2005 WORCS Round #3 Payette, ID

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We arrived at Clay Peaks MX Park on Friday morning. The weather was great; sunny and 75 degrees, which was a nice break from soggy Seattle.

I had never been to Clay Peaks before and I was quite impressed with it.
The facility is operated by the county of Payette. The track is well maintained and groomed regularly. For the most part, the track is soft loam and sand, with patches of blue groove in some areas.
One of the most noticable features of the track is the hill climb coming out of the gate....

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Yes, it's really that steep...

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This year Rekluse Motor Sports is one of the sponsors for the WORCS series.
They had a booth set up throughout the weekend.
They had several bikes and a quad available for anyone who wanted to test ride the Rekluse z-start clutch system.

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Rekluse had plenty of merchandise available, including their anodized clutch covers.

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The guys at Rekluse were kept busy throughout the day tending to customers and riders.
They also performed an impromptu install demonstration that drew several curious onlookers.

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Practice was soon underway, So I decided to hike up the hill and get a couple shots from up above. About half way up I was really wishing I would have rode instead of hiked...but once I got to the top, it was well worth the hike. You could see for miles.

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While up there I decided to hang out and take a few photos. The cross-country section that is in the upper part of the track had several wide sweepers like this one.

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This is another sweeper in the upper section of the track.

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After hanging out on top for a while, I decided to make my way back down to the MX part of the track.
Some of the jumps had decent lips, allowing for a lot of air if desired. #123, Jonathan Garcia, was having fun showing off the underside of his Predator. Jonathan qualified for the Pro-Am class in Sunday's main event.

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heresa pic of Shawn from Rekluse,Shawn is racing a stock 450r . This was his first Quad race!!! How exciting!! We have got to know the guys over at Rekluse since they are local, and you wont meet a nicer bunch of guys...

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For the Pro Prod,Prod A,Prod. B Stock A, Stock B I was able to get some shots of the riders in the trails section.

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the sand trails would show deep ruts very early in the race. At times, there was holes 3 ft deep :eek:

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Doug Eichner was holding second place ,Josh Fredericks in third for the first couple laps

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another shot of Josh

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Local rider Lance Hallworth would be the one to pull off the holeshot and take lead for the first couple laps.

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from what the riders told me after Sundays race, the track was more brutal on Sat. in the trail and MX

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this section of the trail was abit tricky, lots of riders got stuck in the section
If Im not mistaken,this is local rider Daryl Shooty

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local rider Troy Lugan riding the Prod. B class has some serious issues in the trials with suspetion and ground clearnace.He later got that dialed in for the Vet B+30 class on Sundays race .

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I later moved over to get some shots of the MX section.
This track is a very fast running course, at times you can be hitting 5th gear

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Im happy to report there was no serious injuries over the wk end, a few lost tires,ALOT of broken plastic and pipes laying in the trails:eek2: , and a few riders I was told ran out of fuel

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you would never know for a minute these guys got tired!

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I later moved over to the main hill to get some video and shots of the holeshot.
I beleive this was the stock C,spt. 15-29.30+C,40+C,50+, Women A
Thisis local Rider Dave Blair on his crf450

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the track had a fwe changes for the better this year thanks to Payette County and organizers who got some feeback from a fwe of the local riders are throwing in a few jumps this year.

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the changes were minor, yet enough to spice things up a bit ..

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in the background you can see the fast section!

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Im sorry I didnt get a chance to get alot of the riders names this wk end as it was a bit hectic trying to get shots all over the track .:o

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local rider Nate Burley

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gotta luv the sound of a piped V! :blah: :macho

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this is some shots of the sprt. 16/29 A, spt. 16/29 B, 30+A,30+B,40+A,40+B
Local rider Paul Emond .I believe Paul raced in the 30+A

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Troy Lugan taking an outside pass. Troy rode almostthe whoe race with no front OR rear brakes. :eek:

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Troyl Lugan took 1st place in the Vet 30+ B class .he will be running A class next race

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heres a shot of the sweeper, the minis took this hill and leads back into some trails then into another downhill

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local rider Bryan Emond raced the sport 16-29 class.

You can also find vidoe coverage at www.QuadJunkies.neptune.com

Harlen will also be hosting clips

[daddio]

Originally posted by QuadJunkies
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that's me..........

[BlueZ440]

cool pictures

[ThumPIN_450R]

Originally posted by QuadJunkies
Im happy to report there was no serious injuries over the wk end, a few lost tires,ALOT of broken plastic and pipes laying in the trails:eek2: , and a few riders I was told ran out of fuel

that pic is of ron mitchell from pasco washington

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Okay, I finally had time to get some more photos edited...Most of them are misc. shots taken over the weekend...I have tons of photos! I think I got a decent shot of almost everyone that raced, so if you don't see your pic posted here, let me know and I'll try to get one up.


