2005 GNC Glen Helen National Preview & Live Coverage

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With the 2005 GNC Season ready to being tomorrow morning at Glen Helen Raceway just north San Bernardino, CA. I think this is a terrific time to give a peak behind the scenes of what has been going on out west for the past two weeks in preperation for this weekends big event.

I arrived in Arizona on Friday the January 21st to participate and cover the open round of the WORCS series, and I spent the rest of the week traveling across Arizona and California putting together some incredible stories that I will be sharing over the coming months.

One of the first places I visited was Lonestar Racing, which is located in downtown Phoenix, AZ. While, I was checking the manufacturing facility Jason Luburgh & Keith Little stopped in to drop off some parts and put in some orders for parts they needed for GNC National that was only two weeks away.

Needless to say, Dan Fisher, commented laughingly "nothing like waiting to the last minute."

With the earlier start to the GNC series and the greater number of racing oppurtunities available many of the top pro riders no longer even get a break away from the sport over the winter months.

Left to Right
Keith Little, Dan Fisher, and Jason Luburgh

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From Lonestar, I headed west to Southern California where I stopped in to see what was going on at Duncan Racing.

When I arrived, I was immediately greeted with a box full of Stock Honda 450R parts with “Doug Eichner MX Bike” written on the Outside.

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Once I walked inside the shop area, I found an almost completely bare 450R frame with only a few aftermarket parts installed. I was informed that they were just getting start with building Doug Eichner’s GNC MX machine and had plenty of time to get it ready with the National race over 10 days away.

Last year, with the Honda just being released, they were forced to build the 450R from the ground up overnight before the race, so this year gave them plenty of breathing room plus they already know which setups work and don’t from over a year of extensive testing.

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The aftermarket parts for the Honda were scattered around it waiting to be attached.

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Duncan Racing Sales Manager, Lenny Duncan (left) and Duncan Mechanic, Jason Duncan (Right – Ironically no relation to the Duncan Family) began installing the Roll Design A-arms as I went to check out Tavis Cain completed GNC National YFZ450

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The Duncan team had Tavis Cain's YFZ450 race ready with some of the finest aftermarket addon parts available.

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Tavis Cain was still at home in Northern California practicing for the Nationals over at Dana Creech's Track

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As I headed up the California Coast, I couldn't resist stopping in and checking out the Alba Action Facility.

Alba Action has really stepped up their ATV racing program over the past year by signing both Jeremy Schell and Chris Borich to their race team, which already included well know riders Kory Ellis and Traci Cecco.

Kory Ellis Pro Quads Series YFZ was at the Alba Facility getting prepared for the Phoenix, AZ round the coming Weekend.

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Kory Ellis’s GNC Pro National machine was further along than Doug Eichner's Honda, but is was still far from race ready.

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When I stopped in to See Pro Armor, they were designing the new Yamaha GYT-R bumpers for Factory Yamaha Riders Bill Ballance and Kory Ellis.

Kory has been sponsored by Blingstar and even had his own signature bumper, but after becoming a factory Yamaha rider, he was asked to run the Yamaha GYT-R products instead, and ofcourse, he didn't argue.

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A Glimpse at what looks to be a Proto Type version of the Bumper that I suspect we will see on either Bill Ballance or Kory Ellis machines at the opening rounds of the GNC and/or GNCC Series.

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Chris Borich joined the ProArmor team for 2005, and at his request, they produced a new bumper for him that includes an area for the number plate.

I was truely impressed with the attention to detail that went into building every Pro Armor product when I was at the facility, and I expect to see some more new exciting products to be released from Pro Armor in the coming months.

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My last stop before heading to Glen Helen was Suzuki & Yoshimura. It was exciting to see the incredible race develop facility at Team Yoshimura. While I was there, I got a sneak peak at the new White/Blue color scheme, but at the time it was top secret, so I wasn't aloud to take any photos, but they will be available soon enough.

While at Yoshimura, I noticed that the engineers were developing a pipe for Joe Byrd's Honda 450R. Many people only associate Yoshimura with Suzuki because of their combined racing efforts, but Yoshimura also builds excellent exhaust system for almost every make and model of ATV.

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As I drove to Glen Helen MX Track, it was amazing to see the snow cover mountains in distance with temps in the 70's in the Valley.

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Finally, I arrived at Glen Helen Raceway a week before the best MX riders in Country would converge for the start of the ATVA GNC MX National Series.

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The Glen Helen Parking lot was virtually empty with only a few top pro riders out on the track getting in some practice and testing different settings in preparation for the National.

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Doug Eichner was also present at Glen Helen, but he wasn’t there to prepare for the National, but instead, he was involved in the filming a segment for a future ATV Television Program on the back track at Glen Helen.

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Scott Wright and his IMS crew were busy preparing the 450R for Doug to head out on the track.

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As I headed over to check out the track condition at Glen Helen, I ran into good friend, Jason Dunkelberger. He was out practicing earlier in the day, and was ready to call it an evening.

