2004 GNC Round #12 Loretta Lynn's ATV MX Racing

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The final round of the GNC MX Series was held at Loretta Lynn's Dude Ranch in Hurricane Mills, TN which is located just about 60 miles west of Nashville, TN.

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Nashville, TN is widely known as the home of Country Music and the Grand Ole Opry, which was at the Ryman Auditorium for years in Downtown Nashville, but it has now been moved outside of town to a new larger location off the main highway.

Ryman Auditorium

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With this being the opening weekend for the Olympic games in Greece, it was only fitting to check out the Parathenon in Tennessee:eek: The massive structure was built in 1897 for the centennial exposition and now is an Art Museum.

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After my short tour of Nashville, I was off to Loretta Lynn's!!!!

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When I arrived, I quickly found out that this was one of the largest turnouts I have ever seen at a ATV event. Trucks, Motorhomes, and cars where parked everywhere they could find a empty space and they stretched around the entire facility. After driving around for a while, looking for a parking space within a short walk of the track, I finally parked and began checking out who all was in attendance for this big event.

EXriders.com Site Sponsor Pro Armor's Cory Hinsz made the trip from California to introduce himself to Pro Armor sponsored riders. Cory recently took over this position after Ray Martinez started his own venture. Pro Armor couldn't have picked a better person to fill his shoes, Pro MX racer Cory has been involved with Pro Armor since they began, and has been helping them develop and improve their products over the years. Cory also will be attending a GNCC series race in the Fall.

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ITP Tires, Craig Peterson, also showed up to watch the final round of the MX Nationals. ITP tires has really stepped up to the plate this year as the GNC Series Title sponsor and enhanced its very successful rider support program. ITP Tires also has been listening to the racers in both the GNC & GNCC Series and released several new tires and wheels to provide riders with more options for different track conditions, which also has been very successful.

ITP is far from finished and EXriders.com will be bringing you all the details in an Interview with Craig Peterson coming soon!

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Blingstar Industries co-owners Freddie Sheppard and Clint Roberts pose with Michelle Reiser as they waited for their Pro Money giveaway to be held at the end of the 2nd Moto!

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The always smiling Sherri Baldwin was happy to announce that the GNC Banquet will be held Saturday, November 6th in Fort Mitchell, KY at the Drawbridge Inn. Adult tickets will be $35.00 and Children tickets will be $20.00. Also, rooms are available for $85.00 for those attending and want to stay the night.

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Gary Denton also showed up to show his support ATV racing. Gary Denton was an ATV Racing machine from 1987 to 1994 when he won Grand National Pro Class Champion eight times in a row:eek:

Gary Denton spent most of the day at the Suzuki trailer, which was only fitting considering he was part of Suzuki's first ATV racing Teams back in 1987 when the factories were heavily involved in the new sport of ATV racing. Now, 17 years later, Team Suzuki once again has returned ATV racing with Doug Gust, and next year, team is expected to be expanded to include even more riders, which will be truely awesome! Now, where is Yamaha & Honda?

Gary Denton is now the Marketing/Advertising Manager for Weekend Warrior trailers, and they will be awarding a Trailer at the GNC Banquet to one lucky rider this year.

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Another Great ATV Racer from the past, Curtis Sparks (Right) has been actively involved in the ATV racing for years and has been providing trackside support this year for Jeremiah Jones, Keith Little, Harold Goodman, and many other racers, but he was mostly hidden from view working on his racers machines in the back of their trailers. Rumor has it that Curtis Sparks will be have a larger presence at next years GNC Series.

Former ATV racer, Scott Drummond (Back Right) will be joing the Sparks Staff and moving his family from the Carolina's to California to assist with the larger programer :D.

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Even GNCC Racer William Yokley showed up at Loretta's, but it was a shame he was only there to watch:(

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JB Racings, Jody Bateman, riding around on his pit quad

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check out this wild looking pit machine:eek:

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Loretta's had the largest attendance ever for an MX ATV race with over 850 entries:eek: Riders came from all over the country and almost a dozen made the trip from California with Roy Bloodsworth and his family.

Several Top Riders from California Sage Baker, Darrell Patton, and Danny Ragon competed in Pro Am Classes at Loretta's

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It was great to see alot of EXriders.com members at the track, and especially Big Kids Racing, Roy Bloodsworth. I hadn't seen Roy in person since last year, and him and his Daughter Brittany have been providing the Awesome race coverage from the West Coast this year for EXriders.com.

Roy's ride of choice was his Cannondale which he had looking pretty sweet!

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Another EXriders.com Supporting Journalist, Aaron McMahan, made the trip from Arkansas to compete in two B classes. Aaron will be attending a few TT events later this year to provide EXriders.com with Race Coverage!!! Thanks for all your help Aaron:D

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YamaWarr0121 made the trip from New Jersey!

