6 Hours of ATV America, Rausch Creek Race Report

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Rausch Creek MX Park in Tremont, PA hosted the final 6 hour of ATV America event of the season with the two prior events held in Georgia and Texas.

John Pellan added these three 6 hour races this year to give teams a chance to test their endurance and team work before competing in the 12 hours of America, which will be in Iowa on October 30th. Also, up for grabs was free entry into the 12 Hour event with a win in your class at any of the six hour events excluding the Pro Class.

John Pellan greeted riders as they registered for the Event :)

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When John Pellan picked Rausch Creek as one of his track locations, He made an excellent choice. The "Dream Team" Quin Lickman and Mike McDonald once again out did themselves in advertising for the event, preparing the track, and keeping things orderly.

It is great to have two people so dedicated to the racing community. Also, Rausch Creek put together some extra money for the Pro Purse which was not even expected, so the next time you decide to go riding think of riding at a place that takes care of it riders, Rausch Creek MX Park.

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It rained several times the week before the race, which was extremely welcomed rain to help keep the dust down during the long six hour race. Rausch Creek rebuilt a section of their outdoor MX track and made it wide enough for quads to easily race side by side. The track was in perfect condition and the water crew was out Saturday Afternoon wetting down the track one last time before the race.

The Pit area was along a gravel road which worked great to keep the dust down and was situated with a great view of the MX portion of the track.

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The turnout to the event was the best yet! Their were 42 teams registered to race with many top National GNC & GNCC racers in attendance.

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The TC Racing Team (Pat Brown, Dustin Wimmer, and Jason Dunkelberger)

Tom Carlson Wrenches on their Lost Creek YFZ as Jake Lawson looks on with Jason Dunkelberger offering assistants. Jason was along this race more as a back up rider because he is still recovering from a wrist injury.

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The East Coast ATV Team (Chris Borich, John Natalie Jr, and Matt Smiley) was basically the same team that won the 12 Hours of America last year as Team Hiper except Mike Krachun was replaced with GNC Pro MX racer John Natalie Jr who has been having an incredible season.

Matt Smiley was geared up early for the race since he was going to be the first rider to hit the track.

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JB Racing Team (Jathan Seale, Jeremy Rice, and Chris Jenks) had their 450R ready for action. This 100% XC team has been dominating the Pro Am Class this year in the GNCC Series and they were well prepared for the 6 hour race!

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Jody Bateman and Tom Carlson relax before the race after completing all of their final prerace preperations on the machines.

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The TC Racing / Lost Creek Cycle Machine

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Dustin Wimmer tried out his Camelback which isn't something that he is typically use to wearing when racing MX.

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Hellbound Racing Team (Randy Lehr, Donald Lysinger, and Olsen) was also ready to compete in the Pro Class as Chuck Lehr made some double checked their machine before the race.

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With the Course being over 6 miles long, Donald Lysinger and Randy Lehr decided it would be easier to bicycle the course.

The course itself included at a mile long MX track and then the riders heading into the woods. They quickly encountered a high speed run down a fire road type triail which was extremely fast and rough in sections, but it was pretty straight and went for about 1/2 mile. The course then became tighter and offered different lines for the riders to take through sections of the track. Their were numerous expert lines with steep drop offs and inclines which made it interesting. Also, at the 3.5 mile marker the course seperated into three different lines and each was almost a mile or more long, which was very cool. The key was to find the fastest line or find the line with the least amount of traffic to pass the slower riders. One line was shorter, but wasn't as fast as some of the other lines.

The multiple lines were awesome, which was something I wished they had more of at GNCC events.

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A Class Team ATV Addiction.com (Mike Lucas, Michael Johnston, and Kenneth Tincher) walked back to their pits after registering for the race.

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A Class Team Dirt First / Cherry Hill ( David Kyte, Mike Kyte, and ?) broke out their 400EX for the race. They finished 2nd in the IronBoss 4 hour race behind Chris and Joe Borich a few months ago and were excited about another team event.

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Team Treebash( TreeBasher Himself, Lee Dickerson, Todd Rothermel, and Warren Draper) didn't race Lee's Z400 in the background but instead raced a YFZ.