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The Glen Helen track was extremely rough and sloppy in sections from rain the previous day, but the track will receive a nice face lift over the next week for the start of the National, but it won't take long to rut up because of the loose dirt/sand.

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Once Again, I found a dedicated John Natalie Jr. wrenching on his 450R with his friend Cyle Chislock.

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Michelle Reiser headed back in from riding to see if John Natalie Jr was going to be heading back out soon.

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Team Suzuki's Paul Turner, Wayne Hinson, and Brant Russell

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Doug Gust's Practice Machine, Rear View

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Doug Gust Practice Machine, Front View

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Ryan Cox will be Jermiah Jones's Mechanic at the Nationals this year, which will give Jermiah's Father a rest from wrenching at every National.

Ryan installs a new Yoshimura Silencer on Jermiah's LTZ400 as Jeremiah gears up to head out for some practice with Doug Gust and the other Pro Riders.

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Ryan make quick work of installing the silencer, and Jeremiah Jones headed out and started ripping up the track

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John Natalie Jr and Doug Gust hooked up during practice for a little while and put on a good show.

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John Natalie Jr. nailing the uphill table top.

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Doug Gust quickly followed.

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Doug Gust climbing one of the Hills at Glen Helen, and I don't think any photo can give these hills justice for how steep and rough they are to climb.

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Jeremiah Jones

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Jeremy Lawson jumped on his Suzuki for the first time in several days after injurying his shoulder at the San Deigo, CA Round of the Pro Quads Series. Hopefully, he will be 100% this weekend at Glen Helen.

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Jeremiah Jones catching some air

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Rocco Arno Jr made this trip out with good friend Dustin Wimmer.

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Dustin Wimmer on his new Honda 450R, and after watching him going through the whoops, I don't think he has lost any speed from switching from the YFZ to the Honda. He looked as fast as ever, and I expect to see him in the hunt again this season.

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With almost everyone finished for the day, I finally got an oppurtunity to head out on the track for some practice, and I was fortunate to do it on none other than Doug Gust machine.

Jeremiah Jones snapped the photo of me getting ready to take off for the track, but unfortunately, I couldn't talk anyone into walking out and grabbing some action photos :(.

I will say that the 5 laps that I put in on the Doug's LTZ were incredible. It was the best handling ATV that I have ever ridden, and I hated having to hand it back over to Paul Turner.

He asked me how I liked it, and all I could say is "When are you going to build me mine?" and he laughed.

Thanks Again, to Suzuki Team Manager, Wayne Hinson, for giving me the oppurtunity to ride one incredible ATV.

With this photo, I end my Glen Helen Race Coverage because I need to fly home and prepare for Round #1 of the GNCC Series in Texas, but I left the coverage in fine hands with two reporters at the track to bring ATVriders.com continous updates from the track all weekend during the National.

Roy Bloodworth with Bigkidracing.com will be providing the majority of the live updates and my GNC Reporter will be posting the Pro Race Coverage by Tuesday, so keep checking back for updates.

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Well here we are at the beginning of another season and the opening round of the GNC MX Nationals. For the second year they are being held at Glen Helen Raceway in Southern California. And just like last year the winds are crazy. They are suppose to start letting up tonight.

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The winds were so bad the last couple days they waited untill today to start hanging banners.

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The pro pits were much more organized this year. It almost seemed as if no one was here. Last year you could barely walk between the rigs. This year they made sure there was room to move!

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Heres a shot of the factory Suzuki rig. They went All white and blue for the ATV team this year.

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As the sun comes up over the starting gate friday morning you can see the flags standing straight out in the wind.

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Doug Gust takes a walk around the track before the start of practice.

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An early morning shot of the finish line and infield part of the track.

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Heres the infamous Taladega turn. This is a very high speed on the throttle turn. If you have the ...... you can make up time through this turn.

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This is the guy we all have to thank for getting the track ready. He has done a great job preparing the track for this weekend.

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Heres a shot during practice of one of the uphills racers had to climb.

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This is a part of the track where riders head back into sort of a canyon. Theres a triple and an off camber jump in there somewhere...

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This is a shot looking down towards the finish line. They added more track down infront of the stands this year in an effort to give the fans a better view...

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Ok as you seen in the pictures earlier the white and blue rig from Suzuki... Well here are the matching rides... Jeremiah showing off the new blue/white look....

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And of course his teammate Digger Doug also sporting the same white plastic...

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Heres the guy to watch this weekend. Last year he won this round. This is his hometown track and he knows this track better than anyone else. This year Kory has Factory Yamaha behind him, along with Alba.

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Here Kory is showing how determined he is about winning this weekend... This is a double for everyone else, but Kory makes it a triple. I have no Idea how he gets enough drive out of the corner to make it that far... No one else even came close.

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As the day continued, Joe Byrd pulled in with his new truck and trailer setup:eek:

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Check out the Yoshimura rig, it would have been hard to believe several years ago that we would be seeing tractor trailers at the races.

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Tim Farr was found walking around the pits in casual clothes.

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Back to practing, it was great to see Dana Creech back in action. He hasn't the best of luck avoiding injuries in 2004, so hopefully 2005 starts out better for him.

