Rockhouse Six Hour Team Race

[Bonnie Cook]

The day was going to be HOT. 20 teams were ready to race and boy did we have a surprise for them!
We lined up the starting line, then told them that the last row would go first cause they had to run to their bikes, then turn them around backwards, cause the track entered behind them!!!

[Bonnie Cook]

Here is Row Two, the A Class starting out, running!

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The A's starting off.

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Then on the last row, the Pro's running.
Team riders were:
Santo DeRisi and Noel Cook
Mike Houston and Bryan Cook
Gary Bryson and Mike Bryson
Josh Allen and Cory Salmon
Shon Franklin and Travis Styles

[Bonnie Cook]

Here they are, getting their machines whipped around. Mike Houston takes the holeshot into the woods for lap one.

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On lap one, Mike Houston and Santo DeRisi still hadn't passed all the riders that started off in front of them, here, Mike is trying to pass one more on the motocross track.

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On the end of lap two, Santo DeRisi took over the lead, but Mike Houston was right behind him.

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On lap four, Bryan Cook (Mike Houston's teammate) took over the lead with Noel Cook out on the track for Santo.

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Here Noel Cook comes in for second place, getting ready to switch off with DeRisi

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With Bryan Cook out on his third lap, Santo DeRisi has reeled his team back into contention, right with first place.

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By lap six, Houston was back out front and pulling away.

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Out on the motocross track, Mike Houston held the lead.

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Santo DeRisi still in second, but these boys needed to know, it was a six hour race, it was Hot (temperatures reaching into the 90's) it was going to be a long day!

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Here, one of the A Class teams - Matt Parker with teammate Jimmy Houston Jr.

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Another A Class team - Joey and Chris Coogler, both sharing Joey Coogler's Honda.

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Just three hours into the race, here Cook is out front.

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Ryan Reed, here racing through the woods. His teammate was Kevin Johnston in the B Class.

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Shon Franklin, here in third place (teammate Travis Styles) was holding off fourth place by less than a minute.

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Here is Josh Allen in fourth ( teammate Cory Salmon). These boys experienced quad trouble early on in the race, having to share Josh's Yamaha. Then after two hours of racing, Josh's quad blew up too, so they were out of the race next, leaving them to finish fifth.

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Here Angela Mason, teammate Jenna Gray, is racing hard in the C 30+ Class

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In the woods, Bryan Cook holds the lead still.

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After several more grueling hours of racing - Cook is ready to pass the torch on to his teammate Mike Houston.

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Mike Houston is out, ready to make up some more time.
By this time in the race, Houston and B.Cook are the only riders on the lead lap. They have even lapped second place, Santo DeRisi and Noel Cook. Luckily, their team has not endured any bad luck.

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In third place, Travis Styles is racing hard, only a few minutes behind Noel Cook and Santo DeRisi. Here, Styles has already lost his nose cone, and his rear plastic has taken a beaten, but he still rolls in consistently fast lap times.

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After nearly five hours of racing, this rider is catching some sleep before his partner comes in.

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Once Houston lapped DeRisi, his team has stayed right in with them for the remainder of the race. Here Bryan Cook is coming in to switch off and DeRisi is right behind them (but a lap down).

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One team rider that showed up to the track, without a partner was Jim Houston Sr. But, he lucked out when Jeff Robinson showed up with his quad, looking for a relaxing weekend. After bumming some clothes, he took off as Houston Sr's partner in the 30+ C Class. After several hours of racing his new quad, Jeff was forced to board Houston's quad and finish the race.

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Coming in to get scored, Jeff Robinson is the second rider.

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It was getting near the end of the six hours and these riders were looking tired. Here, Bryan Cook waits on Mike Houston to finish his laps.

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After a rough day for Santo DeRisi - his teammate, Noel Cook suffered a rough crash early in the race causing him a wrist, back, and neck injury. Then Santo's dry brake gas tank was leaking, spewing gas down his graphics and burning his inner legs. This team was racing on hard luck and a good time. Here Santo is still happy with the day.

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Out on the race track, Santo wasn't showing any mercy. Here he races hard to keep practicing for pushing himself.

