully, the rain held off and for both Pro Motos unlike the previous round at Muddy Creek, and the racing action was intense.
Several EXriders.com members attended the race to cover the racing action, and Fred has taken the time to post his Pro Race Report.
Ellis pulled the holeshot and was the first to hit the ski jump.
Farr and the others follow in single file.
Ellis leads Goodman, Gust, and Natalie.
Ellis and Goodman pulling away from Gust?
Cain, Wimmer, Farr, and the others chase.
Back up front Ellis hits the tricky jump section first.
Wimmer and the others follow.
Lap 2. Gust has made quick work of Goodman and sets his site on the lead.
Natalie made an awesome pass on Goodman at the end of the ski jump to take over 3rd.
Gust pulled even with Ellis.
Ellis holds onto his lead.
Cain, Wimmer, and Farr continue to battle.
Back up front, Ellis holds on to 1st.
Gust made the pass and now leads on lap 3. Ellis in 2nd and Natalie closing in.
Top 3 Gust, Ellis, and Natalie.
Gust out front. Wimmer has passed Goodman to take over 4th.
Wimmer ahead of Goodman, Cain, and Farr.
Wimmer clearing the famous setup double.
Cain and Farr closing in on Goodman with Luburgh chasing.
Joe Haavisto makes it look easy.
Lap number 4 and Gust has already openned up a sizable lead. Natalie pressures Ellis for 2nd.
Ellis holds off Natalie. Wimmer closing in.
More action in the top 10.
Little and Byrd trying to move towards the front.
Jones had a horrible start but is charging anyways.
Gust out front in cruise control.
Natalie made it past Ellis for 2nd.
Wimmer now pressures Ellis for 3rd.
Goodman now in 6th (Farr in 5th) battles to hold off Luburgh and Cain.
Little and Byrd. Last year they battled for 1st.
Gust landing the stepup jump.
Digger now preparing for an offcamber turn.
Natalie not giving up in 2nd.
Goodman back a few more spots. After taking a few years off it is great to see the Bumble Bee back.
Haavisto pressuring Goodman in an offcamber turn.
Farr, now in 5th, heading towards the monza turn.
Goodman and Haavisto jumping to the north portion of the track.
Gust being salluted by a fan as he continues to lead.
Wimmer continues his great race as he is now right behind Natalie for 3rd.
Ellis now in 4th clears the stepup.
Goodman checking to see if anyone is behind him.
Haavisto is still chasing the Bumble Bee.
Farr catching some air. Darn tree...
Gust coasting towards the moto 1 victory.
Natalie holds off Wimmer for 2nd.
But Wimmer isn't giving up.
More of Wimmer chasing Natalie.
Farr leads Luburgh on his way to a 4th place moto 1 finish.
Goodman still riding hard.
Last photo from moto 1. Photos from moto 2 to come later.
Great photos and coverage Fred..
You deserve a few Exriders.com stickers I think..:D PM me your address and I"ll send ya some after the 2nd moto pics are posted....:o
:D :cool:
BlueZ440
05-25-2004, 07:41 AM
Great photos..I would love to see Dougs quad on top of Jones...Moto 2.:D..do you have that by any chance??
Sorry but ran out of memory taking photos of moto 2. Had to resort to deleting some amature photos to make room for more pro class photos while the race was going on. This made it a little difficult to take as many good photos and to keep track of who was in what position. Plus the accident at the start of the race really spread the racers out which also made it more difficult for me to follow the race.
Here goes. The start of moto 2.
More early action (first lap after the ski jump). The track was really drying out for moto 2.
Farr in an offcamber turn.
Plante and Cain side by side.
Haavisto jumping to the north portion of the track.
Wimmer out front on lap #2
Cain leading Plante into the new whoops section.
Matt White battling Joe Haavisto for position.
Byrd and Ellis heading for the whoops.
Farr closed in on Wimmer to battle for the moto 2 lead.
Wimmer hitting the famous Larocco's leap in the background while Cain and Plante continue their battle.
Gust charging from behind after being involved in a first turn crash.
Wimmer and Farr in the air.
Plante won't give up chasing Cain.
Ellis making a move on Goodman.
Farr chasing Wimmer through the whoops.
Tavis Cain bombing the whoops.
Gust's and Natalie's turn.
Jason Dunkelberger about to be landed on (not).
Wimmer and Farr landing Larocco's leap.
Wimmer holding onto the lead.
Farr not ready to give up.
It's just a table top. How hard can it be?
Gust mastering the whoops.
Goodman putting in his best MX race in a while.