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30+ Team Cannondaleriders.com (Doug Flinner, Rick Cecco, and Kenny Campbell)

Jay Burton provided the team his Cannondale 450 for the event and Doug Flinner installed their lights before the event while the lighting expert Rick Cecco looks on.

I must say that was one nice looking Cannondale.

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The 30+ ATV Rage Team(Kevin Johnston, ?,?) had their Vforce ready to go and decided to take nap before the race!

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Ralph Johnson went out and got himself a Brand New 2005 Black 450R for the Race! What a way to break in a new quad:eek:

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C&D Racing's Own Dusty Kostman made the trip from Nebraska after having so much fun at the 1st round in Texas. Dusty wouldn't be racing in this one, but she was an awesome help in the pits. She was quick to grab my impact and start putting on my front tires before the race, which was one of the coolest thing to watch.

She prepared to pit for EXriders.com 30+ Team and C&D Racing's B Team, which was going to keep her busy through out the day, so she decided to take a break before the race and relax in the shade.

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Every Quad that entered the race had to go through Tech Inspection. Tom Prendergast marked everyones frame before the race because that was the only part that couldn't be swapped out during the race. If your frame cracked, you had to weld it or quit the race.

Tom explained how the race was going to be run to one of the Utility teams.

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Quinn Lickman rode around on his Z400 before the race making sure everything was running smoothly.

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30+ Team EXriders.com/ C&D Racing(Ron Dernoski, Chad Kirby, Harlen Foley) was one of the few times that decided to race a Z400 for the 6 hour event. Chad Kirby was choosen to be the first rider and prepared to head to the starting line.

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JB Racing's Jathan Seale came into GNCC racing this year with avengence in Texas with a 12th Overall in his 1st GNCC event that I am aware off and has only finished two races all season worst than 14th overall:eek: . Not only is he an incredible XC racer, but he is also an awesome TT racers as well with several top finishes in GNC TT Series.

Congratulations on such a great racing season:macho

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Another Member of the JB Racing Team, Jeremy Rice, also has had a stellar GNCC season and is currently leading the Pro Am Class in points with his other racing partner, Chris Jenks in 2nd Place. This team definitely was going to pack a punch with some great talent, but they weren't the only dynamic Pro team!

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The East Coast ATV Team was also full of talent with Chris Borich, Matt Smiley, and John Natalie Jr.

Chris Borich finished the GNCC 2nd overall last year on his 250R, and his transition to the 4 Stroke hasn't been trouble free which has kept him off the podium several times this year, but his father, Joe Borich, is very persistant and dedicated to his son's success, and I am certain they will get the winning combination together soon enough.

Even with many would call a rough season for Chris, others would only dream of having a season like his in the GNCC Series. Chris still has only finished two races out of the top 8 overall and is currently running 5th Overall for the season. His other XC racing Partner #5 Matt Smiley is having another consistant year with several top three Overall finishes and is currently running 3rd Overall in the GNCC Series.

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#13 John Natalie Jr rounded out the East Coast Team, and he has been having an incredible season. John Natalie Jr. has grown so much as a rider over the past year and it has shown leaps and bounds on the track. He went 1-1 at Mt. Morris even after having a cracked headpipe in the 2nd Moto. John never gives up and puts everything he has into racing, and is a great competitor. It is awesome to see him sitting in 2nd Place in Points in the GNC series behind Doug Gust!

Congratulations John a great Season!

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Tyson Thomas, Tyler Lenig, and Tim Lenig teamed up to race the six hour race and this was another awesome team with plenty of talent.

I have had the oppurtunity to race with Tyler and get to know him over the past couple of years, and I am very impressed with his how fast he is developing into a great racer. His brother Tim also is another fast rider that just doesn't have the time to devote to racing anymore, but hits the races that he can.

Tyson Thomas rode for Cannondale when they formed their race team two years ago, but now he also hasn't had the time to hit all the events like he would like, and it seems like he can't have any luck when he does get the chance to show up.

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Team Quadshop(John Rowling, Marty Eckert, Fred Mudd) signed up for the PRO Class which was a big leap for them considering none of them ever raced Pro. They are a talented group of XC riders, so I knew that they would still be able to hold their own.

John Rowlings was choosen to be the one to start the race!