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blue4life_ImBak, Paul, seems to now be hooked on GNC MX racing because he made the trip to Loretta's from NJ as well and looked good during his 1st Moto.

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Suzuki had a huge presence at the event with a Semi & Tent. They had on display atleast 10 2005 machines and I was able to get my first look at the 05 LTZ400. The biggest improvements to the machine were the fully adjustable front shocks, but it also received several other enhancements!

1. Larger 37mm carburetor with throttle position sensor
2. Revised cam profiles for improved overall power output
3. Increased number of clutch drive plates (8 to 9)
4. New magnesium valve cover, clutch cover and ignition cover
5. New aluminum front bumper and aluminum rear grab bar
6. Aluminum gear shift lever

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Team Suzuki had everyone in suspense at Doug Trailer because they had a quad on displayed covered with a tarp. The crowd suspected that it might be the new LTZ450, but instead it was the limited edition Black LTZ400. I guess we will just have to wait till after the Suzuki Sponsored ATV Industry Show this October and see if any news is released about the rumored 450.

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John Natalie Jr took some time to polish his YFZ, so it would be looking its best for his Sponsors;)

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GNCC Track Specialist, Jeff Russell, and the entire Racer Production Crew did an excellent job preparing the course and keeping it maintained throughout the entire weekend!

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The water truck was constantly spraying down the track to keep the dust down.

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With the 1st Moto about to begin, The Racer Production crew groomed the starting area as the racer began making their way to the starting gate.

The Start was level and had around a two feet long straight away before a wide Right hand turn followed a narrow left hand turn 100 or more feet down the track around a tree.

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The Loretta's track is almost completely level and is nestled in the valley along a river and is surrounding mostly by wooded hills. The track consists of several high speed straight-aways with high speed sweeping turns at the ends. Riders were with a few rolling doubles and of course the most technical whoops section of all the tracks the "The Ten Commandments " which claimed it share of riders throughout the weekend.

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The biggest jump on the track was the 60'+ Table Top which was a crowd pleaser as it launched the riders easily twenty feet into the air with its steep face. It was followed by a step-up table top and a series of smaller doubles before heading back around to the finish line.

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A Flat landing Double launched the riders to the finish line and they rounded a turn in front of the crowd before they drop down into another whoops sections that wasn’t as demanding as the Dirty Dozen in the back stretch of the track.. Once through the whoops, they hammered down for a long stretch of flat out drag racing along the edge of the track in front of the fans waving and cheering.

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As the track crew prepared the track, the Pro Riders began making their way from staging to the gate.

Duncan's #15 Chad Lohr made his GNC return to Pro Racing after wrapping up the championship in the Pro Am Open Class. More details on Chad Lohr's racing history yet to come in an upcoming Interview:D

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East Coast ATV's, #13 John Natalie Jr prepared his gate area before the 1st Moto! John heading into the final round knowing that he only needed to finish 16th even if Tim Farr Won the event to remain in 2nd Place behind Doug Gust who had a 95 point lead and wrapped up the championship at London, KY.

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Lonestar Racing's, Keith Little, headed into the race fairly secure in 8th Place overall this year, which was down from his third place overall finish last year on his Lonestar CRF450 machine. The conversion to a production machine has definitely affected his performance because he felt the Lonestar machine he raced last year was the best quad he ever raced.

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I must say that the Limited Edition LTZ was pretty sweet looking with the graphics kit

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Doug Gust was decked out in Black & Yellow matching gear and looked rather relaxed before the start of the race.

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#7 Joe Byrd heads out of the gate for his practice lap and just about ran me over trying to give me a great action shot.

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Curtis Sparks, #2 Jeremiah Jones Wheelies out of the starting gate

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Alba Action's, #53 Kory Ellis, locks up his front brakes and plows himself a path in front of his gate while roosting his rear tires.

It was very interesting to watch the different ways riders exited the starting gate for their practice lap.

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JRD Racig, #411 Donald Lysinger, charged out of the gate while Mark Baldwin covered his ears in the background.

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Once the riders returned from their practice lap, they wasted no time starting the National Anthem to keeps things moving because the of all the entries Last Chance Qualifiers overflowed into Sunday Morning before they could even start the Sunday's 27:eek2: 2nd Moto races on the schedule.

The Weather for the Event this year at Loretta's in August couldn't have been better!!! Loretta's is known for being extremely hot and humid, but not this weekend. Temps were in the Mid 80's with very low humdity which made the biggest difference in the comfort level.

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The spectators crowded along the entire perimeter of the track to watch the last MX race of the season. It was just incredible to see so many people coming out to watch the race. I have been to many Motorcycle Outdoor Nationals and they normally attrack thousands of spectators, but the ATV Community is finally starting to catch up in a hurry:).

