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Admin
09-08-2004, 06:12 AM
The 4th round of the GNC TT Series headed to the Atlantic Coast to Elizabeth City, NC which is located within miles of the ocean and only around 40 miles south of Norfolk, VA along the North Carolina Border.

Special Thanks goes out to Blue Groove Photos (http://www.bluegroovephotos.com) for providing the awesome photos from the event.

Admin
09-08-2004, 06:19 AM
Light House along the Atlantic Ocean

Admin
09-08-2004, 06:21 AM
Check out the sunset over the ocean within miles of the race track.

Admin
09-08-2004, 06:27 AM
#5 Shane Hitt made his return to racing at Elizabeth City after being sidelined since March with a broken leg. Shane Hitt is one of the fastest TT riders ever and with Curtis Sparks working on his engine and setup I expect to see this combination leading to a win before the season end.

Admin
09-08-2004, 06:35 AM
The Pro Heats were held during the day with Shane Hitt quickly showing that he was definitely ready to return with a 1st Heat Win which would put him on the front row for the main Event at night.

Admin
09-08-2004, 06:37 AM
#12 Keith Little, #4 Tim Farr, and #5 Shane Hitt stage for the Night's Pro Main Event

Admin
09-08-2004, 06:54 AM
#2 Darin Ogden has quickly developed into one of the best TT & Short Track riders. He came on strong in the Pro Ranks in 2002 by finishing 6th in TT and winning the Short Track Championship. In 2003, Darin finished a distance 2nd in the TT series behind the undefeated Shane Hitt. This year he is is once again running strong in both the TT & Short Track events with Podium Finish at Orrville, OH in the 1st Round.

Admin
09-08-2004, 06:56 AM
Mark Baldwin had Tim Farr's 450R ready !

Admin
09-08-2004, 06:57 AM
Check out the opening on the Exhaust of Tim Farr's Machine:eek: I don't think it would pass the GNCC sound test:cool:

Admin
09-08-2004, 07:02 AM
The Start of the race had Shane Hitt grabbing the Holeshot, but he jumped the line and the race was restarted with Shane Hitt sent to the back row, which would make it almost impossible to work his way to the front.

Upon the restart, Tim Farr grabbed the holeshot with Keith Little, Darin Ogden in hot pursuit.

Admin
09-08-2004, 07:07 AM
Shane Hitt quickly moved up into the 9th place behind #47 Zac Willet, but would need to make some quick passes early in order to gain anymore positions because the track was extremely difficult to pass on.

Admin
09-08-2004, 07:09 AM
Tim Farr held a solid lead after a few laps into the race!

Admin
09-08-2004, 07:10 AM
Keith Little was hard on the gas in 2nd Place trying to close the gap on Tim.

Admin
09-08-2004, 07:11 AM
Darin Ogden was in third and staying right behind Keith Little in 2nd.

Admin
09-08-2004, 07:15 AM
#316 Jathan Seale in 5th and #22 Brad Covington in 4th rode bumper to bumper.

The Elizabeth City track layout was changed this year and they narrowed it down in sections and removed some of the high speed braking sections that would allow some riders to out break others and make the pass. Also is lacked alternative lanes that are found at Birch Creek, Ashtabula, and Paducah which make it easier to pass.

Admin
09-08-2004, 07:17 AM
#5 Shane Hitt moved up to 7th early in the race behind #70 Dave Kister after passing both Brandon Watts in 8th and Zac Willett back to 9th.

Admin
09-08-2004, 07:20 AM
Mark Baldwin had Tim Farr's 450R dialed in perfect, and he was able to fly around the track effortlessly and go on to win his 2nd Pro TT Race this Season and extend his Points Lead.

Admin
09-08-2004, 07:46 AM
Keith Little rode hard the entire race, but just wasn't able to catch Tim Farr to take the lead.

I spoke with Keith Little after the race:

EXriders.com: How was the track?

Keith Little:"The Track was hooked up with the new layout this year, and the only concern that I had was coming with in a foot of guard rail coming off the back straight at high speed heading into the shacain."

EXriders.com: How did you feel in the Main Event?

Keith Little: "I felt pretty good, but I was too hooked up. The track was real tacky and I wish that I went with a looser setup"

EXriders.com: Thanks for your time Keith :D

Admin
09-08-2004, 07:48 AM
#2 Darin Ogden pressured Keith Little for the 2nd spot toward the end of the race, but he had to settle for third.

Admin
09-08-2004, 07:50 AM
Left to Right: Darin Ogden, Tim Farr, and Keith Little make their way to the Podium.

