2004 Mid East Series Round 4 - Airport

[Bonnie Cook]

The track was seven dusty miles long. Riding the track the day before, I was stoked to be hosting Round Four of the Mid East Series in Hickory, NC at Airport. Sunday morning, we found the snapping turtle in the creek, ready to eat a rider's leg!!!!

He just about bit off my hand!!!!

[Bonnie Cook]

Bryan Cook, current point's leader was preparing for the dusty race.

[Bonnie Cook]

2nd place in points, Mike Houston was ready after taking 4th overall at the Rausch Creek GNCC just the weekend before.

[Bonnie Cook]

Pro Class waiting for the National Anthem.

[Bonnie Cook]

Will Cashion made it back to NC after racing on Saturday at a motocross. Cashion was ready for another first place in the A Class.

[Bonnie Cook]

Green flag went up, and Matthew Edens took the holeshot with Josh Allen. Following the two was a cloud of dust with other Pro Riders.

[Bonnie Cook]

Ben getting off the Pro Line.

[Bonnie Cook]

The 4 Stroke B Class is ready for action...

[Bonnie Cook]

Just cause they are old, don't mean they aren't fast!!!
On the line:
Jim Houston Sr.
Richard Rudloff
Daniel Bentley

[Bonnie Cook]

By half of the lap one, Mike Houston had worked his way into the lead. Houston looked strong aboard the Honda 450R.
Lap two, Houston was still out front.

[Bonnie Cook]

Bryan Cook was less than a minute back from Houston, holding onto a solid second place.

[Bonnie Cook]

Lap 3, the gap between Houston and Cook was closing in.
Houston still looked good as he was charging hard to set a strong pace.
With a rain shower ending up, no dust was on the track.

[Bonnie Cook]

Ben Parham was having a rough ride, but was hanging onto to finishing.

[Bonnie Cook]

White flag was out and Houston held just fifteen seconds over Cook.

[Bonnie Cook]

Cook was on the gas, trying to get to number one.
Was Houston untouchable?

[Bonnie Cook]

Matthew Edens was holding onto third, over three minutes back from Cook.

[Bonnie Cook]

Jason LaRusso was back to the Mid East Series.
Good to see Jason on the Honda 450R. LaRusso was an avid 250R racer.

New days.

[Bonnie Cook]

Gump - he is back, so watch out!

[Bonnie Cook]

Seventeen minutes later, Team Four Stroke Tech's Bryan Cook, popped out of the woods for the Overall.
Cook was able to pass Houston coming into a field after both passed a lapper.

[Bonnie Cook]

Houston was fifty seconds back for second overall.

[Bonnie Cook]

Okay, post some pictures for me to see!!!

Results are up on www.mideastinterstate.com.

Also, later this week will be a tons of pictures and points.

If you are a Mid East Rider on the site, yell at me on the starting line, and I will try to get pictures of you during the race and post!!!!

Good luck everyone

[holeshot19]

if others are takeing pix post them let people know that we have some of the best racing on this side of the planet :p

[gump]

Originally posted by Bonnie Hamrick
Gump - he is back, so watch out! watch out allright or you'll run over me !!!! dang i was slow and weak.. didn't know how bad out of shape i was in till i ran this race.. oh well a couple more races and maybe i can run with the pack.. great job Bonnie !!!!!

[barry rhames]

best racing and the fastest green honda in captivity

[Admin]

Thanks for the race coverage Bonnie:D

[gump]

where are my stickers Harlen ????

[barry rhames]

um what does she mean by um the track will be repaired what kind of natural disaster happend there were a xc track has to be repaired i have seen some scary stuff (not that i didnt like it ) but it didnt get repaired what happend there it was ufo s wernt it i new it .lol no for real what happend:D

[Wingnut]

I saw that comment too, what happened to the track Bonnie?

[Out_Sider]

hey everyone, for more pics of the race go to www.ncdirtrider.com and click photos at the top, they have 4 pages of pics of this race.

[Bonnie Cook]

The comment meant:

At trophy presentation everyone said the track was worn out and that is why they didn't like it. So, my dad is going up to bobcat some of the trails to cover up deep ruts and cut some new sections for you guys. No natural disasters!!!