The last that I heard he will not be racing the entire GNC Nationals series, but instead will focus on racing closer to home on the West Coast.

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#94 Dustin Nelson may be another one to watch this year since I hear that he will be following the GNC Series after years of being a motorcycle test rider for Factory Yamaha.

with only two years experience on an ATV, he has quickly become a very skilled rider with a very smooth riding style.

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#19 Jason Dunkelberger was out practicing today on his easily recognizable Lost Creek YFZ.

His teammate Pat Brown switched to K&K for 2005, and suffered a bad crash at the Olympics, and was reportedly at Glen Helen, but was still having difficulty walking around after receiving a deep slice in his leg from the rear brake rotor.

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"Ironman" John Natalie Jr. seems to be out practing everyday, and it shows in his riding. If he performs any where near the level he has at the Pro Quads Stadium Series, I won't hesitate to say that will be see him on the Podium Sunday, but time will tell the story and anything can happen in racing.

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With Friday coming to an End, Keith Little put in a few laps on his Lonestar Racing YFZ. Keith is receiving some support from Factory Yamaha this year after winning the TT Championship, but his support is no where near what Kory Ellis is receiving for 2005.

It is great to see Yamaha, Honda, and Suzuki showing their support for MX atv racing, and hopefully the level of support will increase with each year to match that of our motorcycle counterparts.

Atleast we are continuing to see improvements each year, so things are looking positive for the future, so show your support for the ATV racers and come out of a race when its in your area to show the manufacturers that people are interested in ATV racing because this will drive the support to a new level.

Check back Saturday evening for more updates from Glen Helen :D

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The Opening Day of Racing on Saturday at Glen Helen sparked plenty of excitement and speculation on who will finish on top this weekend. One thing for sure is that looks to be exciting year for ATV racing.

The racing format for the GNC Series this year was the same as last year with the Amateur classes racing their 1st moto on Saturday with the Pros practicing at Noon before they race both motos on Sunday at 12PM and 3PM

With almost 30 Pro Entries, those not ranked in the top 10 from last year had to earn a spot on the start gate for Sunday’s Main Event. The Pros were split into to two motos where the top 4 from each Moto would advanced followed by the LCQ which only took the top 2 finishers to advance on the Sunday’s Pro Main.

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Pro Qualifier #1

#30 Travis Spader grabbed the Holeshot with with #94 Dustin Nelson close behind in 2nd Place, followed by NEATV-MX star, #270 Josh Creamer

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Spader held the lead early in the race, but the California Native, Nelson wouldn't settle for 2nd place and held it wide open and passed Spader in a dramatic fashion which even had the announcer in shock after the pass.

Nelson held on to when the Pro Qualifier #1 with Travis Spader finishing in 2nd Place.

#30 Travis Spader

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Creamer was able to hold on to the third spot

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#75 Joe Havisto finished 4th, which left the rest of the field going to the LCQ.

Pro Qualifier #1 Advancements:

1. Dustin Nelson
2. Travis Spader
3. Josh Creamer
4. Joe Havisto

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Pro Qualifier #2

Pat Brown may not be able to walk around very good, but he still can ride, and it is great to see him back in action again. I was surprised to see him on the YFZ since I thought he was going to be riding a Honda this year? Either way, Pat Brown wasted no time coming out the gate and taking the Holeshot.

Positions at the start of the race:

1. #199 Pat Brown
2. #19 Jason Dunkelberger
3. #11 Doug Eichner
4. #708 Harold Goodman
5. #32 Matt White

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By the 2nd lap, Dunk was able to make the pass on Brown on the Big down hill by staying off the brakes, and Harold Goodman on his new Suzuki ride pulled within striking distance of Pat Brown as well and made the pass to set his sights on Dunk in the lead.

Goodman was able to check up with Dunk which allowed him to make the pass on Dunk with only 4 turns to go when Dunk got crossed up in one of the berms.

Pro Qualifier #2 Advancements:

1. #708 Harold Goodman
2. #19 Jason Dunkelberger
3. #199 Pat Brown
4. #32 Matt White

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Pro Qualifier LCQ

Complete information not available yet.

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Women's A Class

Team Media Allstars, Angela Moore, wants her #1 plate back and it showed at the opening round as she went on to Win the Opening Moto, and also went on to win the Open A Class as well:eek:

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Heather Byrd finished in 2nd Place

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GNCC Racer, Traci Cecco, rode her way to a 4th place finish behind Michelle Reiser.

Alba Action, Traci Cecco, made the flight across the country to compete at Glen Helen with less than a week before she will be heading to Texas for the Opening Round of the GNCC Series.

It is great to see some riders crossing over, and it was all made possible by the great sponsors that support Traci's racing program: Alba Action, Maxxis, Lonestar Racing, Elka, and many more.

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Women's B Class

Misti Hues won the 1st Moto on her 450R with #11 Amanda finishing 2nd and Leslie Regan finishing 3rd

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ATVriders.com own Brittany Bloodworth recovered from an early race problems to work her way up to a 6th place finish out of 16 women racers.