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Soon after National Anthem, the roar of the revving engines on the line began, and the gate dropped to start the 1st Moto! #55 Doug Gust, #4 Tim Farr, #708 Harold Goodman, and #6 Tavis Cain charged around the first turn heading toward the 2nd left hand turn to the open drag straightaway.

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Joe Byrd started on the far outside gate and went wide to avoid the dust cloud in the 1st turn.

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Once the dust settled, #13 John Natalie Jr. & #99 Justin Bres were seen scrambling to remount there machines after being ejected.

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Meanwhile, #55 Doug Gust was out front leading #4 Tim Farr, #6 Tavis Cain, #708 Harold Goodman, #19 Jason Dunkelberger, #8 Jason Luburgh, #32 Matt White, #191 Dustin Wimmer, and #2 Jeremiah Jones in 9th through a rhythm sections that had their quads emerging and disappearing behind the Jumps.

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By the end of the 1st lap, Doug Gust remained out front with Tim Farr right behind him:macho

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Tavis Cain remained in 3rd as Goodman, Dunk, Luburgh, Little, White, Wimmer, and Jones remained bunched together battling for position.

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Tim Farr made his move on Doug Gust and took over the lead with Doug Gust trying to power his way back past Farr down the straight away.

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Tavis Cain kept the leaders in his sights, but he was gradually loosing ground on the leaders.

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Harold Goodman remained in 4th with Lason Luburgh 5th & Dustin Wimmer 6th both moving up through the pack and forming a train as they charged after the leaders.

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#32 Matt White, #53 Kory Ellis, and #7 Joe Byrd were out of the Top 10, but quickly trying to make up positions after getting a slow start.

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#411 Donald Lysinger hammers through a corner, but unforturnately his 1st moto was ended early with an engine failure:(

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John Natalie Jr. also quickly became a spectator after his first turn crash, and he stood in the mechanics area rooting on his East Coast Teammate Dustin Wimmer!!!

With Farr out front, this was the worst possible scenario for John Natalie's quest to finish 2nd Overall, and it was still early in the race.

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Several laps into the race, Tim Farr continued to lead and even build a small cushion between him a Gust. Tim is seend tripling through a section that everyone else doubled through.

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Tavis Cain remained in third place with Goodman, Wimmer, and Keith Little in chase.

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Just as quickly as Tim built a small lead, Doug Gust closed the gap!

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Meanwhile, Tavis Cain continued to hold his ground in third, but Jason Luburgh made the pass on Harold Goodman and took over the 4th spot

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Dustin Wimmer was in 6th Chasing after Goodman while holding off the charging Keith Little and Jeremiah Jones.

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Joe Byrd passed his way up to 9th behind #2 Jeremiah Jones

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Matt White rounded out the top 10 with Kory Ellis, Jason Dunkelberger, and Pat Brown right behind him.

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The battle for the lead becomes even more intense as Doug Gust repasses Tim Farr to regain the lead!

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Tim Farr remained hard on the gas attempting to regain the lead himself.

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Tavis Cain launching out of the "Ten Commandments" as Keith Little enters them in the background.

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Keith Little worked his way up to fifth place by passing the fading Harold Goodman. After Goodman's success at Southwick, I thought we were going to see a repeat performance this weekend at Loretta’s, but it just wasn’t going to happen unless he found a burst of energy.

Dustin Wimmer was back to 7th with Jeremiah Jones and Joe Byrd battling for the 8th spot as both of them charged passed riders one by one.

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Jeremiah Jones & Joe Byrd didn't waste any time passing Wimmer & Harold Goodman to quickly move up to 6th & 7th places. In the Process, Joe Byrd also passed Jones and took over the 6th spot behind Keith Little in a dramatic charge from the back to the front.

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Harold Goodman slipped back to 8th place:( with Dustin Wimmer closing in fast.

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Kory Ellis & Matt White were battling to gain a spot in the top 10 before the race end.

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Doug Gust lead Tim Farr through the "Ten Commandments" with only a few laps to go.

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Incredibly, Joe Byrd continued his charge to the front and passed both Jason Luburgh and Tavis Cain which positioned him in the top three:macho.

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Jeremiah Jones also passed the Jason Luburgh and began pressuring Tavis Cain for the 4th spot.

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Jason Luburgh was back to 6th place and looked to be experiencing problems with his YFZ as he slowed down and tried to conserve his machine for the last few laps of the race and avoid a DNF.

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Dustin Wimmer makes his way past Harold Goodman and moves into 8th place behind Keith Little

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Meanwhile, Joe Byrd relentlessly chased down Tim Farr with two laps to go and launched the huge table top back to back.

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Jeremiah Jones was also still on his own mission to move to the front as he passed Tavis Cain and moved into 4th place behind Joe Byrd.

