Fall Festival YOUTH race

[Pappy]

Wow what a course they had set up for the youth atv riders! The 50 class ran the same course we ran earlier this season, while the 90 class had about an extra mile thrown in of some real messy terrain!

The 90cc class has been full of talent this season and its great to see these guys out there racing.

Results: Top 5

90 CC 11-12

1st Donnie Howell
2nd Cody Hill
3rd Trea Skinner

90CC 8-10

1st Kyle Riley
2nd Brandon Boso
3rd Cody Cooper
4th Canan Summerfield
5th Mike Miller

[Pappy]

Brandon Boso watches the 50cc class finish up!

[Pappy]

I missed a good start picture because i was trying to find out why Cody's quad was sitting on the line when it should have been throing mud:p He forgot to put it in gear again, but this time he was able to put a hard charge in and went into the woods in 5th

[Pappy]

Working a line that took him right to the woods helped him at the start. The other riders slowed briefly to see where they needed to go as Cody stayed hard on the gas

[Pappy]

Kyle Riley flys past me near the end of lap 1 and pumps his fist in victory:eek: Brandon Boso wasnt far behind and as soon as they hit the long hill in the field made the pass on Riley and the race was on!

[Pappy]

Donnie Howell cranks it up as he rips threw the field

[Pappy]

Canan Summerfield

[Pappy]

Cody Hill rode good today. He said his thumb was really fatigued and it hurt his performance. I was happy with2nd place:macho

[Pappy]

Chase Alkire

[Pappy]

The mudhole and creek crossing was a hit with the riders and spectators

[Pappy]

Riley chasing Boso on lap 2

[Pappy]

The kids were well looked after at the danger areas on the course.

A HUGE thanks to anyone who provided support out there:macho

[Pappy]

K. Riley hammers up the creek bank

[Pappy]

Cody Hill makes it out of the creek as the Sturdivant brothers and friends watch in the back ground

[Pappy]

the #1 mud monkey for the youth race? well he did awesome but #1 would be a shared spot on this day:devil:

[Pappy]

Kyle Riley sends people scurrying away as he drops down into the "pit"

[Pappy]

Zachery Bunner suffered mechanical issues and finished in lat place today:( Better luck next race Zach:(

[Pappy]

Cody Hill had shifting trouble today, and the little girl on the creek bank was busting his butt over it:devil:

[Pappy]

Cody Cooper had a great day and rode hard from start to finish!

[Pappy]

50cc class

Results

1st Micheal Mussi
2nd Elizabeth Bunner
3rd Ryan Hill


the 50cc head away from the start with the holeshot up for grabs right up to the point of entering the woods! it was a 3 quad drag race:p

[Pappy]

Micheal Mussi may have had a bad start, but he worked his way up to 2nd by the end of the 1st lap:macho

[Pappy]

Ryan Hill rode very good today and had his best finish of the year with 3rd!!! way to go Ryan!

[Pappy]

Mussi set his sights on the leader as they enter the field section

[Pappy]

A look back to see where Mussi is and the battle was on!

[Pappy]

The wide open field allowed Mussi plenty of room to get by the leader and take the #1 position

[Pappy]

Elli Bunner had a great race today and did excellent!!

[Pappy]

even these little guys have problems with traffic:p

[Pappy]

How happy was he:o :devil:

[Arctic Cat Dad]

Great pictures Pappy. Glad to see your boys do so good. Way to go Cody and Ryan. Yea that was one tuff course for the 90 cc quads.But tracks like that make a boy a better rider. Boy did Michael ever have a bad start. When he pinned the gas on the start,the carb loaded up and went blaaaaaaaaaaa:mad: .But it started and away he went.They were already halfway up the field. But that just made him ride harder. Hope to see ya next weekend.

[Pappy]

yep the boys are looking forward as always to the next race!

Tell Micheal we all said congrats!

[Ericthered rdr]

Hey Pappy where are your kids racing at? Here in the wonderful state of MD youth quad classes are tabboo. My boys raced at Foot of the MT in PA and had a blast. I want to get in a series that has both youth and adult quad XC races. The problem is living in Harford county the drive to such places is a killer. I guess it is time to move hugh!?

BTW congrats to your boys, and great coverage as usual. It is great to see the future of our sport.

[Pappy]

Eric your in the same situation I was in, and yes, i relocated to a better life:p

Dont be fooled, the FTM course is a cake walk as compared to what they put these kids of the Koontz Series thru:D Its every bit as hard on them as a XC course is too an adult:macho

check out how far cody's tire is down in that rut:( These courses will have our boys ready for when they ride in the adult classes:macho

[Ericthered rdr]

I agree that FOTM was easy but it was great for the 50cc kids. I noticed how tough that race your kids were in when I saw the picts of the mud pit. If I didn't have a boat and a deap love for the Chesapeake Bay I would be out of here tommorrow. At least here I can try to enjoy both.

[phaster1]

Pappy,

I love to see pics of the kids doing their thing...TY

I have a ?? or 2 for u.

How are these bikes holding up to the mud and water??? The reason I ask is because we have a predator 90 and we are about to replace the stator...I hear that these bikes can't stand up to the water...but from looking at these pics it seems to be the complete opposite.

Do you know of any changes (mods)they have done if any to make them more water friendly??? If anyone else has any ideas please feel free to reply....PLEASE!!!

I am about to jump ship and get rid of the Predator and go with a 4 stroke. Which I really don't want to do. I like the auto tranny and the electric start. We really like the PREDATOR and are goning to see how it goes for now.

TY in advance.

[Pappy]

i saw a few predators with problems yesterday due to water. its not just the predator but all the 2 stroke minis in general.


we havent had one single problem with our honda

[phaster1]

TY Pappy

I am thinking of going w/a 4 stroke. A friend of ours has the trx 90 and the only thing that is a turn off is the Pull start w/o any other option of starting it kinda stinks. If they only had backup kick or electric. I would have gone with it.

I heard on another forum that I can replace the Predator elec. system with the Kasea and that should help some. Also the side covers from the 04 Pred. have helped with the water getting into the stator...I just don't know if it is worth the expense of doing these mods or just getting another bike.

Have you seen any DS90's on the tracks??That bike looks to be water tight.

TY

Keep up the good work with those pics!!!

[Arctic Cat Dad]

Yes there are a couple of DS 90's. And there are some AC quads. There the same quads. My son rides a AC 50 in the 50 class rider #838. We haven't had any problems with water . And the other AC 50 rider hasn't had any problem with water either. The one Pred 90 that got wet was in the air box which give some trouble but he still won his class. There was a Bombardier 90 also he never had any trouble with his yet. My son has hit creeks way over his tires, never a problem yet. If this quad can take what he can put it trough then it will go thru anything. Mud ,water jumping you name it.:D

[Pappy]

yep, proper prep will take care of the water issue.

[coop706]

Thanks Pappy once again for the pictures of the kids!!! You always do a great job. Congrats Cody Hill on the 2nd place win!! Paige was the little girl on the creek bank cheering you on to get out of that mud!!She cant wait until next year when she can race and be like her big brother!!