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Admin
09-10-2005, 08:38 PM
Paducah, KY – Round #5 of the Extreme Dirt Track Series headed west to the Paducah International Speedway and the riders were greeted with temps in the 90’s with high humidity, but atleast it has remained dry. A total of 352 riders signed up for this weekend’s event.

Unfortunately and disappointingly, this years event has been extremely disorganized and the track owner is even forcing the press to pay the $30 gate fee just to cover the event, and even had a journalist for another publication escorted off the property when he argued his point that the media shouldn’t be forced to pay an entrance fee, and I personally agree him 100%.

I even considered not posting the Live Coverage because of the way they treated a fellow journalist, but it wouldn’t be fair to those that look forward to the coverage, plus I heard that Keith Little’s girl friend wanted to know if the coverage would be up tonight, so I couldn’t let her down or the rest of the Extreme Dirt Track fans, and special thanks goes out of Mike at the track for providing the help with the coverage and paying the entrance fee.

The Pro Championship point chase heated up after Elizabeth City with Darin Ogden taking the Win followed by Tim Farr and Brad Covington. Farr’s 2nd place finish was enough to catapult him into the points lead with both Goodman and Little dropping out of the lead after little had engine issues and Goodman wasn’t able to get around Scott Morris, which dropped him back to 2nd place in points with Darin Ogden moving up into 3rd.

Zac Willet will not be in the Pro lineup this weekend after wrecking on his bicycle, but Jackie Meadows will be after making atleast an one race return from retirement.

Full Results Here (http://www.atvriders.com/results/2005EDT05Paducah.html)

Pro Heat One Lineup
111 Jackie Meadows
87 Bobby Bond
12 Keith Little
2 Darin Ogden
67 Darrell Rath
112 Adam Anderson
8 Cody Anderson

Keith Little had his Lonestar/Yamaha YFZ450 rebuilt and ready to go this weekend in Paducah as he jumped out to the early lead and never looked back as he lead the entire race with the Win over last week’s winner Darin Ogden with Daryl Rath Finishing in third.

Jackie meadows finished out in fourth place, after he decided to make a comeback from retirement aboard aboard a Yamaha YFZ450, and he has been training hard the past few weeks trying to get his YFZ and himself dialed in for tonight’s event.

We asked Jackie why did he decide to come back to racing after he planned on retiring after last year’s race, and he said “I am not real good at quitting.” Fair enough, and it was great to have him back in the lineup.

Results 4:32 Race Time
1. #12 Keith Little
2. #2 Darin Ogden
3. #67 Daryl Rath
4. #111 Jackie Meadows
5. #112 Adam Anderson
6. #8 Cody Anderson
7. #87 Bobby Bond

Admin
09-10-2005, 08:52 PM
Pro Heat Two Lineup
426 Kelsey Stann
38 Eric Jennings
708 Harold Goodman
9 Lee Reineccius
206 Chris Firsto
5 Shane Hitt

Shane Hitt hasn’t been able to get the results he has been looking for this season, so he planned on making some changes to his Suzuki setup before Paducah. Shane Hitt and Paul Turner must have done something because he rode flawlessly in the Heat and lead from start to finish to take the Heat Win, which earned him a spot on the front row for the Main, and if he manages to get the Holeshot, Shane could be on his way to his first win of the season. Finishing in second place behind Shane Hitt was Chris Fristoe with HB racing’s Eric Jennings in third.

Harold Goodman finished in last with his goggles off, which won't help his chances of regaining the points lead starting the Main on the back row.


Results 4:33 Race Time
1. #5 Shane Hitt
2. #206 Chris Fristoe
3. #38 Eric Jennings
4. #426 Kelsey Stann
5. #09 Lee Reineccius
6. #708 Harold Goodman

Admin
09-10-2005, 08:52 PM
Pro Heat Three Lineup
27 Brad Riley
43 Scott Morris
48 Jerry Lauber
4 Tim Farr
22 Brad Covington
626 Jason England


Tim Farr opted not to race in the Pro Am Class last week to save his engine for the Main, and it worked out for him as he finished in second place behind Darin Ogden to take over the points lead.

Tonight, Tim is looking to extend his points lead, and he was off to a great start with the Win in Heat 3 with Brad Covington apply some pressure to Farr early, but by the end of the race, Covington had given Farr plenty of breathing room, but remained in 2nd place to finish the race in front of Brad Riley.

Tim Farr finished the race in 4:30, which was the fastest race time, which will earn him first pick on the starting grid in the Main Event scheduled for 9:30PM Central Time.