Admin
09-08-2004, 07:51 AM
Darin Ogden 3rd, Tim Farr 1st, and Keith Little 2nd

Admin
09-08-2004, 07:52 AM
The champagne celebration:devil:

Admin
09-08-2004, 07:54 AM
Because of the poor lighting for photographs for the main event. I am posting the top 10 finishers action shots from heat races earlier in the day!

Tim Farr on his way to winning the GNC TT Championship for Factory Honda with three races to go!

Admin
09-08-2004, 07:57 AM
Keith Little remains in 2nd place in points with only nine points seperating him from Tim Farr.

Both Keith Little and Tim Farr have made the Podium for the 1st four rounds of the series.

Admin
09-08-2004, 08:00 AM
Darin Ogden finished the race in 3rd Place and moved within 2 points of #70 Dave Kister in third place overall after his Win at Ashtabula.

Admin
09-08-2004, 08:02 AM
#22 Brad Covington had a season's best finish 4th Place after finishing 6th at Ashtabula. He moved passed Zac Willett into 9th place in points.

Admin
09-08-2004, 08:07 AM
#316 Jathan Seale finished an impressive 5th place and has yet to finish out of the top five all season. I talked with him after the race and he was disappointed that their weren't more passing oppurtunities because he rode tight with his good friend Brad the entire race, but couldn't find a safe line to make the pass with out taking the risk of spinning both of them out of the race.

Jathan will be skipping the next round of the GNCC series to head to one of his favorite TT track, Paducah, KY. With five throw aways in the GNCC series, and his impressive record in his first full season, I don't think it will hurt him much in the points.

Congrats on a great TT years as well Jathan, and thanks for taking the time to talk with EXriders.com about the race.

Admin
09-08-2004, 08:09 AM
#70 Dave Kister had a career win at Ashtabula, but he was only able to finish 6th at Elizabeth City, but don't be surprised if we seem him make the podium again before the season ends.

He currently holds onto a slim points lead over Darin Ogden for third place.

Admin
09-08-2004, 08:12 AM
#5 Shane Hitt finished his first race back in 7th place, but if he wasn't forced to start in the back row, he might have just started out like he finished last year in first place. I am excited to see how he does at on Paducah Sept 11th.

Admin
09-08-2004, 08:13 AM
#47 Zac Willett rode his 450R to a 9th place finish which was the 3rd time this season he finished 9th. He is currently 10th in points.

Admin
09-08-2004, 08:14 AM
#9 Mike Walsh finished out the day in 10th place and is currently 7th in points.

Admin
09-08-2004, 08:18 AM
Pro Am Production

The Pro Am Production race lineup looked almost identical to the Pro race with many of the Top Pros running both races.

Darin Ogden was able to pull off his 1st Pro Am Production win of the season and is currently in 2nd Place in Points.

Admin
09-08-2004, 08:19 AM
The Pro Am Production Points Leader,Tim Farr, finished in third place behind Brad Covington.

Admin
09-08-2004, 08:20 AM
#316 Jathan Seale finished out the race in 4th place behind Tim, and Jathan is currently 5th in Points.

Admin
09-08-2004, 08:21 AM
#12 Keith Little finished a disappointing 6th place behind Zac Willet.

Admin
09-08-2004, 08:22 AM
#9 Mike Walsh wrecked during the race and sent him back to finish 14th.

Admin
09-08-2004, 08:24 AM
Pro Am 265

Harold Goodman won his fourth race in a row:macho

Admin
09-08-2004, 08:26 AM
Open Pro Am

Nathan Dallas won his 1st race of the season and took over the points leading sending Scott Morris back to 2nd Place in points after his third place finish behind Brad Riley.

Admin
09-08-2004, 08:30 AM
265 A & 16-24 Years

Eric Jennings won both of these classat Elizabeth City and finished an impressive 4th in Production A. Eric started out the season winning both the Production C & 265 C races at orrville, OH and jumped right up to A Class a Danville with some descent finishes.

Admin
09-08-2004, 08:32 AM
Open A

Houston Lowder won his third Open A race of the season and extended his points lead. Houston also is leading the 265A Class in points as well with two 1st & 2nd place finishes this season.

Admin
09-08-2004, 08:35 AM
4 Stroke A

Points leader, Stephen Loxley won his third straight 4 stroke A race and also finished 4th in 265A and is currently 2nd points behind Houston.

Admin
09-08-2004, 08:38 AM
Production A

Brian Owens won the race over the points leader Mitch Reynolds in his return to racing after taking a break from racing. This win was Brian's 2nd in two races in the production A Class.