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A Class "Team 2 Stroke"(Brett Shettle, Bryan Riley, Jason McCauslin) was a group of local riders who aren't heavily involved in racing, but they thought the 6 hour team race looked like a lot of fun.

Jason McCauslin works at Ray Willts in Hanover, PA which is has been one of my sponsor for years and a great place to buy a quad since they sell every brand(Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, and Kawaski) Jason has been taking my phone orders for parts for the last two years and has done an excellent job. I am very thankful for Ray Wilts support and Jason's great customer service.

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C&D Racing's Colby Kostman gave everyone at EXriders.com the thumbs Up! Colby & Dusty have really helped EXriders.com grow over the past year with their support which was provided by EXriders.com members choosing them as their online parts supplier. They are a great group of people and I am very pleased to have them involved in helping me acheive my dream of having one of the best online ATV websites.

If it weren't for C&D Racing and the many other fine sponsors, EXriders.com couldn't afford to provide the race coverage and information, so think of them on your next purchase.

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The B Class C&D Racing Team consisted of Colby Kostman, Tyler Peden, and Chancy Tomlinson) It was pretty cool that Hebo stepped up and sponsored them matching gear for the event.

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The GNCC Senior Riders John Kenney Sr. and John Cunnigham Jr. were originally planning on racing together as a team, but family plans changed the situations at the last minute Johns Mobile Service Race Team was formed with John Kenney Jr, John Cunnigham Jr., and Steve Cunningham to compete in the B Class on Kenney's 450R.

John Kenney Jr. is probably a familar face to many that race on ITP Tires in the GNCC Series because he is normally at the trailer helping mount and dismount tires before the races. The Kenney & Cunningham families are a great group of family racers.

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My good friend Ralph Johson put himself together a last minute team and raced his Brand New 450R

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Peter Stadtmueller was the starting man for the HMF A Class Team. Pete is one of the nicest guys you will find at the track, and he is always willing to offer a hand to anyone. He races the Junior Class in the GNCC Series and has been having a consistant year and is currently 4th in points.

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With 5PM approaching fast, Riders & their pit crew began making their way to riders meeting to hear run down on the rules for the race.

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Tom Prendergast is the Official Ref for the ATV of America races is a very easy going guy before and after the race, but once the race starts he is one to go by the book. He doesn't tolerate cheating or breaking the rules in anyway, and he made it extremely clear to all the riders before the race. John Pellan definitely chose the right guy for the position.

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The ATV of America races are scored like no other ATV race that I have been too in the past. They utilized transponders that were mounted to the ATV, which automatically scored the riders when they crossed the finish line each lap. This was awesome because the scoring didn't take away from the race. Hopefully, this scoring will eventually be used in other racing events.

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With John Rowlings preparing to race, Team Quadshops Fred & Marty discussed where they planned on taking photos during the race.

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EXriders.com / C&D Racing Wives (Nicki Dernoski and Dusty Kostman) wait for the start of the race with their cameras in hand.

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After the riders meeting, the quads were placed in a row on one side of the wide road.

Chad Kirby and his Father prepare for the start of the race!

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Check out those Headlights!!!:eek2:

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Tom Prendergast had the riders line their quads up on one side of the road while they lined up on the other side of the road!

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The riders got into position waiting for the sound of the machine gun fire to take off running to start their quads.

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With the repeated cracking of the machine gun fire, the riders dashed across the road.

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They quickly mounted their quads!

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Pro Team Powerline, Dan Ketterer was the first one to get his started.

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Dan Ketterer grabbed the Holeshot with Tyson Thomas, Chris Borich, Dustin Wimmer, and John Rowlings in hot pursuit.

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C&D Racings, Colby Kostman got off to a good start ahead of Pro Rider Jathan Seale of JB Racing.

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The Utility Quads and Vet Class had to start at the very end of the row and were the last ones to come down the straight away. EXriders.com Chad Kirby had a slim lead over Cannondaleriders.com Kenny Campbell as the heading toward the MX track.

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one mile into the Race, TC Racing's Dustin Wimmer had taken over the lead with his talented MX Skills.

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East Coast ATV, Matt Smiley had worked his way up to 2nd Place Overall.

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Team Powerline Rider, Dan Ketterer, had dropped back to third place.

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The Capp Steel A Class Team was running 4th Overall and leading the A Class.