[barry rhames]

darn i was hoping what ever it was included rain and mud maybe like half the track destroyed in a mud slide im going up on friday to do a rain dance.:D

[Wingnut]

Originally posted by Bonnie Hamrick
The comment meant:

At trophy presentation everyone said the track was worn out and that is why they didn't like it. So, my dad is going up to bobcat some of the trails to cover up deep ruts and cut some new sections for you guys. No natural disasters!!!

I'm with Barry. I was kind of hoping there was some sort of natural disaster. :(

Don't give in to all the pansies. That track is the only thing close to technical that the Mid East has. Can't you let the real riders have just one track?:devil: :blah:

[gump]

oh boy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
take some dynamite for the rocks to...
and if you see any wrist bone it's mine....

[gump]

Originally posted by Wingnut
I'm with Barry. I was kind of hoping there was some sort of natural disaster. :(

Don't give in to all the pansies. That track is the only thing close to technical that the Mid East has. Can't you let the real riders have just one track?:devil: :blah: pansies ??????
i broke my wrist there and i'm going back.. i didn't think it was that bad, killer downhills, just have to pay full price for my parts and i'm old and poor... :blah:

[barry rhames]

yeah and i want a short cut the hardest thing you can make but saving major time hill climb thats what we need darn near impossible the hard stuff is what im good at every one that wants a smooth wide open track can wait for big buck variaty is what makes xc intresting if it was all the same it would be called moto cross and we all know real men dodge trees not hay bails and silly barrels they move. I was realy impressed with circle j every one else complained about it being tight every one i beat but those same people smoked me at pv thats what makes it fun nobodys good at everything.

[barry rhames]

oh yeah now rock house that place is shot ill chip in to pave it lol.:devil:

[gump]

big buck is canceled from what i hear, no more gncc or anything anymore..:(
i like any track they let us race on !!!!

[barry rhames]

no i like big buck its a very fast place why is it cancelled i dont like rock house but some do and it should stay on the schedule but i suck on it its fast and man is it rough kinda wore out but some like it i never do good there

[gump]

i never do good any where :(

[barry rhames]

now gump to be the most easy to get along with person i know you sure are down on your self . me i like tp set my gaols high and be let down:p

[gump]

but i have a ton of fun !!!!!!!:D

[Bonnie Cook]

Okay, Gump is right......

The Big Buck Mid East has been cancelled.
Henry Turner emailed me a couple of weeks ago saying that he doesn't want to hold anymore races at his Big Buck facility due to dust conditions. Due to his feelings, the Mid East has had to cancel a scheduled event.

Therefore, check out the Racing section for a relocation track as well as the mideastinterstate.com website for schedule posting for directions.


-Bonnie

[gump]

it hurts to lose that track.. :(
so lets vote for a replacement...
i say yadkinville

[Bonnie Cook]

We have already relocated it, very close to Cross Anchor track, check out where in the Racing section....

[pteknique]

Yea I wished they would run the Yadkinville and Booneville tracks again. They are close to me.

[barry rhames]

yeah i raced the night race in boonsville last year that was my first race is there anything like that this year

[gump]

no night races this year.. i didn't get to run it due to injury but was there and it looked like alot of fun. barry are you going to greenville ? like to meet ya, couldn't find ya at hickory.. were going saturday,

[barry rhames]

i dont know yet sales are down but maybe. does every one have there ssi skid plate for tenn i here if you dont have one you will want one whene you get back. look on the bright side scrap metal is up alluminum is 50 cent a pound theres a down payment lol

[barry rhames]

were has arron been i havent heard any thing out of my #1 rider watchout he must be practicing.

[gump]

ssi ???

[barry rhames]

come on we have been through this my skid plate thats my company name you need one and so on lol

[barry rhames]

hey gump im going to tenn im leaving friday night i want to meet ya im in a black and orange harley 7x14 trailer with a blue easy up come see me and bring me some buisness im poor.

[gump]

were coming up saturday morning, have a black trailor and might be pulling with a white chevy, just got back to work so aint spending much yet till i get caught up from all the time off i had after surgery. you gonna ride some saturday ? think we can ride the mx track that day, but i'm no mx'er.. is aaron going ?

[barry rhames]

sounds good i havnt heard from arron

[Wingnut]

Barry, I'm looking for a new swing arm skid. You make any for the YFZ?

[barry rhames]

i cant make a swing arm skid yet but its on the top of my to do list couse i lost one sunday.