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10-29-2005, 06:53 AM
Valley View, PA - The fourth annual Maxxis 12 Hours of ATV America location was moved from its central Fort Dodge, IA location back east to Rausch Creek Motorsports Park in Valley View, PA in hopes of setting a new attendance record, but with fuel prices exceeding two dollars a gallon, attendance was down with only seventy teams entering compared to almost one hundred the previous year.

The Rausch Creek facility served as a perfect location with its extensive woods trail system and multiple motocross tracks, which were combined to form six mile long course with a mixture of tight woods, jumps, and high speed straight-aways.

The 12 hour event is split into two spit six-hour sessions with a two hour intermission in-between, and even with an early morning start, the race wouldn’t end till several hours after dark, which meant a lighting system is required.

Each session is started Le Mans Style with riders to sprinting to their quads on the sound of a shot gun blast. In session one, 2004 champions, Team Honda’s John Natalie Jr was the first off the line with the Holeshot aboard their electric start 2006 Honda TRX450R.

By the end lap one, Natalie Jr already created a several second lead over GT Thunder’s, Greg Trew in second. Lost Creek Cycle’s Jason Luburgh running in fifth immediately headed into the pits with an A-arm ripped out of the frame from hitting a rock, which sent them three laps down having the frame welded.

Three hours into the race, Team Honda’s lead would come to an end when Natalie Jr would clip a rock himself on a high speed section of the track sending him sailing over the bar. "The rock wasn't their earlier and I came through on the gas and couldn't react in time to avoid it, and I flew over the bars and might even got knocked out." said Natalie Jr. The wreck resulting in a broke off rear grab bar, damaged seat latch, and crushed light switch. An extended pit stop to access and fix the damage sent Team Honda back to the third spot with Team Polaris taking over the lead followed by Team Wahl as these two battled back and forth.

Chris Borich took over for Team Honda with the seat held on by bungee cords and regained the lead when Team Polaris transmission went south and Team Wahl headed into the pits to have their subframe bracket welded on their 450R in the fourth hour of the race.

By the end of session one, Team Honda held a seven minute lead over Hertz Racing in second overall followed by, A Class Team, Alba Action (Traci Cecco, Angela Bulter (Moore), Tyler Lenig) in the third overall position. Both Team Polaris and Team Wahl were back in the race, but several laps down.

In the final six hour session, Natalie Jr would once again start for Team Honda and grab yet another Holeshot and never look back as they lead the race till the checkered flag. Hertz Racing would maintain the runner up position and finish the race on the lead lap. Amazingly, Lost Creek Cycles Team was able to recover from an early three lap deficit to finish out the race only one lap down for the final podium position. “We knew it was a 12 hour race, and other teams were bound to have problems, so we kept riding hard the entire race,” said Jason Dunkelberger from Lost Creek Cycles.


I have posted photos to highlight the events of the 12 hour race and podium celebration.
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All the quads were lined up along pit row with the 2004 Champions (Chris Borich, John Natalie Jr, Cyle Chislock) staged at the front of the pack.

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10-29-2005, 06:54 AM
The sprint to the quads lined up had John Natalie Jr in the lead

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10-29-2005, 06:56 AM
John Natalie Jr grabbed the Holeshot with Polaris Matt Smiley and GT Thunder's Taylor Kiser in chase.

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10-29-2005, 06:57 AM
#7 Lost Creek Cycle's Jason Luburgh along with the rest of the pack behind the leaders were eating some serious roost as they headed into the woods.

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10-29-2005, 06:59 AM
#13 AIM performance on the gas

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10-29-2005, 07:00 AM
Jason Meek leads the way for the Synders Team aboard the Blaster

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10-29-2005, 07:01 AM
Buchanan Racing (Bill Hollenbeck , Ed Atwell , Cody Buchanan) were the last quad to leave the line.

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10-29-2005, 07:03 AM
By the end of lap one, John Natalie Jr would complete the lap with no one else in sight as he devloped atleast a 10 second lead.