Great Pictures Fred. I am so glad I decided to go to that GNC. Great racing. That tabletop triple was awesome to see some of the pros clear! I can not wait until next year. I have to race it next year. Looked like a fun track. Great Pics again. I brought my camera but since it was my first GNC I was too busy watching and walking around. It was a good time.
More of Goodman. Even Byrd was checking him out.
Dunkelberger catching Goodman at the end of the whoops. The new whoops section was murder on just about everyone.
Goodman hasn't forgot how to fly. He was one of the few pros who consistently landed on the far downside of this table top.
Farr finally in the lead heading into the last lap.
Wimmer takes the white flag in 2nd.
Farr looking back to see where Wimmer is as he prepares to win moto 2 and finish 2nd overall on the day.
Likewise Wimmer finally relaxes as he wraps up 2nd in the moto and 3rd overall.
A final picture of the overall winner, Doug Gust.
Sorry, no pics of the podium (ran out of memory).
A special thanks goes out to Mike (mjnova) for the use of his camera and Sarah (wife of ampin02) for taking most of the pictures for me. That allowed me to follow the action.
Until next year...
Admin
05-25-2004, 09:41 AM
Great Job Fred on the Race Coverage.
Doug Gust earned his record setting 6th Overall Win even after sufferinga crash on the start in the 2nd Moto. Tim Farr put in another great ride and quickly moved up in to the points to be tied with John Natalie Jr for 2nd. Jeremiah Jones dropped back to fifth in points after having a rough day.
redroost85
05-25-2004, 09:44 AM
Awesome pics Fred!:D
That track looks absolutely beautiful.....I'd love to rip around on that dirt!:devil:
Awesome pictures and Coverage, Fred! Good job.
A4StrokeGuy
05-25-2004, 10:57 AM
Awsome job. To anyone that ever gets a chance to ride at red bud, do it, u won't regret it:macho
Jen696
05-25-2004, 11:07 AM
hey Fred Awesome photos! Great job. I had to miss the whole 1st pro moto coz I was in the race immediatley after it so I had to stay in staging but thanks to you I at least get ta see some great pictures.:cool:
roostin_dale
05-25-2004, 12:04 PM
nice coverage fred!
Gust has 6 in a row, he's fast..lol
Out_Sider
05-25-2004, 12:25 PM
:eek2: that tabletop is wicked huge! lol, great coverage Fred. Wimmer is really someone to watch, i think he'll pull in a win before the season is over.
haley521
05-25-2004, 12:40 PM
To who ever took the photo's: awesome job, unbelievable shots.
TRX450R2
05-25-2004, 01:11 PM
Awesome shots ,well done!:cool:
SAND LUVR
05-25-2004, 01:14 PM
Hey Rico, Dont send Fred stickers, Send him some memory so next time he can take more pictures.
Fred you did a damn good job.
94snake300ex
05-25-2004, 01:26 PM
AWSOME COVERAGE FRED!
The pictures and descriptions were awsome!
I know doug and that has got to be one of his favorite tracks.:macho
dubber97
05-25-2004, 01:28 PM
Atv racing lives. Thank you for the pics
sparky450AR
05-25-2004, 04:58 PM
Originally posted by dubber97
Atv racing lives.
Drink to that one!
Im glad doug is doing as well as he is, it seems like the production quads have really benefited doug. I hope farr pulls off 2nd place for the year also....although its a shame to see jones drop to 5th, that sucks.
AC 400 ex 02
05-25-2004, 06:32 PM
real nice job Fred! Harlen has some competition for the better coverage:p
Admin
05-25-2004, 07:29 PM
Originally posted by AC 400 ex 02
real nice job Fred! Harlen has some competition for the better coverage:p
Bring on the Competition, It will only make the site a better place. If anyone else is going to be attending a National or local race in your area, I am sure everyone on the site would really like to see it covered. If you are interested in helping out with the coverage, contact me at webmaster@exriders.com.
Thanks Again to everyone that participates in providing race coverage because I can only be at so many places at once.
raptorrider
05-25-2004, 08:05 PM
I know we all wanna see what the pros are doing, but Id love to see more coverage of the amature action. I know you guys work hard at what you do, but the magazines got the pros covered!
Quad18star
05-25-2004, 11:00 PM
Like people were saying ... that table top that Goodman was clearing is INSANE ...... Hrad to tell by the pics , but How HIGH were these guys getting off of it?? Judging by the guy sitting down ... looks like Harold was a good 15 to 20 feet in the air ... maybe more ????
Aussiequadrider
05-26-2004, 06:09 AM
Fred, fantastic job mate, and that has to be the best action shots I have ever seen.
Magazines have nothing compared to what this site offers.
Nearly makes me apologise that I have a yamaha.