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Alba Action Girls, Traci Cecco, showed she wasn't afraid to jump as she launched a 30' double in the woods running in 5th Overall and 2nd in the A Clas.

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JB Racings, Jathan Seale was back close to mid pack behind B Rider Teams Koups and Mitch Boughton of Team RMS.

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East Coast ATV's, John Natalie Jr and Chris Borich, walked out on the MX Track to catch a glimpse of how Matt Smiley was doing, and they discussed how they planned on approaching some the jumps when it was their turn to ride.

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A couple of laps into the race, and TC Racing's, Dustin Wimmer, was still in the lead and it seemed his throttle was stuck wide open:macho

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Pro Team Hellbound Racing, Randy Lehr, also was hard on the gas and had worked his way through traffic after getting a slow start.

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Alba Action Girls, Traci Cecco, surprised everyone as she moved up to third overall and took over the A Class lead. Tim Lenig tells her to stay on the gas!

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As the race went on, the Pit Crews looked on eagerly at the riders flying into view to see if their rider would be heading into the pits for repair or a new rider.

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It didn't take long for the pit action to become intense, Pro Team Rambo Racing, Josh Whitehead was one of the 1st riders to head into the pits. With the race lasting 6 hours, a small problem left go early in the race could easily lead to a DNF if it wasn't addressed, so many riders didn't take any chances and quickly came in for repairs.

The track was well prepared, but this was still Pennsylvania, and rocks were starting to emerge from the ground early in the race which lead to plenty of flat tires. Several teams didn't have to worry about flat tires because they invested in Tireballs, which were a definite plus for this race.

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The A Class Team, Wilson Racing( Mike Sroka Jr., Allen Howell, and Jeff Pickens) was pushing their Predator to its limits. They were running in the top 5 overall after over an hour of racing.

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Bowers Motorcyle Supply, BMS Racing(John Bowers, Jarrod McClure, and Al Kose) also running running strong in the top 10 Overall

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30+ Class Team Cannondaleriders.com with Kenny Campbell and Rick Cecco riding early in the race pushed themselves into the Class lead and top 10 overall. EXriders.com Chad Kirby and Harlen Foley were back a few minutes, but we were pulled in after manually monitoring our lap times for a few laps to change out transponders because ours quit working after the 3 lap. This became a problem for several teams, which didn't have them mounted as vertical as possible.

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The East Coast Team was running consistant in third place behind TC Racing and JB Racing who were running neck and neck in the lead.

Matt Smiley heading into the pits with electrical problems, so Chris Borich quickly went to work on removing the battery.

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As John Natalie Jr. waited to take off, Joe Borich put the finishing touches on the East Coast Machine.

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Johns Mobile Service B Class Race Team, relaxed in the pits as John Cunningham, Jacob Jones, and Steve Cunnigham waited for John Kenney Jr. to come into the pits for the rider transfer.

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John Kenney Jr came sliding into the pits as Steve grabbed his rear bumper to drag him off the gravel which wasn't an allowed pit area. Steve yelled to his father that they had a front Flat. The quite relaxed pit crew atmosphere quickly changed into an organized yet frantic operation.

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They quickly put the 450R up on its side and Chris Borich stepped in and handed them a spare front tire and got out of the way. The families XC racing experience came into play with the tire change because they seemed to everything lik clock work and John Cunningham was back on the quad and gone in under 45 seconds easily.

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John Rowlings kept Team Quadshop with the leading Pro teams early in the race

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C&D Racing team, Colby Kostman, heading into the pits for gas and to take a break, so Tyler Peden quickly mounted the quad head back out for the team.

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RMS Racing, Ralph Johnson also took over for his team after Mitch came in to take a break.

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Even the Utility Quads weren't immune to flats as Jim Stack and others lifted the beast to change out the rear tire on the Stack Speed & Custom machine.

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The West Cameron Boys Racing ( Tyson Thomas, Tyler and Tim Lenig Jr.) were looking good early in the race.

Tyson Thomas:macho

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The East Coast Powersports Team(Dave Porzi, Lance Schwartz, George Richards) looked impressive on ther 660 Grizzly. They iwere running neck and neck with the Stack Speed & Custom team, but SSC team flat tire defiinitely helped the ECP Team.