Great race Brittany, and hopefully you will have better luck on Sunday.

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Pro Am Unlimited Division #1

With around 30 entries, the top 8 from two division and 4 from the LCQ would move on to compete on Sunday in the Moto 2.

Dana Creech rode flawlessly in his return to racing and easily rode his Walsh CRF450 to the win with Sage Baker finishing in 2nd Place ahead of Rocco Arno Jr.

Sage Baker

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#72 Skyler Stewart moved on to Sunday's event with his 5th place finish and #90 Hunter Miller finished back in 7th place

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Pro Am Unlimited Division #2

#815 Bobby Ross held on to win the race with John Ragon and Johnny Hale finishing behind him.

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Media Allstars, Mark Kendall rode his Honda to a 4th Place finish.

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Cody Smith just missed advancing in the Heat Race by finishing 9th, but the word is that he was able to advance after making the cut off in the LCQ

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4 Stroke A

Logan Holladay was able to hold off Temcula Motorsports, Cyle Chislock for the Division #1 Win.

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50cc Limited

Hanah Sharp took the Win

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Tyler Edmondson finished 2nd

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Jeremy Ledonne from PA finished 4th

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90cc Modified

#88 Joel Hetrick started off the season right with the opening Moto win.

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Jake Brattain finshed in 2nd Place

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Jeff Rastrelli finished in 3rd

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Virginia resident, Dallas Tapscott

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The sunny conditions of yesterday are just a memory with the rain moving in today for the start of the 1st Moto which turned the loose sand/dirt into a muddy mess.

Tim Farr lead from start to finish with Doug Gust holding onto 2nd Place. Jeremiah Jones was battling with John Natalie Jr early in the race, but after they came out of the back section, John Natalie Jr was no where to be seen and ended up coming through almost back to last place, but he stayed on the gas to salvage a 9th place finish.

Harold Goodman then began to challenge Jones for the third spot till the end of the race, but Jeremiah was able to hold off "The Bee." Also, Keith Little and Dustin Nelson swapped position back and forth through out the race with Dustin Nelson coming out on top with the 6th Place finish.

Kory Ellis didn't look like himself out there and it is rumored that he injuried his foot during practice, but we will get more details on his condition as they come available.

Also, Jason Luburgh must have been experiencing mechanic problems because he just rode around the track and Tavis Cain pulled off the track early.

Many riders were forced to finish the moto without goggles because of the sloppy conditions.

It is starting to clear up and only drizzling at the moment, so hopefully the rain will end before the start of the 2nd Moto.

1. Tim Farr
2. Doug Gust
3. Jeremiah Jones
4. Harold Goodman
5. Joe Byrd
6. Dustin Nelson
7. Keith Little
8. Dustin Wimmer
9. John Natalie Jr
10. Travis Spader
11. Jason Dunkelberger
12. Pat Brown
13. Matt White
14. Kory Ellis
15. Joe Havisto
16. Donald Lysinger
17. Givani Colon
18. Josh Creamer
19. Jason Luburgh
20. Tavis Cain (DNF)

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Just talked with Jermiah Jones about the race.

Jermiah I saw you finished third, so how was the race?

"I passed Harold Goodman early in the race and then I started to catch up with Doug, and I lost my googles and couldn't do much more after that because of the roost. I moved in on Doug, but I had to back off and stay away to avoid being roosted."

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Pro Moto #2 is about to begin in less than 10 minutes, and Doug Gust and Jeremiah Jones have just taken on the line for the parade lap to check out the track with the rest of the Pros to follow.

The rain has stopped and hopefully will hold off till the end of the 2nd Moto, but the temps have really dropped and it feels like it is in the 40's to 50's.

Once the gate Drops for the 2nd Moto, ATVriders.com will be bringing you updates through out the Moto.

Sorry for the delay with Moto #1, but I will try to make up for it with Moto 2.

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Tim Farr pulled the Holeshot again, and is leading after one lap with Kory Ellis in 2nd Place holding off Doug Gust in third.

The track is a muddy mess, and the riders are already starting to get completely covered in mud, which is making it difficult to recognize the different riders.

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Several laps into the race, Tim Farr continues to lead and Ellis is running close behind with Jones and Gust in chase and are within a few quads lengths of each other.

Also, Travis Spader is up to 6th and pressuring Keith Little in 5th

John Natalie Jr is running in 7th with Joe Byrd in 8th and are way back behind the leaders because the top 4 have pulled away from everyone.

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Tim Farr has started to pull away and is about 4-5 Seconds ahead of Gust with Jones close behind Gust. Kory Ellis has dropped back to 4th Place and loosing time and Keith Little is out of the race pushing his quad off the track.

John Natalie Jr and Joe Byrd are tire to tire, and is currently the tighest pair on the track.