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Unfortunately, Jason Luburgh's YFZ quit on him as he went through the "Ten Commandments" which prevented him from finishing the race, which was disappointing after charging so hard through the race and working his way up to 4th place.

With Jason out of the race, Keith Little advanced to 6th place with Dustin Wimmer, Harold Goodman, Pat Brown, and Kory Ellis rounding out the top 10.

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With the white flag out, Doug Gust remained out front with a comfortable lead as Tim Farr and Joe Byrd battled for the 2nd spot.

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Joe Byrd makes the pass on Tim Farr and moves into 2nd place for his best finish yet this year, and Joe did it in front of his hometown crowd! Joe Byrd lives only a little over an hour away from Loretta's, and he won the overall here last year, so with a 2nd Place finish in the 1st Moto. His oppurtunity for a repeat was definitely looking good if he could finish in front of Gust in the 2nd Moto.

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Jeremiah Jones race to the front stopped in 4th place behind Tim Farr, and Tavis Cain went on to finish 5th.

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Keith Little finished out his 1st Moto in 6th Place with Dustin Wimmer, Harold Goodman, Pat Brown, and Kory Ellis rounding out the top 10.

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Stay tuned for the 2nd Moto Action and Blingstar & Doug Gust Post Race Celebrations.

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After the 1st moto, I took a walk around the pit areas to check out what was going on. I ran across this Toyota Tacoma full to capacity with a quad and race gear, which I thought was awesome to see. Obviously, you don’t need a fancy trailer to get to the races.

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With the river running right along the pit area, I found several children playing in the water to cool off.

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Check out these restored three wheeled racing machines from the past:eek:

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Honda ATC 250R

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Kawasaki ATC Tecate

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Debbie Bartosek can be found at every race raising money from a 50/50 drawing for medical supplies to be available at the races. Angela Moore waved me over to buy some tickets, so I bought my normal $5.00 worth which gives me 10 chances, and I ended up winning:eek: I was in total shock because I not one with much luck, and I can count the number of things that I have won in my life on one hand.

When you are at your next GNC event look for Debbie and make a contribution to a good cause and your luck may change as well:D

Thanks for all your hard work Debbie!!!

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As usual, a large crowd of fans gathered around Doug Gust for Autographs during the break between the two motos.

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#4 Tim Farr first year on the Honda 450R wasn't the kind of year that everyone would have expected him to have, but it definitely wasn't a bad year at all. I give Tim & Mark a lot of credit for taking a brand new machine and making it competitive against the YFZ & LTZ that have been around for at least a year for testing to see what works best on the track. Tim got off to a slow start with carb and axle issues the first two Nationals, but quickly got into a groove by the 4th round at Birch Creek where he finished 2nd Overall and the 450R made its first GNC Podium Appearance. Tim went on to remain on the podium for the next four rounds in a row and currently has five podium appearances out of 11 rounds.

Tim Farr went into Loretta’s in third overall in 27 points behind John Natalie Jr, but needed to win the Overall and John finish below 17th to take over the 2nd spot. With Tim out front early in the race and John sidelined, it looked like he might have been able to pull it off, but dropped back to third, which allowed John to wrap up the 2nd Spot behind Doug Gust for the season.

Hopefully, next year, Honda will step up to the plate like Suzuki did this year for Tim’s program.

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#7 Joe Byrd definitely didn’t make a smooth transition from to Production quads. Last year, Joe Byrd found himself on the Podium 7 times in 9 races and his worst finish of the year was 5th place at Southwick where he lost the championship lead to Jeremiah Jones by four points.

This year has been a completely different story for Joe, his rough year started out with a crash at Glen Helen in practice that broke several ribs which almost prevented him from racing. He struggled the first three rounds on the YFZ and switched to the 450R at Birch Creek and finished a season best 6th place, which was a far cry from last season. Starting over with a new machine didn’t change his luck much and he continued to struggle for the rest of the season heading into Loretta’s. His two best finishes have been 6th place, so after finishing 2nd in the 1st Moto behind Doug Gust, Joe Byrd heading into the 2nd Moto looking to have a repeat performance at Loretta’s from last year with an overall win!

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#53 Kory Ellis raced a LTZ400 for most of last season and switched to the YFZ at High Point and Won his first race of the year. Kory remained on Yamaha from that point and started out this season by winning the 1st GNC race at his hometown track Glen Helen. Kory followed it up with several top four finishes in row and another podium finish at Macon, GA. Since his early success, he has continued to be consistent, but hasn’t been able to make it back to the podium.

He went into Loretta’s in 4th Place Overall, but Jeremiah Jones was within striking distance with only 13 points separating them, and it was even closer after Jones4th place finish in the 1st moto and Kory finishing 10th , so the 2nd moto was going to be exciting to see who would finish out the season in the 4th spot.