Results 4:30 Race Time
1. #4 Tim Farr
2. #22 Brad Covington
3. #27 Brad Riley
4. #43 Scott Morris
5. #48 Jerry Lauber
6. #626 Jason England

Admin
09-10-2005, 09:58 PM
Pro Main

Shane Hitt jumped out to the early lead with Keith Little and Tim Farr battling for the second spot with Chris Fristoe up to the 4th spot before he dropped out of the race after a mishap, which allowed Daryl Rath to move into the 4th spot. Harold Goodman and Jackie Meadows became tangled up early in the race, which dropped the pair back to the rear of the pack.

Meanwhile, Darin Ogden was off to a horrible start and was back to 13th early in the race, but was quickly charging his way through the pack picking up a position a lap it seemed at times. Out front the battle remained on between Little and Farr with Tim Farr applying some serious pressure to Keith Little, but with only a few laps to go, Keith received the break he needed when Tim Farr almost spun out, which allowed Keith Little to pull away from Tim, but he would be no match for Shane Hitt as he easy went on to win his first race of the season and extended his winning streak at Paducah.

Keith Little would take the checkered flag with a 2nd place finish with Tim Farr maintaining 3rd place ahead of Daryl Rath in the 4th spot, and amazingly, Darin Ogden managed to work his way up 8th positions to finish 5th.

Tim Farr’s second place finish helped him extend his points lead over both Goodman and Ogden, which will give Farr some breathing room heading into Texas, but in racing anything can happen as Keith Little proved last season with his Championship after Tim Farr held the points lead heading into Texas.

Top Five Results
1. Shane Hitt
2. Keith Little
3. Tim Farr
4. Daryl Rath
5. Darin Ogden

yogi
09-11-2005, 12:38 PM
fristoe didnt have motor problems,he flipped 5 times coming back on the infield. dasa built that rocket of a motor, he broke the top walsh heim ends.

Admin
09-11-2005, 01:05 PM
Originally posted by yogi
fristoe didnt have motor problems,he flipped 5 times coming back on the infield. dasa built that rocket of a motor, he broke the top walsh heim ends.

Thanks for information

Cody_300ex
09-11-2005, 03:15 PM
Originally posted by yogi
fristoe didnt have motor problems,he flipped 5 times coming back on the infield. dasa built that rocket of a motor, he broke the top walsh heim ends.

He didnt flip five times lol, maybe 2. He was fine he bent that enormous pipe, grab bar, broke a heim joint, bent a hub, possilbly the steering stem. He will be in Texas were I hopefully can tag along with him. I felt really bad for him casue he just got the bike built the week before and put the engine in friday mourning. Hitt was on fire friday in practice and sat. in practice. Im not a suzuki guy at all, but damn that engine of hitts was just crazy fast.

quad9
09-11-2005, 04:09 PM
need all the final standings please

Harvey
09-11-2005, 06:40 PM
Edited:
Complete Results are Posted Click Here (http://www.atvriders.com/results/2005EDT05Paducah.html)

quad9
09-12-2005, 10:33 AM
any pics???????????

Admin
09-12-2005, 10:37 AM
Originally posted by quad9
any pics???????????

The race report will be posted this week

quad9
09-12-2005, 11:20 AM
ok thanks, my buddy won the 25+ and the 30+ classes, i was just wanting to see some pics.
thanks

400exTN
09-12-2005, 09:39 PM
glad to see jackie meadows back racing. anyone know if he will be racing in texas?

yogi
09-13-2005, 10:47 PM
Originally posted by quad9
ok thanks, my buddy won the 25+ and the 30+ classes, i was just wanting to see some pics.
thanks

he didnt win the 25+ justin fielder won that, they scored it wrong

smorris
09-14-2005, 04:55 AM
They didn't score it wrong......Fielder (or whoever it was)was penalized for rough riding.
It seems that he slammed into several people getting to the front , and possibly could have hurt someone.Ken Marcou led most of the race until he was taken out on the next to the last lap.The official penalized him several positions.

iceracer65
09-14-2005, 08:42 AM
here are a few pictures i got

Morris

iceracer65
09-14-2005, 08:43 AM
goodman

iceracer65
09-14-2005, 08:43 AM
ogden

iceracer65
09-14-2005, 08:44 AM
anderson

iceracer65
09-14-2005, 08:45 AM
rath

iceracer65
09-14-2005, 08:46 AM
meadows

yogi
09-14-2005, 08:35 PM
Originally posted by smorris
They didn't score it wrong......Fielder (or whoever it was)was penalized for rough riding.
It seems that he slammed into several people getting to the front , and possibly could have hurt someone.Ken Marcou led most of the race until he was taken out on the next to the last lap.The official penalized him several positions.

i dont call taking someones line away,a take out, he didnt even move out of the blue groove,but its pretty good when someone takes a stock bike & wins a tt the first one he raced in 6 years!ken marcou spun out on his own..

iceracer65
09-14-2005, 09:35 PM
if "taking" a persons line away includes contact, its rough riding.

any move that risks both the hitter and the hitee to go on their head, should be penalized.

yogi
09-15-2005, 07:47 PM
Originally posted by iceracer65
if "taking" a persons line away includes contact, its rough riding.

any move that risks both the hitter and the hitee to go on their head, should be penalized.

then your not a real racer!!