1.Tim Farr
2. Doug Gust
3. Jermiah Jones
4. Kory Ellis
5. Travis Spader
6. John Natalie Jr
7. Joe Byrd
8. Tavis Cain
9 Jason Dunkelberger
10 Dustin Nelson
11 Matt White
12 Joe Havisto

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Tim Farr just took the win and the Overall

Moto 2 Results (Results are being Protested at this point)
1.Tim Farr
2. Doug Gust
3. Jermiah Jones
4. Kory Ellis
5. Travis Spader
6. John Natalie Jr
7. Joe Byrd
8. Tavis Cain
9. Dustin Nelson
10. Matt White
11. Joe Havisto
12. Pat Brown
13. Giovanni Colon
14. Dustin Wimmer
15. Jason Luburgh
16. Donald Lysinger
17. Josh Creamer
18. Keith Little
19. Jason Dunkelberger
20. Harold Goodman (DNF)


Jason Luburgh once again looks to have experienced problems because he was a lap down, but updates will be posted as soon as we know the official results


Special Thanks for ATV Insider Magazine Editor David Schloss for his assistance with keeping the site updated lap by lap.

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The Results are currently under Protest, but the Overall Results as of Now.

Pro updates:

Harold Goodman was running good early, but he ended up seizing his engine

John Natalie Jr was having difficulty with his throttle sticking from the mud.

Pro Overall Results
1. Tim Farr
2. Doug Gust
3. Jermiah Jones
4. Joe Byrd
5. Travis Spader
6. John Natalie jr
7. Dustin Nelson
8. Kory Ellis
9. Dustin Wimmer
10 Matt White
11. Pat Brown
12. Harold Goodman
13. Keith Little
14. Joe Havisto
15. Tavis Cain
16. Giovanni Colon
17. Jason Dunkelberger
18. Donald Lysinger
19. Jason Luburgh
20. Josh Creamer

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Pro Am Production Top 5 Overall
1. Sage Baker
2. John Ragon
3. Darrell Patton
4. Rocco Arno Jr
5. Bobby Ross

Pro Am Unlimited Top 5 Overall

1. John Ragon
2. Bobby Ross
3. Sage Baker
4. Mark Kendall
5. Aaron Resig

Dana Creech DNF in 2nd Moto after win in 1st Moto.

Women's A Class
Angela Moore grabbed the Holeshot and lead from start to finish with Heather Byrd 2nd and Michelle Reiser 3rd.

The real battle was between Traci Cecco and Alex Krichner for the 4th spot, and Alex was able to make the pass on Traci and take 4th Overall in the last lap. Great Effort Trace.


Women's A Class Top 6 Overall
1. Angela Moore
2. Heather Byrd
3. Michelle Reiser
4. Alex Krichner
5. Traci Cecco
6. Jamie Rentz

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The Official word from the track is that Doug Gust has submitted a formal Protest against Tim Farr for possible Engine Displacement exceeding the legal limit.

Tim Farr machine is being cleaned, and they will be tearing down the engine to verify if it is within the legal cc limit.

The results of the teardown won't be available for atleast another hour, but I will keep you posted.

Almost everyone has left the track including the Pros, and the winning checks are going to be mailed to the riders.

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Tom Carlson did the tear down on Tim Farr's machine and his machine tested out legal at 449cc, so the protest is over and the results will remain unchanged.

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Brief Interview with Mark Baldwin:

What are your thoughts on the Protest?

"They were just curious because we pulled two very convincing Holeshots because we had our Honda very well tuned. The protest was just fair play, and there are no hard feelings because that is racing."

What tires did you use for the race?

"We used ITP MXR tires for the race with the 18" rears"

Was the track really muddy?

"The track really wasn't that muddy accept for the fresh sections of track only run by the Pros."

Thanks for your time Mark Baldwin and Congratulations

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Congrats to Tim! He did take those holeshots convincingly! If this is just a taste of that the season is going to be like!

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...its going to be an exciting season!

[TCracin440ex]

oh man im ready for those pics....congrats tim...i hope this season opener is going to be what tims performance will be like all year...last year at glen helen he snapped an axle and i think he got a DNF

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I think everyybody underestimated the MAN, Tim Farr. All I have been seeing on other sites is Ellis/Gust/Jones, with no mention of Tim. Shows you that the Tim, Mark, and the Honda are going to be a true force to be reckoned with this year. One question, where are all the Yammis? That is what I like to see. What wins on Sunday sells on Monday.

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Great Coverage... Thank you!!!

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weres the pics????????

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A Complete Race report with photos will be posted shortly

[ckasper18]

Its great to see more Suzukis and Hondas on the track this year how long till a Yamaha gets on the podium.I think 2005 race season is going to be great with another year under Hondas belt and Suzukis got more than one race quad out there its great to see the quad racing industry grow.Great coverage to atv insider and atvriders.com.Excellent

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it's good to see the honda on top. last year this time he was battling bike problems and everyone was bashing the bike because it was new and hadn't grown on anyone yet. Congrats Tim.


While Josh gave it his best, the tacky dirt packed right into his radiator causing him to over heat and stall on his way up Mt. St.Helen in the first moto.

His second moto he rode smart making sure he finished for points. All and all, I think he did a great job for his first time racing pro.