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Here Bryan Cook brought it in for the last lap to be on Mike Houston.

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Houston was waiting, you could see the tiredness in his eyes, but he is a fighter to make a fast last lap still.

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Here Will Cashion takes one more lap. His teammate Nathan Boyd and he are racing in the A Class.

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And the checkered flag is out!
Congratulations to Mike Houston and Bryan Cook on their Overall.
Congratulations to all the teams that survived six hours!

[Bonnie Cook]

Pro Class results:
1st Mike Houston/Bryan Cook 5:51:56 29 laps 1st O/A
2nd Santo DeRisi/Noel Cook 5:52:49 28 laps 2nd O/A
3rd Shon Franklin/Travis Styles 5:55:36 28 laps 3rd O/A
4th Gary Bryson/Mike Bryson 6:02:14 22 laps 15th O/A
5th Josh Allen/Cory Salmon 2:47:04 13 laps 20th O/A

A Class Results:
1st Jimmy Houston/Matt Parker 5:57:05 27 laps 4th O/A
2nd Will Cashion/Nathan Boyd 6:06:34 27 laps 5th O/A
3rd Brian Toney/Todd Farmer 5:54:54 26 laps 6th O/A
4th Isaac Bentley/Corey Mitchell 5:56:24 26 laps 7th O/A
5th Joey Coogler/Chris Coogler 6:03:30 25 laps 9th O/A

B Class Results:
1st Kevin Johnston/Ryan Reed 6:04:07 26 laps 8th O/A
2nd Matt Hurdt/Derrick Owens 5:56:51 23 laps 13th O/A
3rd John Mullaney/Andrew Cornell 3:24:56 14 laps 19th O/A

C Class Results:
1st Randy Armes/Darron Carrigan 5:59:36 24 laps 12th O/A
2nd Brandon Absher/Danny Hayden 6:00:10 22 laps 14th O/A
3rd Raymond Ward/Kevin Michaels 6:07:04 21 laps 16th O/A

C 30+ Class Results:
1st Jim Houston Sr/Jeff Robinson 6:04:59 25 laps 10th O/A
2nd Mike Mason/Ryan Gunto 6:06:04 25 laps 11th O/A
3rd Stuart Sparks/Mike Gray 6:11:45 21 laps 17th O/A
4th Angela Mason/Jenna Gray 5:57:59 17 laps 18th O/A

[gump]

sounds like it was alot of fun, thanks for the report Bonnie !! next time check with my work schedule and plan accordingly... :D
Robinson you just thought you were finaly going to get to drink beer and watch.... he told me he finaly got a good partner, he must of forgot we won it in the winter race....
i heard someone is getting married, is this true Bonnie ??

[holeshot19]

did jeff get him a new bike:D

[gump]

Originally posted by holeshot19
did jeff get him a new bike:D
yup, he bought the 450r that shon frankiln built then sold, dang nice en !!!! axis shocks, gpr, hipers... etc, cracked the case cover though at the race, well it showed then, the guy he bought it from had just messed up his knee on it and that's where the crack came from, but it's taking care of..

[holeshot19]

:blah:

[zowdy]

gump,i'm assuming you run some of the mid east....how wide are the tracks generally?i've got +2 arms,which i know is not ideal.i race mx but have been dying to try xc.this question is directed at anyone in the mid east.

[holeshot19]

Originally posted by zowdy
gump,i'm assuming you run some of the mid east....how wide are the tracks generally?i've got +2 arms,which i know is not ideal.i race mx but have been dying to try xc.this question is directed at anyone in the mid east. most mideast tracks are tight and the last guy i know raced a 250r with +2 arms broke his thumb and was out of work for 6 weeks

[gump]

yeah what he said... mideast is cruel on quads, a gncc you could get by with, but i'd put the stock arms on for a mideast race.. come out and race with us, a bunch of good ole guys and gals at this series... be glad to have ya !!!

[zowdy]

thanks for the info & welcome.does mid east run a utility class?

[BROOKS]

Yes they do, Here's the hompage,
http://www.mideastinterstate.com/mideast/midindex.htm

[Jake99]

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