Cody_300ex
09-15-2005, 08:17 PM
Originally posted by yogi
then your not a real racer!!

Really, rubbing is racing. I have to clean rubber of my nerfs after every one of my local race. But I dont take it as far to risk someones life, or cause injury.

450r51
09-16-2005, 09:27 AM
wow u tt guys r girls, if u think a little rubbing and bumbing is rought riding then u should not be racing a quad. every type of racing has bumbing, nascar,mx and even street bike racing has it. wow u guys should grow a pair.

quad9
09-16-2005, 09:47 AM
I did not mean to start a fight, i just asked if there was any pics to be posted.

iceracer65
09-16-2005, 09:49 AM
ive been on my head enough times to take it easy with the banging.

besides, passing a guy cleanly has a demoralizing affect on the competition, driving over them just makes them mad!

450r51
09-16-2005, 09:51 AM
i see what u mean, but when he said rubbing was illegal in racing, i had to say something. because in everytype of racing it is legal unless u purposely try to knock someone off or out of the race

smorris
09-16-2005, 10:23 AM
Rubbing is gonna happen once in a while.But it was my understanding that this incident was more like a slam pass.
Several of the guys in this race and a few that were watching
said that this guy came across the inside of the turn over the tires and slammed into a couple of the riders.In the process he ended up in front.If it wasnt that bad then probably Smitty would not have penalized him.I have never known Smitty to play favorites.He is usually very fair.And I dont beleive he would have
done anything if there was not a good reason.Race hard, but understand that people can get hurt badly!

iceracer65
09-16-2005, 10:32 AM
i didnt see what happened. but Kenny was not a happy camper when he came back to the trailer!

he deserved at least one win!

on to texas!

PeeWee21
09-16-2005, 11:15 AM
The thing about rubbing in TT racing is this.....all it takes is a little contact to get put on your lid, when your tires are hot and sticky, to much steering input can put you in a " bucking bronco " type ride, it's not up and down but side to side, and it's extremely difficult to recover from and most of the time you end up off your quad and watching it roll about 20 times down the track!!!

quad9
09-16-2005, 11:43 AM
ok dumb?? of the day what is UNK

450r51
09-16-2005, 02:12 PM
unknown

LT80
09-22-2005, 12:13 PM
So at first I'm remembering Mr.Nacarato (nacs) explaining to me "some ppl think nerf bars are for safety.Their made for nerfing"

Then I remember when Leslie Wells purposely "nerfed" Angela in the right side. Angela then nerfed a rider on her left and he nerfed the guard rails and flew over them. Angela got a concussion and a bunch of track rash.The rider that flew over the guard rails suffered also. (BTW this was all caught on tape.)

At the same race, Angela nosed into a tire and was in last place. She passed everyone and was in the passing lane and comming into the final turn for the checkered.She went sideways as to be straigh for the track and hit Heather. Angela took the checkered and the rest was pissed. All of a sudden there was boo-hoo'n about rough riding. When 2 race lanes point at each other, contact will be made! FYI: Heather wasn't even close to getting hurt.
Of course after seeing the tape, Wells and the ATVA did have a talk.

It's a tough issue and there cannot be a "no rub" rule IMO. The referee has to see it and rule accordingly (unfortunatly).

Personally, I have never seen ken Marcou spin out. He is a born and bred TT racer.
I think Yogi explained it best:"when someone takes a stock bike & wins a tt the first one he raced in 6 years!"
YA RIGHT!! Thanks Yogi. We all were unsure of what happened till we read that.
Is this the same dude that showed up at Lorretta's a few years back with a stock (lights and all) 250R and signed up in the pro class?!. LOL
:eek2: :rolleyes: :D :D

yogi
09-22-2005, 11:37 PM
Originally posted by LT80
So at first I'm remembering Mr.Nacarato (nacs) explaining to me "some ppl think nerf bars are for safety.Their made for nerfing"

Then I remember when Leslie Wells purposely "nerfed" Angela in the right side. Angela then nerfed a rider on her left and he nerfed the guard rails and flew over them. Angela got a concussion and a bunch of track rash.The rider that flew over the guard rails suffered also. (BTW this was all caught on tape.)