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Thomas Farr headed into the pits to switch riders, and John Pellan went on for his run. Unfortunately, John crashed and tore up the front end of the quad which took them out of the race. Luckily John wasn't injuried, but the ********.com team was 1st team done for the day:( after only 10 laps.

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The ATV Rage.com Team was the next team to have their day ended after their headpipe crashed right at the cylinder on their VForce which cut their day short to only 13 laps.

The Cannondaleriders.com Team unforturnately also ran into their share of problems after having such a great start. The Mud build up on their radiator had dried which prevented it from cooling the fluid, which lead to a blown headgasket:( after only 14 laps.

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Team Dirt First heading into the pits

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Izzy Burgard himself came out to the race and support EXriders.com and Hellbound Racing. Also, It was great to have both of my parents in the pits for a change.

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The West Cameron Boys Racing Team with Tyson Thomas riding the machine back to the pits were experiencing problems with their machine and Tyler Lenig in the background runs in from trackside to help out.

Unforturnately, the team was only able to complete 24 laps in the race:(

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As day turned to night, the race became even more interesting, and it gave the teams that properly prepared for racing in the dark an advantage.

Those that tried to get by with Stock Headlights were at a huge disadvantage over those that invested in a set of Trail Tech Lights or other lighting system. The difference between the two were night and day.

The TC Racing team were leading heading into the dark, but they ran into typical YFZ electrical problems, which allowed JB Racing on their 450R to take over the lead.

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TC Racing's Dustin Wimmer quickly got back out on the track to try to keep the JB Racing team in reach after losing two minutes.

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John Natalie Jr came in to pit for gas, and Chris Borich quickly took his place on the East Coast ATV Machine. They spent most of the day playing catch up because they would put in a great charge and pull in the leaders only to have to pit and change out a battery. Chris Borich ran the fastest lap of the day and John Natalie Jr and Matt Smiley also recorded some impressive lap times, but their machine was just plaqued with electrical problems which prevented them from leading the race.

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Johns Mobile Service Race Team were leading the B Class for most of the evening with Team HMF close behind.


Steve Cunningham on the Gas:macho

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Bowers Motorcycle Supplies team were in third place in the A Class as they pitted for Gas with a poor mans Quick fill system.

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Chad Kirby recorded the EXriders.com fastest lap time in the dark, which was due to our Transponder not working after the third lap until the 12th or 13th lap of the race.

with the only a few laps to go, the EXriders.com team had a three lap lead over Team Genesee.

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Chris Borich rode like it wasn't even dark!

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The leading A Class team Wilson Racing suffered a flat tire, but they reacted quickly and had the tire changed in no time!

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The Bowers Team ran into lighting problems and had to return to just using the stock YFZ lights, but it didn't seem to slow down Jarrod McClure.

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A Class Team Deer Lake Auto Sales (Nathan Gogno, Jason Markovitz(Smiley), Wes Stone) were one of the few teams that were on a 250R for the event and they ran with just a stock headlight, but still was able to stay in the top 5 throughout the race.

Nathan Gogno

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The C&D Racing team were experiencing problems with their helmet light and had to make some quick adjustments to the system to qet it working again. Ron & Dusty quickly worked on cleaning off the headlights while Colby worked on the helmet light.

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The Alba Action Girls were trying to make up ground in the dark with their extensive lighting system for Trail Tech. They were running two Helmet lights and four HID lights on their machine which turned night into day!

Traci Cecco

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Team 2 Stroke were having a great run on their 250R until the piston seized up after 24 laps. The team had a great time anyway and can't wait till the race again next year.

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The Team Quadshop rode smooth the entire race without any major problems which was a big plus. Marty Eckert shows me his one hander in the Dark:eek:

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RMS, Ralph Johnson, rode his 450R for the 1st time in the dark, and they went through the race virtually trouble free. The only problem they encountered was that the handlebars wouldn't stay tight.

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Team HMF, Pete Stadtmueller, was able to close he gap on Johns Mobile Service and pass them to take over the lead with only a lap or two to go.

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B Class Team, Fredricksburg Hardwood Floor (Jesse Way, Travis Moats, Darrell Grove), finished out the race in 5th place.

Jesse Way

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JB Racing's Chris Jenks was hard on the gas!