This is Production A class rider #135, Drew Lattimar, from Enumclaw, WA

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#191, Reed Petchnick, from Kent, WA took 1st place in the 12-15 yr. mod ATV class.

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#128 Alejandro Flores from Ajo, AZ finished the 12-15 yr. mod ATV class in 2nd place.

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#1967, Troy Lugan. (congrats on the 1st place finish!)

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#94, Zack Herrera, placed 3rd in Production A, qualifying him for Sunday's Pro-am race.

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I'm not sure who this is, but if some one could help ID him that would be great. :)

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#909 Paul Pogue of Renton, WA, and #135, Drew Lattimar during Friday's practice.

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Lonnie Sortor, #142 from Truckee, CA finished 2nd in the Stock B class.

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#117, Drew Mitchell, from Pasco, WA placed 4th in Production A.

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#89, Chris Bennet from Flagstaff, AZ took 5th place in the Stock A class.

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Kevin Burrell from West Jordan, UT finished 6th in the Stock A class

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#171, Chance Mayfield was the only rider in the Utility class.

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Yet another unknown rider...

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[BlueZ440]

Originally posted by raptorchick
#89, Chris Bennet from Flagstaff, AZ took 5th place in the Stock A class.

That's me behind..:macho

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Here's several riders coming down from the GP portion of the track to the mx section.

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This guy just had too much mud on him to be able to figure out who he was. :D

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I'll be posting more photos as I get them edited. If you don't see your pic here, let me know what # you are, what quad you were riding and what class, and I'll see if I can find your photo.

[BlueZ440]

any other COOL picture of ME?? PROD B #1970 I think..

[Trx52t]

Hey sweet pics, keep up the good work, Nice picture of me number 117. Didnt have a great ride int he pro/am race. Had a chain let go 40+ minutes in. Didnt have a great start either but owell

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Originally posted by BlueZ440
any other COOL picture of ME?? PROD B #1970 I think..

I'll check...I still have about 600 photos to go through, so it may take a little while.

[CannondaleRider]

Originally posted by raptorchick
#171, Chance Mayfield was the only rider in the Utility class.


I'm racing my Cannondale next year, i'm tired of going so slow:(.......but I was getting more tired of not racing lol

But my Dale damn sure better be ready by then.

i think i'm gonna run Stock A:D

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Originally posted by raptorchick
BlueZ440 LMAO!! Blue, are you flirting????!!! :p :D

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Actually NO..That was when my battery cable came off, so I cut the track and finish..I was making sure the girls didn't have a problem with it..:(

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better luck next year Blue.. :( ;)

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Originally posted by QuadJunkies
better luck next year Blue.. :( ;)

Oh I'm going to WA to win PROD B this year..:D :grr:

[WORCSYFZ199]

Any of me #199 on a black YFZ, bright yellow helmet? I did the practice and unclassified and the Open A and Pro-Am races.

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Originally posted by BlueZ440
Oh I'm going to WA to win PROD B this year..:D :grr:

maybe I'll race prod B:blah: just kiddin blue we can be a atvriders.com prod a prod b sweep of the first place spot:macho

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would be cool to have a west coast Atvriders Race team.... :D :macho

[daddio]

Originally posted by raptorchick
This guy just had too much mud on him to be able to figure out who he was. :D
thats Sean Mchugh from Enumclaw,wa in the 30+ c class.

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Originally posted by WORCSYFZ199
Any of me #199 on a black YFZ, bright yellow helmet? I did the practice and unclassified and the Open A and Pro-Am races.

There's a good pic of you in the Pro/Pro-am thread...
http://www.exriders.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=159055&perpage=15&pagenumber=4

I believe I have a couple more besides that one...I'll have to check.


Thanks daddio for helping ID the muddy guy. :D

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yeah I saw that Pro-Am one, pretty cool, thanks for checking if you have anymore

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Originally posted by WORCSYFZ199
yeah I saw that Pro-Am one, pretty cool, thanks for checking if you have anymore

I'll check...if I have anymore good ones, I'll post them tonight.

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Originally posted by ThumPIN_450R
maybe I'll race prod B:blah: just kiddin blue we can be a atvriders.com prod a prod b sweep of the first place spot:macho

Let's do it THUMP.. I'm pretty Slow but I can last forever...:macho
All I have to do is look for a Fence.. Just PLaying... I'm in for the atvriders.com prod b..:D See you in a few months..