Thanks from down under, Geoff.
jcv400ex
05-26-2004, 10:54 AM
Awesome coverage Fred! Go Gust, and I'm glad to see John running so good! I hope he holds on to the number 2 spot, I don't think he's going to let anyone take away his spot! :macho
skrib21
05-26-2004, 11:20 AM
did any one clear Larocco's leap Ive seen video of that jump before it is insane got any pictures of it
monkeyboy
05-26-2004, 03:02 PM
Originally posted by skrib21
did any one clear Larocco's leap Ive seen video of that jump before it is insane got any pictures of it
i wuz darre an i didd it
:macho :muscle:
Duncanracer
05-26-2004, 06:03 PM
Originally posted by skrib21
did any one clear Larocco's leap Ive seen video of that jump before it is insane got any pictures of it
i dont think quads cna hit it fast enough because of the uphill take off
RDR400
05-26-2004, 07:13 PM
LaRocco's Leap from what i have saw was only being doubled by the quads. Bikes clear it all the time. I saw Gust Triple that jump right before the lane that the step up double before.
alberndt
05-26-2004, 09:59 PM
Thanks for the coverage. I was there only to watch (maybe get balls enough to race next year) but it was a great vacation. The track is nuts from start to finish and the entire weekend was exciting. I recommend everyone check out this race.
P.S.-Thanks a lot to the jack***** security monkey that took the lonestar banner from me after a clean steal. What the hell?
440's necessary
05-26-2004, 10:00 PM
I was there, I have some footage of the amateurs, Only guys from Wisconsin though. I'll be at Casey, if you know someone racing come talk to me.
I will be with the Spank 'um Racing Group.
Hey Jen,
SMILEY here.
I was asking around about the exriders. Saw a pair of stickers on a 450r, but the guy didn't know english. No habla. If that guy is on this site, I rode a white 440ex #9 red trim.
I had a blast there, qualified for 4-stroke B in 5th. It was the best experience I have ever had in my entire life, even though I broke a rib plunging into the face on the step-up double.
If anyone saw that, post a fresh reply.
latr
Admin
05-27-2004, 05:41 AM
Originally posted by 440's necessary
Saw a pair of stickers on a 450r, but the guy didn't know english. No habla.
I know Pro Rider Jasmin Plante has EXriders.com stickers on his 450R and he doesn't speak English extremely well. It might have been him that you are refering too.
QuadJunkies
05-28-2004, 12:23 AM
Originally posted by Aussiequadrider
Magazines have nothing compared to what this site offers.
. I couldnt agree more.;)
Great pics!!! Its great seeing others doing all this race coverage:macho
Cindi
05-29-2004, 08:54 AM
:eek: If you want to see the first corner pile up in moto 2 you can check it out on www.douggust.com Go under videos and you can play it. It looks like Natalie bumped into Doug and Doug bumped into Little and it went from there. :) Keith Little was the one who helped free Jones
from under Doug's quad. Glad nobody got hurt to bad.
QuadJunkies
05-29-2004, 11:51 AM
Originally posted by Cindi
:eek: If you want to see the first corner pile up in moto 2 you can check it out on www.douggust.com. Go under videos and you can play it. It looks like Natalie bumped into Doug and Doug bumped into Little and it went from there. :) Keith Little was the one who helped free Jones
from under Doug's quad. Glad nobody got hurt to bad. I get a "not authroized" to that link:confused:
Cindi
05-29-2004, 12:05 PM
:confused: I don't know why it did it for me also. Just punch in the web site. There are some other cool videos on there also. You can also go under Doug's World and click on Home Videos. There are some good ones of Doug doing some water crossing on the snowmobiles.
Admin
05-29-2004, 07:45 PM
Originally posted by Cindi
:confused: I don't know why it did it for me also. Just punch in the web site. There are some other cool videos on there also. You can also go under Doug's World and click on Home Videos. There are some good ones of Doug doing some water crossing on the snowmobiles.
This wouldn't be Cindi Hart??? If it is, Welcome to EXriders.com and thanks for checking out the site. I am extremely happy for Doug's great year, and it is good to see you back out after recovery from your injury. Also, I fixed the Doug Gust link,so it works now.
roostin_dale
05-29-2004, 08:31 PM
Originally posted by Cindi
:confused: I don't know why it did it for me also. Just punch in the web site. There are some other cool videos on there also. You can also go under Doug's World and click on Home Videos. There are some good ones of Doug doing some water crossing on the snowmobiles.
I think i've watched every video on that site, lol
Cindi
05-30-2004, 09:40 AM
:) Thanks for the welcome. My collar bone is not healed yet. I still have a 5mm gap in there. It doesn't hurt to bad so I am trying to salvage some points.