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A Class Team, Capp Steel ended up finishing the race in 6th Place and 14th overall.

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B Class Team, DBW Racing (Tim Wood, Blake Metz, Mike Daugherty) finished 28 laps and ended up 17th Overall and 3rd in the B Class.

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The C&D Racing team finished the race in 6th Place!

Tyler Peden

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B Class Team, 3 Ring Circus (Brian Campbell, Zack Thomas, Bryan Braughler) were only able to finish 23 laps, but enjoyed every minute of it.

This team was formed only days before the race and they didn't even know which quad they were going to race till the morning of the race, so to finish 23 laps was impressive.

Brian Campbell

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After a back and forth battle between TC Racing and JB Racing who ironically pitted side by side, JB Racing was out front for the checkered flag! This XC team consisting of Chris Jenks, Jathan Seale, and Jeremy Rice were able to hold off the competition and pull in a win for Jody Bateman and all of their sponsors.

Congratulations to these Pro Am riders:macho

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The TC Racing team (Pat Brown, Dustin Wimmer, and Jason Dunkelberger) finished just under three minutes behind the winning team with 33 laps completed. This MX based team gave JB Racing a run for the win early in the race, but they expeirenced electrical problems which slowed them down and allowed JB Racing to take the lead and hold it for the rest of the race. East Coast ATV also suffered similar issues, which kept them out of the running for the top spot as well.

Jason Dunkelberger surprising competed in the event because he felt strong enough to put in some laps. He should be back in full swing by Southwick.

Congrats to the TC Racing:macho

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Several minutes after the top two teams were on the Podium, The Hertz team finally realized that they finished 3rd Overall. Tom Hertz rode their East Coast ATV 450R up on the Podium to accept their award grinning ear to ear:D

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The Hertz Racing Team (Rob & Tom Hertz, and Sean Neidlinger) finished third Overall and was the last team to complete 33 laps. This was a huge accomplishment for the Hertz brothers who have been racing the GNCC series together for years. It was great to see them have such an awesome finish in front of their home town crowd.

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The fastest amateur team was Wilson Racing(Allen Howell, Jeff Pickens, Mike Sroka Jr) who Won the A Class and completed an impressive 31 laps on their Polaris Predator.

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ATV Addiction.com Team(Mike Johnston, Mike Lucus) was only a two man team, but it didn't slow them down. They finished 2nd in the A Class and 6th Overall.

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The Bowers Motorcycle Supplies Team (Al Kose, John Bowers, Jarrod McClure) finished third in the A Class and was the last team to complete 30 laps. Unlike all the teams that finished ahead of them, no member of this team ever competed in a National Event as a A Class rider. Both John and Jarrod have only competed in the Stock Class in the GNCC Series. John has semi retired from racing, and is now focusing on his shop and training Jarrod McClure.

Congrats to the another local race team!

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Team HMF (George Hickey, Blake Kramer, Pete Stadtmueller) was able to pull off the B Class win in the final few laps of the race after they passed the Johns Mobile Service Race Team.

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Johns Mobile Service Race Team (John & Steve Cunningham, John Kenny) didn't win the B Class like they had hoped, but they still had an awesome time. They considered this race the most fun they have ever had in all their years of racing and this was consensus for most of the teams that finished or not.

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The EXriders.com Team (Chad Kirby, Ron Dernoski, Harlen Foley) won the 30+ Class after having an up and down day, but in the end the Z400 held together for the win. It was an incredible experience that I will never forget, and it was made possible with the help of C&D Racing, Burgard Cycle, Trail Tech, ITP Tries, PRM-ATV, Fullbore, Xtreme Gear, TireBalls, IMS, HMF, Elka, and RTC Racing.

Special thanks to all our parents & wives that showed up to support us and Izzy Burgard for being such a great help in the pits.

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Congratulations goes out to the Utility Class teams!

1st. East Coast Powersports (Dave Porzi, George Richards, Lance Schwartz)

2nd. Stack Speed & Custom (George Prange, Justin Gehman, Mike Yost )

3rd. Retard Racing (Larry Finkbiner, Michael Tincher)

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I must say that I can't wait till the 12 Hour Race, Oct 30th in Iowa. I hope everyone enjoyed reading my race report and I am sorry if I missed anyone. I have some more photos that I will post, but I couldn't recognize the team or riders, so maybe someone would fill me in.

