View Full Version : 2004 WORCS #8 Pro Race-Longview, WA
The race was held at Longviewmx (http://www.longviewmx.com/)
A night of rain calmed the dust from Saturdays race, actually it was quite muddy for the bike races. When the time came for the quad races the track was in great shape, not too muddy and no dust.:)
Pictures from Saturdays race can be found here. (http://www.exriders.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=111131)
They have sand drags, a mini track, a sand track along with the MX and Grizzley courses which this race used.
Just a couple hundred yards from the Columbia River which is going to be dredged soon. The sand from the dredging is going to be deposited at the track.
Arlen Lehman from LRD Racing (http://lrdracing.com/) giving exriders member AndreS some tips for hopping up the motor in his GasGas.
LRD has a pipe almost ready for the GasGas.....
Exriders member deepcj7 deciding what finger to wave.....:p
Pro Start....#61 Jason Lusier gets the holeshot.....
And yes, the other guy goes over the bars:p
Pro Production start.....
#44 Josh Frederick gets the holeshot with #113 Grey Ferrando 2nd and points leader Doug Eichner in third.
Production A start.....
#1863 Ryan Piplic gets there first with #131 Brad Howe getting a better line to the second turn....
Production B start....
#1734 Andrew Lattimar up front AndreS #57 battling for 3rd. Bill (deepcj7) wheelied off the start due to a gearing change but he came on strong once he got the front end back down.
Open A ......
Only three racers in this class, two YFZ's and a 450r. The Yammies got to a good start while #122 Corey Ketchum on the 450r was delayed by about 10-15 seconds.
Guess who won the class............ Corey has the right last name:p
Open B start...
#23n Travis George won this class on a Suzuki.....
Josh Frederick holding on to the lead...
Here comes Doug...... Notice anything about his gear?;)
I think this is Jeff Bocook, He finished 3rd overall! Way to go Jeff:macho
This is a fast Blaster....
Deepcj7 almost got away.....
This was one of those fun corners to hang out at.....;)
Side by side by sideways racin'!!!
These new generation quads have taken over.....
Rears are hooked up and the kick starter is ready just in case:eek:
A lil' body english......:)
Ha! Ha! I'm ahead of you!:devil:
Some serious racin' going on here!......
Close ups of those two....
Deepcj7 heading back o the pits, he hit a tree and bent his shifter beyond repair:(
Travis George from Roy, Utah finished First first in Open B, Way to go :macho
Doug trying to gain some ground on Josh....
AndreS again... notice the off camber in the background, heard it was a bit nasty......
Josh still leading after the second lap.......
Doug's still trying to catch up.....
Along with some others,,,
A new 400ex getting broke-in:p
During the third lap Doug cought up with Josh at a bottle neck the soon passed him...
On the second lap AndreS helped another rider that caused one of the bottle necks. Shortly after that he ran into mechanical problems, either a fouled plug or main jet fell out, couldn't get past 1/4 throttle. Had to putt around the rest of the race:(
Doug trying to extend hid lead but Josh was gaining on him, one or two more laps and the finish may have been different.....
daddio
06-14-2004, 09:31 AM
Originally posted by JOEX
This is a fast Blaster....
and he finished 5th in his class against 450's, 400's, raptors, etc. he was the only one in production "b" on a blaster.
QuadJunkies
06-14-2004, 09:59 AM
once again.great coverage Joe.;) Sounds like Doug had some competition this race:macho There times were pretty close with Josh.......Doersnt looks like any of our locals went this round.....
quote~~~On the second lap AndreS helped another rider that caused one of the bottle necks. Shortly after that he ran into mechanical problems, either a fouled plug or main jet fell out, couldn't get past 1/4 throttle. Had to putt around the rest of the race
Was it Andre or the guy he helped that had mechanical problems?????
Was it pretty muddy and rough??? Some of the pics look like it would have beat the snot out of you.......:eek2:
quadjeff
06-14-2004, 10:40 AM
Nice Coverage Joe. Yes that is me Jeff Bocook. The track was rough, but the course was a blast. It rained all night. The bikes got hammered with mud. But for the Quads it was perfect. Great race everyone should have made it.
Lokiyfz450
06-14-2004, 03:33 PM
Great job Jeff looks like it was fun. I should have stayed for Sundays race. But 5 laps were good enough for me. LOL I am still sore a bit. Dang arm pump!!!
Originally posted by QuadJunkies
Was it Andre or the guy he helped that had mechanical problems?????