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Excellent job Tim, and also congrats to Doug and Jeremiah. It takes a Kentucky boy to show them how to do it :D

[BRETZ56]

Excellent job Tim, and also congrats to Doug and Jeremiah. It takes a Kentucky boy to show them how to do it

And an Ohio boy to show them how to win:D

[TCracin440ex]

the croud demands pics harlen....!!!! lol...im so stoked that tim won....i cant wait till birch creek april 16 and 17

[Freestylemxr]

haha I keep refreshing my screen every 5 seconds waiting to see pictures!!! haha harlen your coverage is always awsome, so its definetely worth the wait!! ;)

[Dan_Guetter]

Here's Tim Farr busting a heelclicker over Doug Dust...

hahaha that will be the day


Kinda a cool pic i shot....derek guetter passing over the table top

[sharkinthepool]

Originally posted by BRETZ56
And an Ohio boy to show them how to win:D

You tell them brother!!!

Hey man great race coverage. Its nice to see most the classes represented! I especially like you taking the time to cover the little guys. All seriousness aside that is where all the fun is at, isn't it:devil: ? Sometimes I think them little guys race with more honor and integrity than we do.

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Originally posted by BRETZ56
And an Ohio boy to show them how to win:D

that is right:D

[Lurch]

Great coverage! I can't wait until the Macon round. Keep up the good work.

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Full Results!!!

http://www.glenhelen.com/results/atva/atva-05results.htm

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will any races be on tv?

[Ralph]

i new Tim would beat some *** out there, i was the only one who said he could do it, SHAME ON YOU GUYS!

[MXRACER86]

Where is all the pictures???? What is taken so long?????
I am a impacient a**hole!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Anyone else notice that this thread already has 119 replies and 17728 views... 2004's race is at the bottom of this forum with only 122 replies and 14747 views and its been a full year..
All i got to say is awesome that makes me happy to see that everyone still has interest in this sport and that its growing so fast..:devil: :devil:

Rock on

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i just noticed Giovanni Colon was 16th overall- isnt this his first season racing in the US? I think he's sponsored by FMF...

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Originally posted by Lurch
Great coverage! I can't wait until the Macon round. Keep up the good work.

When will that be? i really wanna go to Macon to see the top pros race instead of those gay quad wars in the monster truck rallies, lol. Thanks for checkin out my site man.

[p@iNn3ck]

Great coverage! Awesome start to the season!

[Golden Joker]

i just noticed Giovanni Colon was 16th overall- isnt this his first season racing in the US? I think he's sponsored by FMF...


yeah giovani colon is from a different country. He was on Huevos 7 but i forgot what part he was on. In the directors commentary Wes Miller said he raced a national in 2004.

[SRH]

Originally posted by Golden Joker
yeah giovani colon is from a different country. He was on Huevos 7 but i forgot what part he was on. In the directors commentary Wes Miller said he raced a national in 2004.

i think hes riding on the media all stars team...

i think thats a real...i dont wanan say it but it makes doug gust look like a whiner or sore loser after he won all those races last season and then protests when farr smokes him

[Freestylemxr]

I really want to see some pictures :(

[FourFiftyFour]

my friend Misti Hues won the Womens B/C class, she races with me in my local series...way to go Misti!

[quadchick3]

Originally posted by CDaleChick
my friend Misti Hues won the Womens B/C class, she races with me in my local series...way to go Misti!


Umm leslie ragon won womens b/c....

[MXBlaster23]

Ya Giovani Colon raced at High Point last year. They built him a TRX450R last year at High Point just for that one race. After that weekend they tore it back down and gave the parts back to the companies they let him use them. That I believe was his first US national race. I think I heard hes suppose to race close to all the MX nationals this year.

[Jeff2269]

Does anyone know what happen with Doug Eichner? Did he not qualify?

[foxracingpredat]

Originally posted by SRH


i think thats a real...i dont wanan say it but it makes doug gust look like a whiner or sore loser after he won all those races last season and then protests when farr smokes him

I think Gust has the right to do it, it probably seemed unfair to him because they checked his motor size last year, and why shouldnt they do the same to Farr after the commanding wins that he had. Although if i were Gust i would have waited for Racer Productions or whoever runs the show to go in and check it out. It does kind of make Gust seem a little like a sore loser but i still support his decisions. i Mean what if he were right

[Jeff2269]

I was there at the race and its not like they were commanding leads that he had. He pulled the holeshots both races but it wasnt like he was WAY in front of everyone. Ellis was right on his tail going into the big turn in moto 2. Also, i dont think there is anyway that Mark, Curtis, or anyone would every make his engine not of the legal cc limit. That would be terrible and ruin his their career and reputation. I think Suzuki was just shocked at how well they had the Honda dialed in. Tim flat out hauled ***** out there and rode the smoothest race ever!

[Yamahauler_04]

Eichner did not qualify.

I can see why they tore down Farr's bike. It was not the same machine that he was on last year. Honda really stepped up.

Just the same as they did to Gust last year. No one could beleive that the Suzuki could pull like it did.