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10-29-2005, 07:04 AM
Next riders through were GT Thunders’ Taylor Kiser followed by Hetrick Racing

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10-29-2005, 07:06 AM
The 3 Amigos (
3 Amigos Yamaha YFZ450 Mike Bard , Tony Botticello , Fred Johnson
) were running in 4th place

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10-29-2005, 07:07 AM
Jason Luburgh in 5th would pull into the Lost Creek Cycle pits to inform them that the frame was already cracked on their quad only after the first lap, so they rushed over the Jody Batesman’s pit to have it welded, so they could return to the race

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10-29-2005, 07:08 AM
30+ ATVriders.com Team (Jason Hughes , Dan Ketterer , Chuck Godshall) looked to be leading the way with Dirt First in hot pursuit, but an engine failure would send them to the pits to change out the engine and resumed the race several laps down.

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10-29-2005, 07:09 AM
Neil Belcher hard on the gas for John’s Mobile Repair

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10-29-2005, 07:11 AM
Team HMF was leading the way in the Utility Expert Class and using some serious body english to fly around the turn.

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10-29-2005, 09:44 AM
TPC PowerCenter( Lance Schwartz , Dave Porzi , George Richards) chaning out some front end parts on their Kawaski as the Utility machines have really been taken a beating today.

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10-29-2005, 09:51 AM
NJTNT.com( - Lou Russo , Ken Campbell , John Pierson) axle snapped on them, so they had to swap it out and head back out, and this Suzuki lost its wheel as the rocks are really playing havoc.

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10-29-2005, 09:53 AM
Team Polaris are running strong near the front and possibly in the lead now, an their only problem was a seat issue, so they swapped out seats from another machine have been tearing it up since.

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10-29-2005, 09:54 AM
John Cunningham's team have been rolling as they were up to 10th Overall and leading the B Class.

Go John!!!!

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10-29-2005, 09:58 AM
XCbob's Mike Lucas works his way past some traffic as they are currently leading the A Class.

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10-29-2005, 01:31 PM
John Natalie Jr shows off his fat lip from his dismount earlier in the day.

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10-29-2005, 01:35 PM
Pat Brown isn't racing this year, but he is participating in the 12 Hour Torture Test

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11-01-2005, 06:12 AM
The weather for 12 Hours of ATV America was cold with temps barely climbing above fifty degrees with a brisk wind out of the north, but anything was better than the rain at the 6 Hour race in the summer.

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11-01-2005, 06:14 AM
Rob Zimmerman's team only choices were Pro or Industry and they decided on the Industry Class, but early in the race, they were exceeding their expectation and wondering if they made the right decision.

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11-01-2005, 06:16 AM
RAB Offroad won the 6 Hour in Georgia aboard the Cannondale in Georgia, and they were determined to stick with it for the 12 Hour race, butr an engine failure would send them to the pits to swap out the engine.

Randy Brandt

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11-01-2005, 06:18 AM
Wahl Racing had their share of problems early in the race with subframe issues, which required a trip to the welder multiple times during the race, but it didn't hamper Adam McGill's spirit as he hammed it up for the camera

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11-01-2005, 06:19 AM
Laz Sommers keeps an eye on the MX track waiting for his son Brandon to appear from the woods. Early in the race, they would be forced to change out the entire rear end when the carrier bearing failed.

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11-01-2005, 06:22 AM
32 Alba Ironman - ( Todd Macke , Tommy Rich , Guy Sutton )

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11-01-2005, 06:25 AM
Lost Creek Cycles Matt White was hard on the gas trying to make up the three lap deficit the team was faced after frame failure in the first lap.

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11-01-2005, 06:27 AM
151 FD Racing - ( Jason Mickelson , Kevin Wehde , Jarrod Sheets ) experienced only one problem the entire race, which was a flat tire in the first session. C&D Racing's Colby Kostman had the Prairie in top running condition for the race.

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11-01-2005, 06:31 AM
881 Cardio Stack Utility - ( Jamie Bougher , Jim Stack , Todd Rothermel ) formed at the last minute when their 450R was deemed not worthy to race, so they broke out Stack's Rincon and switched to the Utility Expert Class and were up to 2nd Place.