Andre had the mechanical problems shortly after helping the other rider out from under a tree:huh
Narly R
06-14-2004, 11:35 PM
Thats a great job Joe! I have raced a lot aginst Grey Ferrando before, he is pretty fast... I wish i could made it, I will prolly just try to stick to mx as much as possible, I dont like gettin all muddy...:( I would like to get a bike, and set it up for WORCS racing, but I cant even afford the one I have. Great job Joe! Hopefully we will see more from ya in the future!:D
AndreS
06-15-2004, 11:47 AM
great job joe! awesome pics!
i think i discovered what the problem was, the spark plug boot was loose... when i tried to pull it off the tip was arc welded to the plug in a small spot.
pbell75
06-15-2004, 01:17 PM
wow it's not everyday you see a w-tec eraser in a race. How did it perform? Those things are neat, but the plastics couldn't be uglier, looks home made. I wish they'd update the skins to go with all that technology they got on that bike.
daddio
06-15-2004, 01:27 PM
tim took 5th on the w-tec. he said it was fast, but a handfull. and he is used to a banshee. he did get it stuck once and got help to pull it out. I think it would make a great deasert racer. it's a little big and heavy for moto-x or small x-country races.
quadjeff
06-15-2004, 03:20 PM
Yes, It is a boat. It weighs like 6000 pounds. Kidding. I think it was design for Point D Vu. It is really fast in straight line. It is the only thing heavier than a banshee... Mike Walsh runs the same motor 525 KTM in a R chassis. That thing rips. The W-tec is ugly
hondablue
06-15-2004, 05:35 PM
http://www.boomspeed.com/hondablue/worcs1.jpg
hey thats me........I went slow and I'm still sore.....I know what you mean loki....
AndreS
06-17-2004, 11:27 AM
hondablue you didn't say 1/2 of the story!
the original caption with his pic above was something to the effect of 'breaking it in'... that is more true than any of you know.... his girlfriend bought the quad the day before the race, then they came to the races 'just to watch'... he had to bum gear( he'd left all his @ home... wasn't planning on riding) & get set up to race once he decided that it looked like fun & was going to go for it... great job, you finished!
how'd the machine fair?
hondablue
06-17-2004, 05:42 PM
the bike ran great after i got the kill switch fixed .....it kept cutting out and dieing on the first two laps ...but after i fixed the switch it ran great.....and it didnt get too dirty
hondablue
06-17-2004, 05:56 PM
the bike ran great after i got the kill switch fixed .....it kept cutting out and dieing on the first two laps ...but after i fixed the switch it ran great.....and it didnt get too dirty
hondablue, i'm the one who asked you what your name is just before the race. I might have more pics of you if you want them......
AndreS
06-28-2004, 01:43 PM
well i found out why the quad was running like poo... broken reed and a failure in the silencer(perforated tube inside broke off & was rattling around) i was planning on getting the FMF turbine core II eventually anyhow.
Originally posted by AndreS
well i found out why the quad was running like poo... broken reed and a failure in the silencer(perforated tube inside broke off & was rattling around) i was planning on getting the FMF turbine core II eventually anyhow.
Didn't Arlen from LRD mention using reeds from a different motor?
AndreS
06-30-2004, 02:58 AM
arlan & i discussed using a delta-V reed block. (the reed block bolt pattern is the same as a 97 CR250 i believe.) but to do it, i would have to sacrifice my rad valve & have it machined to fit the new one, since the delta-V block doesn't come with a boot & nobody makes the proper one to fit on the Gasgas. my total cost to make the conversion would be about $180... ~150 for the reed block & about 30 for machining. i may do it later if i'm feeling up to it... maybe if i decide to go with a motowest motor kit later on, i will. i'm curious about his progress on the pipes, i need to talk with him about jetting sometime too.
for now, i'll just throw in some stock reeds & go. it's almost time to do a top end anyways.
something i discovered while i had things apart... my brother has a rad valve on his LT250r and his motor is torn down right now too... i just got curious & started making measurements... the reeds are virtually the same size, within .002" on every dimension... i may buy a set of them for my next set.
younggun95j
07-19-2004, 08:48 PM
I had a great time on the course. I showed up with like a lap left in the ATV race Saturday, so couldn't ride in unclassified and check the track out. I finished 9'th in Production A. I could have pulled like 5'th or 6'th, but my 2'nd lap was like 15 minutes. I got stuck behind that kid that got stuck in the bottle neck. That is also where Doug and Josh passed me. Also that lap I blew a corner and got stuck in the bushes. I had to have race officials help me pull it out. Other than that one lap I was doin low 10 min laps. I was riding a YFZ450 and hadn't even ridden it yet with my new Rossier Eng Exhaust on it. It worked great.
Yeah, that off-chamber corner did suck pretty bad. It was coming right out of a pretty fast stretch on the motocross track. It would have been interesting to have us use the logs like the pro motorcycles!:D
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