Admin
09-08-2004, 08:42 AM
265B & Production B

Stephen Groden won both 265B & Production B classes this weekend and he is currently 2nd points behind Jensen Roberts in teh 265B Class. Stephen also finished 2nd in the 16-24 class behind Eric Jennings.

Admin
09-08-2004, 08:45 AM
Open B

Bobby Giles won his first race of the season in the Open B class after finishing 2nd at the last two races. Bobby is currently 2nd in points behind Tim Kubie.

Bobby also raced in the 16-24 Class, but found himself upside down and out of the race.

Admin
09-08-2004, 08:47 AM
Production B

Points Leader, Matt Kendrick rode his honda to its first win this season after finishing in 2nd place the first three rounds.

Admin
09-08-2004, 08:50 AM
Women

Mandy Brodil was able to hold off the hard charing Amanda Slaton once again for her third win this season.

Admin
09-08-2004, 08:53 AM
Production C & 265 C

Tyler Smith won both event this weekend and is the current points leader in the 265C Class with three wins, and he is currently 2nd in Production C behind Daniel Epley even after not racing at Orville, OH

Admin
09-08-2004, 08:55 AM
4 Stroke C

Brandon Hill went on to win the 4 stroke C Class in his first race of the season. He also finished 2nd in the Production C & 4th in 16-24 Class, which isn't bad for your first weekend out.

The Production C Points leader, Brian Egloff finished 8th after winning the last two rounds.

Admin
09-08-2004, 08:57 AM
Plus 25

Todd Harrell took his 2nd win of the season and is currently 2nd in points behind Kristopher Bures who finished 4th.

Admin
09-08-2004, 08:58 AM
Vet Class

Scott Morris dominated the 30+ Class with his fourth win in a row!

Admin
09-08-2004, 09:00 AM
Senior

Points Leader, Jeff Hillian won his 3rd race in a row by holding off Karl Milliron currently 2nd in points.

Admin
09-08-2004, 09:02 AM
[b] 50cc Limited[/b[

Devin Laird won his third race of the season and is currently 3rd in points because he didn't race in Danville.

Admin
09-08-2004, 09:04 AM
51- 70 Mod 6-11 years

Tyler Skipper won his 2nd race in a row and took over 1st place in points passing Lake Kuba who finished 4th.

Admin
09-08-2004, 09:07 AM
71-90 Production 8-15

Arkansas resident, Landen Williams won his 4th race in a row and is leading the points over two over Arkansas residents, Kalob Dycus & Ryland Johnson. It looks like these boys plan on putting Arkansas on the map in the near future.

Admin
09-08-2004, 09:09 AM
71-90 Mod 9-15 Years

Joel Hetrick won his 1st race of the season and moved closer to the points leader Michael Blanchard with two wins.

Admin
09-08-2004, 09:10 AM
Youth Production

Jason Laws was able to hold off the points lader Tlyer Brock for the Win.

Admin
09-08-2004, 09:12 AM
Short Track Competition

The Pro Class only had four riders entered and Darin Ogden and Glenn Bailey battled the entire race.

Admin
09-08-2004, 09:13 AM
Darin Ogden was able to hold off Glenn Bailey for the Win!

Admin
09-08-2004, 09:15 AM
The Women's race was another intense battle between Mandy Bordil and Amanda Slaton, but once again this weekend, Mandy was able to take the win which leaves the two of them tied for first place in points.

Admin
09-08-2004, 09:16 AM
I hope you enjoyed the TT coverage and thanks again Matt Robertson for the great action shots!!!

p@iNn3ck
09-08-2004, 09:43 AM
Awesome work! TT looks kinda fun!:devil:

QuadJunkies
09-09-2004, 07:53 AM
VERY nice Harlen........:D

TC426EX
09-09-2004, 09:00 AM
Great coverage, I really hope Tim holds on and takes the championship.... Great to see shane hitt back, he will UNDOUBTEDLY be a factor the rest of the season and next year too...

jhitt
09-10-2004, 06:04 PM
I think Shane could pull off his next win this weekend, it's just a matter of time and tomarrow is as good a day as any.
jake

Go #5
Yamaha


9-10-04

jhitt
09-12-2004, 07:16 AM
Well Shane wins Paducah, Ky. I thought he may be good there and he's real good at Greenbrier, Ak. to you know he's won everywhere but the new track in Tx. my guess is that he'll be good there to.

#5 Yamaha




9-12-04

tt racer
09-14-2004, 06:52 AM
:D Great pics, the best coverage by far. Its about time the fastest quad racing gets some looks!