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With the Start of the 2nd Moto about to begin, Harold Goodman and others begain preparing their starting gate!

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The Start for the 2nd Moto was once again freshingly groomed, but this time water the track closier the start of the 2nd Moto to keep the dust down andavoid any mishaps on the start like in the 1st Moto with John Natalie jr.

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The Start of Moto 2:macho

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#708 Harold Goodman used his Curtis Sparks YFZ to once again get out to the early lead heading into turn one with Doug Gust & Tavis Cain right behind him.

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Tavis Cain went into the a little too hard on the gas and begain to high side his quad on two wheels:eek2:

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Amazingly, no one collided with Tavis and he was able to set it back down on all fours while only loosing a few positions.

The pack heads into the 2nd Turn around a tree in front of screaming spectators.

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Harold Goodman maintained the Holeshot and lead Doug Gust over the huge Tabletop

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Following Doug Gust were Kory Ellis and Joe Byrd who ended up getting a descent start.

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Tavis Cain was in 5th leading John Natalie Jr, Tim Farr, Dustin Wimmer, Keith Little, Chad Lohr, Jason Luburgh, and Pat Brown as they battled for positions.

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Harold Goodman remained out front after the 1st lap With Doug Gust in 2nd Place. Joe Byrd already begain his charge to the front by passing Kory Ellis and moving into 3rd Place, which was far better than his 13th in the 1st Moto after one lap.

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Kory Ellis was back in 4th Place with Tavis Cain 5th, Tim Farr 6th, John Natalie Jr 7th, Dustin Wimmer 8th, Keith Little 9th, and jason Luburgh rounding out the Top 10.

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Jeremiah Jones had a poor start and was back to 13th this time with Chad Lohr, Matt White, and Donald Lysinger close behind him.

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Next to follow were #24 Josh Throgmorton and #66 Greg Meeks

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#64 Josh Starrett and #99 Justin Bress finished out the top 20 Pros.

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Harold Goodman remained in the lead after the 2nd lap, and Joe Byrd caught up to Doug Gust and was working hard to find a line to pass him to take over the 2nd spot as he goes wide around a turn trying to out horsepower Doug. Joe Byrd amazingly was able to make the pass and move infront of Doug Gust, which was exactly what he needed to do for a chance to win the Overall in the 2nd moto, since Doug Won the 1st Moto with Byrd in 2nd Place.

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With Joe Byrd in 2nd Place behind Goodman, Doug Gust stayed within reach of Joe Byrd, so he could attempt to repass Byrd as he did Farr in the 1st Moto. Meanwhile, Kory Ellis remained right behind Doug Gust in his pursuit for a top three finish.

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Tavis Cain remained in 5th Place with John Natalie Jr moving into 6th Place after passing Tim Farr. Dustin Wimmer remained in 8th Place,but was running bumper to bumper with Tim Farr. Keith Little continued his run in 9th ahead of Jason Luburgh and Jason Dunkelberger.

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Kory Ellis continued his 2nd Moto woes from Southwick and pulled out of the way of Dustin Wimmer and Keith Little after dropping way back because of mechanical issues, which ruined his terrific early run :(

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Jeremiah Jones once again was quickly making up ground and had moved up to 10th place in fron of Jason Luburgh, Jason Dunkelberger, Pat Brown, and Chad Lohr who was making his return to Pro Racing.

Chad Lohr 14th

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Joe Byrd quickly made up the gap between him and Goodman as they Battled for the lead side by side:macho

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Byrd and Gust both made the pass on Goodman, and Joe Byrd Took over the lead for the 1st time this year!

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John Natalie Jr made his way past Tavis Cain and also passed the fading Harold Goodman to take over the 3rd Spot behind Doug Gust.

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Harold Goodman in 4th didn't look to have any mechanical issues, but he just wasn't able to maintain the high speeds that he had run earlier in the race to hold off the top three.

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Kory Ellis pulled off the side of the track to have his Mechanic take a look over his machine to see if he could finish the race and salvage some points.

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Donald Lysinger once again had his race cut short due to an internal engine failure:(

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Meanwhile, Joe Byrd wisped around the technical Loretta's track like it was gravy and began to seperate himself from Doug Gust in 2nd Place

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John Natalie Jr remained in third place behind Doug Gust. Tavis Cain began to chase after Harold Goodman in 4th Place.

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With Tavis Cain in 5th place, Tim Farr 6th, Dustin Wimmer 7th, and Jason Luburgh 8th formed a line train behind Tavis only quad lengths apart.

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Jeremiah Jones moves up to 9th Place after passing Keith Little

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Keith Little in 10th Place

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Jason Dunkelberger dropped back to 12th Place after being passed by teammate Pat Brown.

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Joe Byrd Continued on his Mission out front:macho

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Doug Gust remained in 2nd Place, but "Iron Man" John Natalie Jr began reeling him in.