[Pappy]

awesome coverage and a big congrats to all the teams who participated!

[Jaybr]

Great report!

I know our team had a blast and will be ready for the 12 hour.

[Karizz]

Great Coverage Harlen as usual!, I'm disappointed that I could'nt make it because of work.But next year FO Sure!

[Kilabanshee]

Derno, Harlen I knew you guys had it in you! Great job hopefully the same results happen next year.

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hey were's jhughes been???
he was talkin about this race for weeks leading up to it.
no mention of his team in the coverage or from the man himself.
what up J?????/:confused:

[rollie]

nice pics.....that would be sooo fun to run when i get older i want to!:)

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Great coverage Harlen you the man when it comes to race reports.

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see if anyone can figure this one out.:huh :huh :huh :huh

http://mylaps.com/results/newResults.jsp?id=73182

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Originally posted by quad041
hey were's jhughes been???
he was talkin about this race for weeks leading up to it.
no mention of his team in the coverage or from the man himself.
what up J?????/:confused:

Lou,

Jay was Team Powerline Atv Dan got the holeshot!

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wow the #7 team has a fast quad 159mph:eek:

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Hey guys, newbie to exriders here. Just signed up here tonight to see the pictures of the 6 hr race. I seen Harlen taking pictures all day long at the race and everyone was telling me that exriders has the best race coverage on the net. Just wanted to say thanks for taking all the pictures, the writeups to go along with the pictures and the time it took to get it all organized and posted. Great job.

I had a great time at the race, I helped out in the East Coast Powersports pit..... the winners in the Utility class. The winning Grizzly ran great the whole race, the quad was prepped perfectly. I have a fuzzy\rainy podium picture of the Utility class winners if you'd like to have it. I'll post it soon.

Anyways..... just wanted to say thanks for the pictures\coverage and say hi :cool:

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welcome aboard watch out for a few members some are kinda scetchy:D before long youll prolly be hooked see u around

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Originally posted by RACER-BOY
are you gonna post morning coverage of the penton.......

I am amazed at the amount of messages that I have recieved for not posting the morning coverage, so I will get it done by the end of next week.

Preparing for the 6 hour race took all of my time last week, which put me behind on everything.

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Anyways..... just wanted to say thanks for the pictures\coverage and say hi :cool:

Thanks for the taking the time to check out EXriders.com, and I hope to see you around for a while.

[jlhughes750]

Originally posted by CatMostFeared
see if anyone can figure this one out.:huh :huh :huh :huh

http://mylaps.com/results/newResults.jsp?id=73182

Alright, heres how it happened..... we were haullin the whole race, then around 9:40 the guy that was handing off to me next, never came in????? at around 10:55 he(Mark) and our other teammate came pushing the bike towards pit row???? I said oh no u don't, lets push that thing over the finish line, team members only so that lap counts!!!!!! Well we pushed it up that big hill by the finish and then Mark decided to bump start it down the other side??(now, why they never did this in the 1.5 miles they pushed the bike to get to this point is beyond me???) anyway...... The Ref said the white was techincally still out, Mark said he was done, I said I wanted to finish this thing anyway, let me on, so I ran back for the helmet and asked Mr Ref to make sure we did not get scored because I just wanted to finish the thing!!! He nodded and let me back on after the scoring line.......well the computer picked us up but it did not change our finish!!!!!
I guess it was fun?:rolleyes:

[Derno24]

Has anyone here figured out how to view lap time and not just the final board?

[Admin]

Originally posted by RACER-BOY
harlen are you racing tower city on sunday.......

With the two GNC Nationals coming up, product reviews, building three quads from frames, and preparing for a baby, I won't be racing till September 28th if I am lucky.

[Kilabanshee]

Harlen race round 10 flying dutchman Iam sure ill be there along with a ton of other people, derno,hughes,exkid... Well good luck with the baby hope to see you at the next exriders ride at rausch this time I wont crash hah..

[ex kid]

Originally posted by Kilabanshee
Harlen race round 10 flying dutchman Iam sure ill be there along with a ton of other people, derno,hughes,exkid... Well good luck with the baby hope to see you at the next exriders ride at rausch this time I wont crash hah..


i hate dutchmen like a fat kid hates to run

[Derno24]

Joe you should know about both of them!