Thanks for fixing that link. Did I do something wrong??
Cindi:p
sparky450AR
05-30-2004, 10:31 AM
Originally posted by Cindi
:) Thanks for the welcome. My collar bone is not healed yet. I still have a 5mm gap in there. It doesn't hurt to bad so I am trying to salvage some points.
Thanks for fixing that link. Did I do something wrong??
Cindi:p
I think there was a period (.) after the URL....no biggy
Nice having you on the site!
Admin
05-30-2004, 02:10 PM
Originally posted by Cindi
:) Thanks for the welcome. My collar bone is not healed yet. I still have a 5mm gap in there. It doesn't hurt to bad so I am trying to salvage some points.
Thanks for fixing that link. Did I do something wrong??
Cindi:p
You just had a (.) after the link.
Originally posted by 440's necessary
I had a blast there, qualified for 4-stroke B in 5th. It was the best experience I have ever had in my entire life, even though I broke a rib plunging into the face on the step-up double.
If anyone saw that, post a fresh reply.
latr
Holy cow that is you. I saw that happen and was like :eek:. Looked like it hurt. Glad your all right. When hell of a crash.
quadchick3
05-30-2004, 07:49 PM
talk about great having cindi out there!!! even with that 5 mm gap she still came out and raced amazingly (like always) although i remember her saying on friday shes "gonna take it sorta easy". Im so glad your back out there with us girl!!! :cool:
hapychap
05-31-2004, 05:02 AM
Originally posted by Cindi
:) Thanks for the welcome. My collar bone is not healed yet. I still have a 5mm gap in there. It doesn't hurt to bad so I am trying to salvage some points.
Thanks for fixing that link. Did I do something wrong??
Cindi:p
;) I am into my first 10 days of a broken collar bone also directly related to my quad. So how long has it been for you? more importantly how long before you get to ride again? I am dying to get back to riding and want to get an idea of what I am in for :confused:
Hope you are up in the saddle again shortly and as good as new.
Cindi
05-31-2004, 09:44 AM
:eek: I first broke my collar bone the first time 2 years ago yesterday (May 30th) I broke it the second time in the same spot April 3rd along with 2 ribs. So it has been 8 weeks. I broke it pretty bad this time so it is still not healed. It should of healed in about 6 to 8 weeks. The first time I broke it, it broke clean though but it was hard to see because it was still in place so it healed faster but very painful. This time one side broke up and it was split bad. I got an X-ray on May 11th (5 weeks) and the doctor said it did line back up but I still had a 5 mm gap in between the bones. It showed no signs of healing yet. They said to wait 4 more weeks and if there is no improvement I will need surgery. It doesn't really hurt to bad to ride though. So I am riding to salvage some points. Most people I talked to said they started riding at about 6 weeks when it heals like it supposed to. Some rebroke it though so be careful.
The first 2 weeks is the worst. No sleep, can't move your arm. It sucks. It gets much better though once it begins to mend together.
Good luck with it and let it heal before riding. Mine is a different situation than normal. Doug says I'm not human because it doesn't bother me to bad. (He forgets the first time when I thought I was going to die becuase of it :D ) If you look at the prictures on Doug's web site (Home page bottom Pictures from Red Bud) You can see how I am favoring my left side.
Take Care
Cindi;)
QuadJunkies
05-31-2004, 10:36 AM
speedy recovery Cindi....:)
Seems like everyone has to break the ole collarbone and/or ribs at some point in life racing........:( :grr:
I sure I hope I dont become one of them!!!!!:p
sparky450AR
05-31-2004, 10:40 AM
Originally posted by QuadJunkies
speedy recovery Cindi....:)
Seems like everyone has to break the ole collarbone and/or ribs at some point in life racing........:( :grr:
I sure I hope I dont become one of them!!!!!:p
SAME HERE!! ive been lucky so far,,,,,i wish i had some wood to knock on :eek2:
jjthekj
07-07-2004, 10:41 AM
It's not hard to visualize 5mm. Just stack 5 dimes on top of each other. It is hard to visualize riding, much less racing with that kind of a gap in your collar bone. Cindi, you are one tough chick.:eek2: Hope your recovery is complete, if not speedy.:(
The champagne is chilling for Doug already. I'm thinking that if you made Digger pedal one of those little kid tricycles around the track, he could still finish in the top 10. (If the tryke made it!)
Godspeed, from Trevor, Wis.
(In Kenosha Co. that's TREE-VOR)
Great pics/coverage Fred. Hey, by your definition, I'm a "Fred"
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