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11-01-2005, 06:35 AM
975 Team Devil Dog - ( Tommy Bowling , Jason Perry , Brian Bonney ) pitted for some fuel for their fuel hungry VForce.

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11-01-2005, 06:40 AM
Angela Butler stands waiting with Rick & Traci Cecco prepared to head out on the track when Tyler Lenig returns to the pits, and for those wonder who is Angela Butler. Well she is better known as Angela Moore, but is now the lovely wife of Scott Butler.

Congrats Angela and Scott on your recent marriage :D

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11-01-2005, 06:41 AM
JB Racing's Jody Bateman was kept busy allday welding up machines to keep as many teams in the race as possible.

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11-01-2005, 06:42 AM
Rob Hertz left his 2005 GNCC Series bad luck at the Ironman and was off to a new beginnning as his team 91 Hertz Racing - ( Rob Hertz , Tom Hertz , Sean Neidlinger ) were on the move all day and worked their way up into the second spot.

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11-01-2005, 06:44 AM
Mike Penland's teams day would end early when they reportedly lost an axle, so Penland packed it up to prepare for the trip to Mexico for the Baja.

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11-01-2005, 06:47 AM
101 NJTNT.com - ( Lou Russo , Ken Campbell , John Pierson ) are Diehard 250R riders, and it served them well the entire race and an early axle failure would set them back just over 10 minutes.

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11-01-2005, 06:48 AM
97 3 Amigos __ - ( Mike Bard , Tony Botticello , Fred Johnson ) having a little fun with the camera.

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11-01-2005, 06:49 AM
With the engine replaced, RAB Offroad was back into the race, but a lose drain plug would spell disaster with yet another engine failure, which was the ended their day.

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11-01-2005, 06:50 AM
The heavy rain early the week kept the dust to a minimum for the entire 12 Hour race.

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11-01-2005, 06:53 AM
750 ATVriders.com - ( Jason Hughes , Dan Ketterer , Chuck Godshall ) was back at it again in the 30+ Class, but a faulty head gasket would send them to the pits after the first lap for an engine swap, but they were determined and the second engine was running flawless.

Check out the ATVriders.com Graphics Kit on the 250R. These kits are now available at www.goforitgraphics.com

Jason Hughes

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11-01-2005, 06:55 AM
224 Rekluse Racing - ( Darrell Bozarth , David Robinson , Kevin Smith ) would start out as a three man team, but an early wreck and trip to the hospital for one of the riders left Darrell Bozarth and other team rider to finish out the race.

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11-03-2005, 06:31 AM
If it weren't for the cold & wind, it was a beautiful day for racing.

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11-03-2005, 06:38 AM
103 Gabriel Racing - ( Lyndsey Bennett , Jennifer Wood , Amy Thompson ) The NE-ATV MX Women's Class rider formed a team to compete in the 12 Hour Event, but I believe it was Amy that smacked her chin on the bars at the beginning of the race and needed to get 16 stitches in your chin, but it didn't stop her from returning to the race after getting stitched up.

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11-03-2005, 06:39 AM
36 xcbob.com - ( Michael Lucas , Michael Johnston , Keith Appleby )

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11-03-2005, 06:41 AM
88 Shock Pros - ( Phil Deschamps , Garrett Hendry , TJ Whited )

TJ Whited along with the rest of his team made the long trip from Michigan and Canada

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11-03-2005, 06:44 AM
Site Sponsor, CD Racing's Colby & Dusty made the trip out from Nebraska to support FD Racing in the Utility Expert Class

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11-03-2005, 06:45 AM
Crazy brad drove in from Kentucky to race his Blaster with Jason Meek & Ben Arthur

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11-03-2005, 06:47 AM
Santo Derisi wasn't racing this year, but instead he was working in the pits.

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11-03-2005, 06:48 AM
FD Racing Team railing the turn onto pit row

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11-03-2005, 06:50 AM
60 Kimmet's Extreme Sports - ( Lee Dickerson , Warren Draper , Tyson Thomas ) Tyson Thomas throwing up some roost for his team, but they would have a setback when they needed to swap out engines later in the race.