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Harold Goodman remained in 4th place with Tavis Cain, Tim Farr, and Dustin Wimmer battling for position right behind him.

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Jeremiah Jones passed Luburgh and caught up to Dustin Wimmer in 7th Place! As close as Jeremiah Jones was riding behind Wimmer, I thought I was watching a Nascar race :eek2:

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Keith Little begins experiencing issues with his machine, and he drops back to 12th after being passed by Pat Brown and Jason Dunkelberger.

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Kory Ellis returned to the race at a gingerly pace to try and avoid a DNF.

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With only a few laps to go, Joe Byrd sat comfortably in the lead as he went through the "Ten Commandments" with Doug Gust & John Natalie Jr battling in the background as they approached the whoops of all whoops sections.

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Goodman continued his run in 4th, but Tavis Cain dropped back quickly to 8th place after behing passed by Jeremiah Jones who now was all the way up to 5th ahead of Tim Farr and Dustin Wimmer in 7th.

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Joe Byrd launches into orbit after hammering the high lifting Table Top

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The racing action intensified as John Natalie Jr made his way around Doug Gust and took over 2nd Place:macho

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Fellow Curtis Sparks rider, Jeremiah Jones, worked his from 13th to 4th Place after passing Harold Goodman and pushing him back to 5th place.

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Tim Farr remained in 6th place chasing after Goodman

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Just as quickly as John Natalie Jr took over 2nd place, he was forced to slow down and wave Doug Gust past due to a noise coming from his machine.

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With the white flag out, Joe Byrd headed for the finish line to take his 1st Moto victory of the year!

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With John Natalie Jr slowing down, Jeremiah Jones also made the easy pass to move into third place behind Doug Gust as they raced to the finish line!

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John Natalie Jr cruises to the finish line in 4th place behind Doug Gust and Jeremiah Jones.

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Joe Byrd Wins the Overall with a 2-1 finish, and it was the 1st Overall win in the GNC Series on a Honda 450R! Joe Byrd once again tamed the Loretta's and Won his 2nd Overall in row at Loretta's.

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Jason Luburgh made a last minute pass on Dustin Wimmer and took over the 7th spot behind Harold Goodman and Tim Farr

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Tavis Cain slimmed back to 10th place behind Pat Brown

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Lost Creek Cycles, Jason Dunkelberger, finished up the 2nd Moto in 11th place.

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As the top finishers made their way to the Podium, a huge crowd of spectators formed along the fence.

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Joe Byrd asked his wife Heather Byrd to join him on the podium as he accepted his Overall Award. Heather Byrd won the Women's Championship this year, and it was great to see her up on the Podium with her Husband.

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Doug Gust accepted his 2nd Overall award with a (1-2) Finish, which was his 12th Podium apperance this season:macho

Doug finished out the season with 8 Wins and 4 second place finishes, which is extremely impressive!

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Jeremiah Jones had some dramatic come from behind finishes to earn himself the third spot on the Podium with a (4-3) Finish.

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When the Champagne came out, the riders surprisingly jump off the stage and began running for the crowd and several photographers including myself headed for drier ground.

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Joe Byrd chugs down the remaining amount of Champagne left in his bottle

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Doug Gust on the otherhand decides to give Joe Byrd a bath with his remaining champagne:devil:

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The two congratulated each other for their finishes:D

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With the Podium Celebration over, it was time for BlingStar's Freddie Sheppard to award the Contingency money to their top finishing pro riders.

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Joe Byrd was award the third place award of $500.00 after passing Jason Luburgh by 2 points in his 2nd Moto win at Loretta's

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Kory Ellis ended up loosing his third 4th overall spot to Jeremiah Jones after a poor finish at Loretta's, but atleast he could celebrate the memory away with his $1,500.00 prize for finishing in 2nd place for the season in the Blingstar Contingency Program.

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"Iron Man" John Natalie Jr won the grand prize of $4,000.00 and gave a huge thanks to East Coast ATV, Gibson, Maxxis, Rausch Creek,Custom Axis, Bling Star, Shift, Yoshimura, Tag, and many more of his sponsors for standing behind him this season!!!

John Boosted about how he not only had the "Money", but also the "Girl" (Michelle Reiser) who was the trophy girl for Blingstar:D

Congratulations John, so when are we going out on the town;) to celebrate your incredible season:macho

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After the Blingstar Awards Presentation, It was time for Doug Gust to receive his Official Championship celebration on the Podium with the entire Suzuki Team!

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Doug Gust went on to introduce to the crowd his entire support team to the crowd!

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Doug Gust & Rod Lopusnak

[Admin]

After the Doug's Celebration, John Natalie Jr through a hand full of one dollar bills into the crowd with a few being marked for larger prizes redeemable from Blingstar!