[walker054]

a year or two ago at several of the gnc nationals three randomly selected pros engines were tore down after the second moto to check their engine sizes, I think this was the year that most pros were running CRF 450's that were destroked to 440.

[MXRACER86]

Hey....why wasn't Shane Hitt in this race?????

[TCracin440ex]

hitt only does TT now

[FourFiftyFour]

Originally posted by quadchick3
Umm leslie ragon won womens b/c....

i thought misti got first and leslie got 2nd...i think someone posted wrong results somewhere

[Bush0102]

Kara are you racing at Lake Whitney or are you just going to be watching?

[FourFiftyFour]

im racing at lake whitney

but i wont be anything spectacular..... im out of shape and havent gotten really good ride time in a year bc of those issues my quad had, itll be fun tho

[BlueZ440]

Good coverage..I was there in person and got BEAT bad..:D
I had the best weekend ever..I met Doug and Jones and got video of everything..

[EvilJester400EX]

Got that video on the internet?:cool:

[BlueZ440]

Originally posted by EvilJester400EX
Got that video on the internet?:cool:

Not yet..I'm going to try and get my friend to post it on his website, so people can see the PROS in Action..

Oh yeah and someone said gust was 5 seconds behind..UMM NO..Try about 3.

[BlueZ440]

Tim
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/bluez440/glen011.jpg

Doug catching air
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/bluez440/glen010.jpg

[BlueZ440]

Doug & Jones

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/bluez440/glen003.jpg

[BlueZ440]

Tim,Doug,Jones,Kory

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/bluez440/glen012.jpg

[team_450_88]

Our Local boy Ragon did AWESOME..1st in pro am unlimted...way to throw down ragon !!

[QuadJunkies]

Blue, how did you do on Sun.??? Did you get some good vidoes for me to make you a video with??!!! :blah: :macho
Regardless of how you all done Im still proud of ya ;)

[hondaracer305]

so noone knows when they will be racing at Echeconee??

Great coverage BTW.

[sharkinthepool]

Originally posted by atvmx14
Anyone else notice that this thread already has 119 replies and 17728 views... 2004's race is at the bottom of this forum with only 122 replies and 14747 views and its been a full year..
All i got to say is awesome that makes me happy to see that everyone still has interest in this sport and that its growing so fast..:devil: :devil:

Rock on

Yeah the quad market is starting to BOOM!:eek: As long as the Major 4 keep building the better machines and do not slack off. I was kind of nervous when the 2 stroke BS was released. But with the 450R and the yfz450, I think it will be OK. I do not have a problem with bikes, but I know we have a pretty good size local shop, that took over one of the K-mart stores. They say the quad thing is a craze and will never last. They hardly stock anything for quads, maybe some tires, and some skid plates.:grr:

I think that it is great that all the post are showing up and all the views to the thread. That shows just how much growth that we are seeing as an INDUSTRY!

[BlueZ440]

Originally posted by QuadJunkies
Blue, how did you do on Sun.??? Did you get some good vidoes for me to make you a video with??!!! :blah: :macho
Regardless of how you all done Im still proud of ya ;)

On Sunday I got a BIG 16 but I should of got a DNF cuz I pulled off because my grip came off. It was a MUD fest and I will NEVER race on a race like that again..people were off the track, hitting fences..Yeah it was bad..But at the end I had FUN..

What I want to know is what was H-BOMB doing on the helicopter? Are they following the GNC series?

[Lurch]

Round 4
April 2/3 2005
Echeconnee Off Road Park
Donny Banks
5070 Marshall Mill Rd
Lizella , GA 31052
Phone: 478-935-3206
tamara@capitolcycle.com
www.capitolcycle.com
Location: Lizella, GA

[sharkinthepool]

to bad Jason Luburg did not do better.:confused:

[Gabriel Racing]

i think its funny that all the first 6 riders ( not sure about Byrd ) were all riding WALSH!


also great great job Tim Farr, hope you take it all this year, and i hope gust protest's every race!


but everyone be safe and good luck in races and nationals to come!



see ya in Unadilla the track in New York.

[jones5790]

Glad to see a podium finish for my brother after last seasons mis-haps. I think Tim suprised quite a few people, but congrats none the less. I can't wait to see what happens when they get to a track they can race on. Trust me, Jeremiah's ready to rock and so is his Suzuki.:devil:

[AtvMxRider]

Originally posted by Admin
Virginia resident, Dallas Tapscott


Congradulations to Dallas he finished 1-1 in the 71 to 90 production class:macho . He races with my son and he is very good.

[Guy400]

Woohoo...Tim representin' North Canton:D

Great job to all those involved in bringing us this awesome coverage!

[herb]

Originally posted by AtvMxRider
Congradulations to Dallas he finished 1-1 in the 71 to 90 production class:macho . He races with my son and he is very good.

District 13 did pretty good as a whole. Dallas 1-1, his brother Dexter(who i've raced plenty) 8-2 for 4th in open B, Tyler Edmondson went 2-2 in a 50 class , and his brother Eddie went 1-1 in youth prod. Glad they did well coming all the way from VA. Good Job.