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11-03-2005, 06:53 AM
213 Team HMF - ( Ken Robey , Michael Swift , Cliff Beasley ) They were going through Tie-Rod ends like crazy early in the race as the aftermarket ones that Robey used all year without a problem were failing, so they were swapping them out for stock ends, which were holding up fine.

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11-03-2005, 06:55 AM
Clye Chislock out for Team Honda

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11-03-2005, 06:56 AM
67 East Coast ATV - ( Stefanie Verkade , Owen Kapalski , Mark Thompson )

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11-03-2005, 06:58 AM
Natalie Jr goes down and Team Honda crew surrounds the quad trying to make quick work of the repairs.

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11-03-2005, 07:01 AM
Natalie's Brand New Chest Protector took a serious hit and with some deep scratches that could have been on his back if it weren't for the Chest Protector.

Always wear a Chest Protector because it has saved me more than once from some serious injuries

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11-03-2005, 07:02 AM
There was plenty of carnage throughout the day

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11-03-2005, 07:03 AM
97 3 Amigos __ - ( Mike Bard , Tony Botticello , Fred Johnson ) Quick Pit stop to change riders and clean off some of the mud.

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11-03-2005, 07:05 AM
24 RAB Offroad/C&D Racing - ( Ron Dernoski , Chad Kirby , Randy Brandt ) swapping out the engine in their Cannondale.

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11-03-2005, 07:06 AM
122 Hetrick Racing - ( Bobby Ross , Brian Shaw , Trent Kandel ) pit stop

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11-03-2005, 07:07 AM
Debi Bartosek capturing the action for her own collection.

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11-03-2005, 07:10 AM
266 Over the Edge Racing - ( Jason White , Shawn Hohneke , Jerry Costello ) must have been riding over the edge because they blew the engine early in the race.

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11-03-2005, 07:11 AM
Todd Rothermel catching some air in his first race aboard a Utility

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11-03-2005, 07:12 AM
85 T&A Racing - ( Travis Markham , Jason Markham , Austin Holm )

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11-03-2005, 07:13 AM
188 JB Racing - ( Mitch Reynolds , Daryn Capitena , JR Hinds ) Hang Time!!!

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11-03-2005, 07:14 AM
Hertz Racing's Rob Hertz coming in for a landing

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11-03-2005, 07:23 AM
Pat Brown out pounding a 2006 Honda TRX450 for a 12 Hour Torture Test

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11-03-2005, 07:24 AM
Todd Macke putting in some laps

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11-03-2005, 07:26 AM
Tony Botticello making sure that I was doing my job :D

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11-03-2005, 07:27 AM
999 HLW Racing - ( George W Long IV , Kevin Hurst , Jason Williams )

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11-03-2005, 07:28 AM
69 Janssen Motorspots

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11-03-2005, 07:29 AM
22 VTT QuadPro - ( Michel Genest Lahaye , Marc Verrette , Steve Genest ) made the trip from Canada

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11-03-2005, 07:31 AM
21 Team MBR - ( Chad McCauslin , Jason McCauslin , Kyle McCauslin ) These three brothers teamed up for yet another race this year.

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11-03-2005, 07:31 AM
103 Gabriel Racing - ( Lyndsey Bennett , Jennifer Wood , Amy Thompson )

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11-03-2005, 07:32 AM
31 Hammer and Hank were one of the few teams aboard a Suzuki LTZ400

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11-03-2005, 07:33 AM
Jason Meek showing off for the camera

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11-03-2005, 07:34 AM
The battle for position.

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11-03-2005, 07:35 AM
Jim Stack

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11-03-2005, 07:36 AM
388 Gabriel Racing Custom ATVS - ( Mark Roy Jr , Jarod Hardaker , Justin Alger )

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11-03-2005, 07:37 AM
Boulder Garden

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11-03-2005, 07:38 AM
55 TPC PowerCenter - ( Lance Schwartz , Dave Porzi , George Richards )

Dave Porzi tearing it up!!!

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11-03-2005, 07:39 AM
Missing front fenders

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11-03-2005, 07:41 AM
End of Session One

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11-03-2005, 07:42 AM
Riders were allowed two minutes to look over the ATV, but they couldn't make any repairs.