It was amazing to watch the crowd go wild over dollar bills.

[Admin]

Team Suzuki gave up some hats for Doug Gust to also toss into the crowd!

[Admin]

Meanwhile, I catch John Natalie strolling away with his boys winnings:eek:

Thanks for the $100.00 for not telling:eek2:

[Admin]

I would like to give Big Thanks to Roy Bloodsworth, Big Kids Racing, for helping me cover this event with some awesome photos into included in the coverage along with mine.

Roy is my West coast twin!!! We both love to race and find time to take photos before and afterwards for everyone to enjoy. His Daughter Brittany also has been a great help this year posting the West Coast Race Coverage.

Thanks Again, Roy & Brittany for all your help!!! Looks like I will be heading out to California over the Winter to help you with some West Coast Coverage:D

[Admin]

Last but Not Least, I think it is very important to recognize Andrew Green who qualified out of 50+ riders to compete in the 2nd Moto on Sunday on his LT250R in the C Class. what made his accomplishment extra special is that he is home on 30 Day leave from the Military and is a career service men:macho

After the Loretta's race he will be putting his Quadracer into Storage and heading back over seas to Germany and possibly Iraq to serve our Country!!!

He finished 8th in his first Moto, but a blown gasket in the 2nd Moto sent him to the back of the pack :( It didn't bother him one bit, and he enjoyed every moment out of the track

[Admin]

Racer Productions gave Andrew a big celebration after crossing the finish line, which meant the world to Andrew and his wife.

I wish Andrew the best of luck in his duties over seas, and I look forward to seeing him again at Loretta's in 2006.

[Admin]

Well Folks, that is it for the Pro Events race coverage, but I will be adding Video Coverage thanks to RemNS Productions next weekend, and I also will be posting some of those Amateur Photos in a separate race report.

[quadmxracer]

Great coverage!! I loved it all from Glen Helen to Loretta's. Its been a great year and I hope to see more coverage next year. Tell your man Natalie great job and keep it up. Also I liked to see the Honda finally get an overall congrats Joe.

[JRDrider22]

well you did it again. amazing job well done. i always looked forward from hearing you in the race section and seeing all the pics. im gonna get bored now that the season is over. :(

great job

[QuadR8cer12]

Great Coverage! Is there going to be any photos form the amature races?? Hopefully if you are I am on there!

[Admin]

Originally posted by QuadR8cer12
Great Coverage! Is there going to be any photos form the amature races?? Hopefully if you are I am on there!

I have tons of Amateur photos that I will be posting along with updating the Photo Gallery!!!

[QuadR8cer12]

well if you for some reason remember taking a picture of a #12x on a yfz 450 let me know! I raced in the 16-24 and production B class

[Pappy]

pretty good coverage for a hairlip:eek: :devil:

[p@iNn3ck]

Those pics were AWESOME! Just like being there all over again!

yah...what a fun race to be at...gr8 weather too...nice pics

[BlueZ440]

Great coverage!!! So what did gust win??

[IronManNatalie]

:confused: I don’t even know where to begin. First off, thanks to Harlen for great coverage this year in all the racing venues. Thanks to all the great people who read and post on exriders.com. There are so many people who have helped me out this year that I can never thank everyone. From the big name sponsors right down to the youngest person out there who believed I could do good even when I didn’t. I love the fans out there, whether your mine or just fans of the best sport on the planet....quad racing!! Its great having the chance to be a role model for all the people who look up to the pros. I will always remember where I came from, whether I get a billion $ contract or just race with what I have now. Racing and riding is the main thing in my life that has made me who I am and kept me from getting in alot of trouble by having "nothing better to do" while I was growing up. Some people say they think Quads are too dangerous but I can think of alot worse things. Sure they can be dangerous if they are used irresponsibly or parents forget to teach and enforce safe rules and riding gear. But what in life isn't dangerous if its abused. I would rather see my kids on quads and be with them in a family sport then have them out doing god knows what with who. well now that I bored you with all that stuff I'd like to thank some people!!! First off my parents for always supporting me, The Reiser family for hauling my bikes and everything else they do for me, And of course my girlfriend Michelle Reiser who just happens to be the hottest motorcross rider ever to throw a leg over a quad or a bike!!