[Pappy]

Originally posted by Guy400

Great job to all those involved in bringing us this awesome coverage!

yes, very very good job!

[ThumPIN_450R]

Originally posted by BlueZ440
On Sunday I got a BIG 16 but I should of got a DNF cuz I pulled off because my grip came off. It was a MUD fest and I will NEVER race on a race like that again..people were off the track, hitting fences..Yeah it was bad..But at the end I had FUN..

What I want to know is what was H-BOMB doing on the helicopter? Are they following the GNC series?

I'm the one that hit the fence blue i was running 2nd in prod. B and my front end started to push in the mud going into the corner and then the soft mud took ahold of my quad and sucked me off the side of the track and into the fence:eek2: I was not a happy person for shure

[BlueZ440]

Originally posted by ThumPIN_450R
I'm the one that hit the fence blue i was running 2nd in prod. B and my front end started to push in the mud going into the corner and then the soft mud took ahold of my quad and sucked me off the side of the track and into the fence:eek2: I was not a happy person for shure

Damn that sucks thump450.. You were haulin ***** 2..I was laughing my ***** off when you took the wood sticks and sign out..:D Did you pass everyone again? I sure had fun out in Cali..I'm ready for another round..

I think next time I'm running with the 10yr olds..LOL

[400ex45]

Originally posted by Guy400
Woohoo...Tim representin' North Canton:D

Great job to all those involved in bringing us this awesome coverage!

what do you mean by north canton other then kames

[BRETZ56]

He moved from canal fulton, although I thought it was somewhere in Massillon

[Guy400]

He actually lives in Canal Fulton which butts up next to North Canton. In fact, many race results show him being from North Canton.

[daddio]

thumpin....... looks like you had a good weekend. Did you finish ahead of drew in the second moto? I was distracted and missed your guy's race. I thought Reed wrecked and got hurt, because he pulled off the track. As it turned out, sombody ran into the back of him and broke the fitting for the rear brake line, and he didn't want to ride without brakes.

[Dice Wiley]

Originally posted by Ralph
i new Tim would beat some *** out there, i was the only one who said he could do it, SHAME ON YOU GUYS! u were right, man. my predictions stunk. can i get some lottery numbers?:D

[400ex45]

Originally posted by Guy400
He actually lives in Canal Fulton which butts up next to North Canton. In fact, many race results show him being from North Canton.

yah i know i seen it say massillon which i hope they wouldnt :D

[catch22blaster]

cool pics:p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p

[mitchummm]

Were they really strict as far as sound goes at Glen Helen. Does anybody knows what a Pro Circuit T4 slip-on runs of a 450r (decibles).
Also were they strick with number backgrounds in B and C production or B and C 4 stroke.
Do you think they willl let me run my blue backgorunds and plates with white numbers in production C? Or what about black backgrounds and plates with white number or even white backgrounds and plates with black numbers?
thanks

[daddio]

they were only strict on sound for the pro class. all the am. classes were just warned to get their bikes quiet.
they didn't seem to care what number plate background you had, as long as you had a front number plate on the front bumper.

[BlueZ440]

you need a front and rear bumper plate..Also make sure you are with in 50inches..

I know there was one pipe that didn't pass..It was a real short silencer..I forgot the name..

[mitchummm]

Ok good deal. I have three sets of colors (backgrounds, front and rear plates) but there is no way i would put ugly *** yellow on the 450r. now way. so you thinking i'll be fine with my Pro Circuit t-4 slip on, i just left the spark arrestor on for now at least. My forst race is the Birch Creek race when i turn 16 on the 17th of April.

I am still undecidd to run eiother Production C or Production B.
Does anyone have any videos of both classes i can watch?
Thanks

[BlueZ440]

If you are a beg in your local area sign up for SUPER BEG in the GNC. If you are in the INT sign up for prod C..:D

I ran prod c and 4stroke c and got my ***** handed to me..But I'm super slow..:p

[mitchummm]

I think i am ging to do production C. I will go to Echeconee race ( i wish it was 2 weeks later so i could legally race it) and watch the c class riders. I am good at carrying my speed and staying low over any jumps, i am fast in the corners, but skipping whoops and holeshots i couold use some work, but that is what my practice track is for. for the 16-24 age class,how good are they, i bet they would be really good because thats your prome years for racing(except for Doug Gust)

[herb]

for the 16-24 age class,how good are they,






fast.:eek2:

[BRETZ56]

Also were they strick with number backgrounds in B and C production or B and C 4 stroke.

Only pro amd pro/am can run blue backgrounds with white numbers

[mitchummm]

What about WHITE backgrounds and Black numbers?

[BlueZ440]

I ran black back grounds with white numbers..

[SRH]

unless its changed for c class you have to run black backgrounds with white numbers, b is yellow backgrounds A is white i think and blue is pro

[Sandsjbyz22]

The ATVA has "suggested" background colors for each class. The only one that you cannot have like Bretz said is Blue backgrounds. Some of the local AMA districts make you have a certain background per class.