[Silverfox@C&DRacing]

Here are a few pictures that I took before the race and during pitstops:D

This is Harlen spit shinning their z400

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Our pit area

[Silverfox@C&DRacing]

We never got to thank these guys, they were a big help when the 450r overheated we asked if they would pressure wash the radiator, I took over juggs of water to replace what they used on our bike, but I was told "were not worried about it". Thanks for helping us out we really appreciate what you did.

[Silverfox@C&DRacing]

more of the pits

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Some of the riders meeting

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the other half of the riders meeting, their were so many people I had to break it up in 2 shots :)

[Silverfox@C&DRacing]

This is right before the start Hebo stepped up and sponsored Matching Pants, Jerseys, and gloves. It was easier for me to tell them apart from the rest of the teams plus they looked good in the gear ;)

[Silverfox@C&DRacing]

I had a perfect shot untill someone jumped in my way :grr:

[Silverfox@C&DRacing]

this is the shot I was trying to get

[Silverfox@C&DRacing]

Sorry this picture is a bit blurry

Cyclopsmotorsports also step up and sponsored us with lights

[redroost85]

Cool pics Dusty!:cool:

[Derno24]

Nice pics Dusty!

[Admin]

Its about time you posted the photos, slacker!!!

Thanks

[Silverfox@C&DRacing]

the start

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and their off :) look at the shiny new 450r :D

[Silverfox@C&DRacing]

tyler peden

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switching riders

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my brother taking his turn again

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the race is finally over

[Silverfox@C&DRacing]

we finally made it home 23 hrs later and started the damage report :(

[Silverfox@C&DRacing]

as you can see lots of mud, 2 front flat tires Colby said it must of happened on the last lap, the hiper rings had chunks out of them, front left side fender bracket broke, The rear HD tire has a big chunk out of the sidewall I still need to get a picture of that tire, its still holding air :eek:

[Silverfox@C&DRacing]

as you can see it could have been alot worse, I think we need to invest in a full chassis skid:eek2:

[Silverfox@C&DRacing]

John Pellan put this up at ******** if any of you are interested in your laptimes.

You must enter in the team name and your transponder number to get in to the lap detail page.

Below is a list of team names and transponder numbers....

1 West Cameron Boys 1671086
2 East CoastATV 1789106
4 TC Racing 224699
5 East Coast Powersport 1203276
6 Mason Builders Race 1 1698129
11 3 Ring Circus 1400312
12 Team Koups/Parts Unh 784539,833135
17 K& A Racing 2010902
18 Dirt First1Cherry Hill 1787504
20 Bowers MotorcycleSUf 637476
21 Deer Lake Auto Sales I 1510984
30 Stack Speed & Custorr 574466
32 Team 2 Stroke 2093189
33 ATV Addiction.com 170532
37 Capp Steel 1246803
42 C&D Racing1ExRider, 433180
43 Retard Racing 1073912
45 Hertz Racing 630889
47 PowerMaxx1Atv Addie 2016501
49 Team Quadshop 187219
50 Rambo Racing 630004
51 Johns Mobile Service F 589256
55 Lawerence Racing 1431586
70 EXRiders.com1C&D R 629983
77 Team Genesee 444469
78 Hellbound Racing 1824708
84 DBW Racing 1827044
88X Team Bluetraxx 1984965
99 Team ATV Scene,com 1700951
103 HMF 1305936
111 Cannondaleriders.com 220683
121 Gearhead Racing 562256
124 Jersey Cracker's 1365089
125 Wilson Racing 1256770
137 J,B, Racing (A) 565098
192 Treebash 1219406
202 Alba Action Girls 1686619 A 8bb73715
210 Fredricksburg Hardwoc 1417653
270 RMS 2028148
300 ATV Rage.com 840400
316 JB Racing1American!
750 Team Powerline 1756589

[Derno24]

Dusty where di you put the team name?

I know in order to view lap times you have to register for your own account. Whe you register you do not own your transponder so click on the middle option. When you are done registering you can add a transponder. Just click type in the number and you are good to go.

[thomez]

As a team member of 3 Ring Circus I can tell you for sure that we had as much or more fun than anyone there, what a great time. :macho