Dave, Freddie, Matt, and Craig at EAST COAST ATV
Gibson
Harry and everyone at maxxis
Freddie and Clint at Blingstar
Rick and Mike at Axis
Rob salcedo at Shift
Anthony at Yoshimira
Anthony at douglas wheel
Mike and Quin at rausch creek motorspots
wayne Hinson
Tag
Craig at hardcore
Scott goggles
I would also like to say thanks to the guys that bring all the pics and info to everyone. They are on the track alllllllll day long taking pics and jotting down info. They have givin my sponsors alot of coverage not to mention getting my mug in a few places as well.
Without their hard work the sport of quad racing would not be near as well recognized as it is today! these are just a couple of my friends.
John Howell....atv rider mag.
adam Cambell........Adam Cambell Photography
Jorge Cuartas.....Media all stars
Cassandra Clawson
And of course ex's very own Harlen Foley
I have met alot more and they have all treated me great, So thanks to everyone. Later everyone.

nice racing John...congrats this year & good luck next year ;)

[400grl]

John - great job for both you and Michelle!!! You guys kicked some *****!!! It's been fun watching you through the series! Great job - thanks so much for posting here, too - it means alot to all of us!!! See you around!!

[p@iNn3ck]

Well spoken John! Congrats on everything. Was cool seeing u race and great to meet u down at Lorettas!

[team_450_88]

Originally posted by IronManNatalie
:confused: I don’t even know where to begin. First off, thanks to Harlen for great coverage this year in all the racing venues. Thanks to all the great people who read and post on exriders.com. There are so many people who have helped me out this year that I can never thank everyone. From the big name sponsors right down to the youngest person out there who believed I could do good even when I didn’t. I love the fans out there, whether your mine or just fans of the best sport on the planet....quad racing!! Its great having the chance to be a role model for all the people who look up to the pros. I will always remember where I came from, whether I get a billion $ contract or just race with what I have now. Racing and riding is the main thing in my life that has made me who I am and kept me from getting in alot of trouble by having "nothing better to do" while I was growing up. Some people say they think Quads are too dangerous but I can think of alot worse things. Sure they can be dangerous if they are used irresponsibly or parents forget to teach and enforce safe rules and riding gear. But what in life isn't dangerous if its abused. I would rather see my kids on quads and be with them in a family sport then have them out doing god knows what with who. well now that I bored you with all that stuff I'd like to thank some people!!! First off my parents for always supporting me, The Reiser family for hauling my bikes and everything else they do for me, And of course my girlfriend Michelle Reiser who just happens to be the hottest motorcross rider ever to throw a leg over a quad or a bike!!

Dave, Freddie, Matt, and Craig at EAST COAST ATV
Gibson
Harry and everyone at maxxis
Freddie and Clint at Blingstar
Rick and Mike at Axis
Rob salcedo at Shift
Anthony at Yoshimira
Anthony at douglas wheel
Mike and Quin at rausch creek motorspots
wayne Hinson
Tag
Craig at hardcore
Scott goggles
I would also like to say thanks to the guys that bring all the pics and info to everyone. They are on the track alllllllll day long taking pics and jotting down info. They have givin my sponsors alot of coverage not to mention getting my mug in a few places as well.
Without their hard work the sport of quad racing would not be near as well recognized as it is today! these are just a couple of my friends.
John Howell....atv rider mag.
adam Cambell........Adam Cambell Photography
Jorge Cuartas.....Media all stars
Cassandra Clawson
And of course ex's very own Harlen Foley
I have met alot more and they have all treated me great, So thanks to everyone. Later everyone.

Hey John congrats on ur great season...lol oh yea...was that a rental truck u was hittin the rev limter on down there by the tree....:eek: I cant believe they cut it down !!!

[QuadR8cer12]

when are the AM Pics going to be posted in the gallery?

[quadsx11]

DO U HAVE ANY BLASTER PICS?

[blue4life_ImBak]

C'mon guys im dying for he am rider pics haha ur killing me here harlin

[Admin]

Sorry guys for the delay:( I have been so busy keeping up with all the latest events, but I will get up the photos within the next week.

[tyracing#55]

Originally posted by EXriders Admin
check out this wild looking pit machine:eek:

That "wild looking pit machine" is a custom made Barstool racer (with a Yamaha Barstool). Made and owned by the rider Gary Yocham of TYRacing out of Oklahoma.

:)

[jeff1984]

so how about those am's

[quadchick3]

Yah i'd deffinitly say they forgot about us amatures.....

[Admin]

Originally posted by quadchick3
Yah i'd deffinitly say they forgot about us amatures.....

The Photos are up in the Photo Gallery, and I really wanted to do an amateurs race report, but I just haven't had any free time keeping up with other race events:(

I will still try to get something together, but it won't be in the next couple of weeks.

[simoniz]

In there any info. out there on what's on Joe Byrd's quad. What a-arms, swing arm, axle, shocks, etc.??

[p@iNn3ck]

joe byrd dot com (http://www.joebyrd.com/index.html)

Walsh A-arms and stem • Custom Axis Shocks
Holz Swingarm and linkage • Hinson Clutch Kit and Cover
Douglas Wheels • Tag Bars • QuadTech nosepiece
CRF Carb • DASA Cam

id guess thats his quad from this year he's sellin

[simoniz]

Thanks bud. Thats exactly what I was looking for.