At the same race, Angela nosed into a tire and was in last place. She passed everyone and was in the passing lane and comming into the final turn for the checkered.She went sideways as to be straigh for the track and hit Heather. Angela took the checkered and the rest was pissed. All of a sudden there was boo-hoo'n about rough riding. When 2 race lanes point at each other, contact will be made! FYI: Heather wasn't even close to getting hurt.
Of course after seeing the tape, Wells and the ATVA did have a talk.

It's a tough issue and there cannot be a "no rub" rule IMO. The referee has to see it and rule accordingly (unfortunatly).

Personally, I have never seen ken Marcou spin out. He is a born and bred TT racer.
I think Yogi explained it best:"when someone takes a stock bike & wins a tt the first one he raced in 6 years!"
YA RIGHT!! Thanks Yogi. We all were unsure of what happened till we read that.
Is this the same dude that showed up at Lorretta's a few years back with a stock (lights and all) 250R and signed up in the pro class?!. LOL
:eek2: :rolleyes: :D :D

well i didnt race but i watched the guy that was in the lead on a blue bike spin out on his own!!! i guess born & bred tt racers like chris fristoe never make a mistake either! as for the squid that was in the pro class it must have been you!& for the guy that was on a stock bike & won. he also won the 25+ motocross championship last year.how many have you won??

LT80
09-23-2005, 08:15 AM
No wins for me. I raced with fun in mind and to stay out of the way,but my national numbers have been 5th-9th-9th-14th. 40+ class
Oldest son has 4 top ten finishes in 4 years of racing in the 90 production class
Youngest son has 2 top 10 finishes in 2 years of racing the 90 production class
Daughter is bad ***! 5 GNC Womans class wins with 3-#2's plus top 5 finishes in 16-24/open A classes

I guess I can't argue much about it as I wasn't there. If there is a track to spin out on, it's Paducha!It was like ice in the daytime when I raced it.:eek2:
You race Yogi?

smorris
09-23-2005, 05:20 PM
Originally posted by LT80
So at first I'm remembering Mr.Nacarato (nacs) explaining to me "some ppl think nerf bars are for safety.Their made for nerfing"

Then I remember when Leslie Wells purposely "nerfed" Angela in the right side. Angela then nerfed a rider on her left and he nerfed the guard rails and flew over them. Angela got a concussion and a bunch of track rash.The rider that flew over the guard rails suffered also. (BTW this was all caught on tape.)

At the same race, Angela nosed into a tire and was in last place. She passed everyone and was in the passing lane and comming into the final turn for the checkered.She went sideways as to be straigh for the track and hit Heather. Angela took the checkered and the rest was pissed. All of a sudden there was boo-hoo'n about rough riding. When 2 race lanes point at each other, contact will be made! FYI: Heather wasn't even close to getting hurt.
Of course after seeing the tape, Wells and the ATVA did have a talk.

It's a tough issue and there cannot be a "no rub" rule IMO. The referee has to see it and rule accordingly (unfortunatly).

Personally, I have never seen ken Marcou spin out. He is a born and bred TT racer.
I think Yogi explained it best:"when someone takes a stock bike & wins a tt the first one he raced in 6 years!"
YA RIGHT!! Thanks Yogi. We all were unsure of what happened till we read that.
Is this the same dude that showed up at Lorretta's a few years back with a stock (lights and all) 250R and signed up in the pro class?!. LOL
:eek2: :rolleyes: :D :D
Yeah, I was there in orville, and at lorettas when all that went on..That was a nasty crash when Leslie bumped em on the start!
And I think that guy on the stock bike that signed up pro class got black flagged...........he was getting in the way and making it dangerous for the other guys coming around him.He didnt know what he was getting into!

Cody_300ex
09-23-2005, 09:35 PM
Well Guys i hope ya'll all had fun cause more than likely there will be no more ATV or MC races at PIR due to new ownership of a dirt track car guy. He has plans to pave it but I am not sure when. This sucks cause PIR is the main track for our local series. :(

LT80
09-24-2005, 02:00 PM
A yankee rider eater...:eek2: :blah: :D LOL

That indeed sucks for your series. I liked the track, it could be made into a great TT track with the right direction.

Cody_300ex
09-24-2005, 03:05 PM
Originally posted by LT80
A yankee rider eater...:eek2: :blah: :D LOL

That indeed sucks for your series. I liked the track, it could be made into a great TT track with the right direction.

lol that was a joke between 300exrida and me. But I got to thinking about it and possibly there is a chance for a super motard track but I doubt it.