Check out the Belly Skid folded back.

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11-03-2005, 07:43 AM
Mitch Reynolds checks out the front end on his Honda

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11-03-2005, 07:44 AM
97 3 Amigos towed in with a snapped axle

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11-03-2005, 07:45 AM
Almost two hours later it was time for the restart

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11-03-2005, 07:46 AM
Jason Dunkelberger ready to sprint into action

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11-03-2005, 07:47 AM
Natalie Jr wins the foot race again and prepares to launch off the line.

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11-03-2005, 07:49 AM
191 Powerline ATV - ( Matt Tucker , Shane Robbins , Bryan Braughler ) This Honda starts the race alone leaving its rider in chase.

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11-03-2005, 07:50 AM
Come Back!!!! It doesn't have to be this way:devil: Can't we get along

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11-03-2005, 07:51 AM
Some Teams headed to the pits for repairs instead of starting with the rest of the pack.

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11-03-2005, 07:52 AM
Natalie Jr leading the way:macho

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11-03-2005, 07:53 AM
third place behind Dunk on the restart

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11-03-2005, 07:54 AM
820 KWIK CHIX Racing - ( Jesi Stracham , Meghan Conner , Kristen Atwell ) were still in the race aboard their LTZ250

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11-03-2005, 07:55 AM
84 S&J Racing - ( John Kenney Jr , John Kenney III , Thomas Repko ) Johnny Kenney Jr putting in some laps for the team

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11-03-2005, 07:56 AM
Dunk throwing up some Roost in an Attempt to make up some laps

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11-03-2005, 07:57 AM
33 Team Rausch Creek - ( Nick Bender , Tom Fink , Steve Miller )

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11-03-2005, 07:58 AM
Adam McGill

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11-03-2005, 07:59 AM
19 ARS-FX/ Klim USA Racing - ( Jason Gudde , Ryan Jimenez , Jerome Rewarts ) Jason disappears into the woods

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11-03-2005, 08:00 AM
686 Team RaptorTranny.com - ( Domenic Disantis , Peter Rio , Chris McTyier )

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11-03-2005, 08:01 AM
Polaris Predator

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11-03-2005, 08:01 AM
Matt Smiley

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11-03-2005, 08:02 AM
300 LTE Racing

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11-03-2005, 08:03 AM
Darrell Bozarth

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11-03-2005, 08:04 AM
187 Whirly Birds

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11-03-2005, 08:04 AM
Chris Borich

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11-03-2005, 08:05 AM
Greg Trew

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11-03-2005, 08:06 AM
Michael Johnston

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11-03-2005, 08:06 AM
88 Shock Pros - ( Phil Deschamps , Garrett Hendry , TJ Whited )

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11-03-2005, 08:07 AM
Steve Cunningham

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11-03-2005, 08:07 AM
60 Kimmet's Extreme Sports - ( Lee Dickerson , Warren Draper , Tyson Thomas )

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11-03-2005, 08:09 AM
999 HLW Racing - ( George W Long IV , Kevin Hurst , Jason Williams )

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11-03-2005, 08:09 AM
Traci Cecco

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11-03-2005, 08:10 AM
85 T&A Racing - ( Travis Markham , Jason Markham , Austin Holm )

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11-03-2005, 08:11 AM
92 No Limit Racing - ( Rich Sternad , Warren Williams , Steve Lewis )

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11-03-2005, 08:14 AM
Team Dirt First were dominating the 30+ Class

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11-03-2005, 08:14 AM
115 Team HMF/******** - ( Phil Cole , Matt Zeleski , Jeff Frank )

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11-03-2005, 08:15 AM
Styling through the trees

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11-03-2005, 08:16 AM
Chris Borich on a mission

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11-03-2005, 08:17 AM
40 Country Boys Racing - ( Karl Lehman , John Lehman , Jason Gamble )

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11-03-2005, 08:17 AM
Rob Hertz

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11-03-2005, 08:18 AM
Jamie Bougher

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11-03-2005, 08:19 AM
33 Team Rausch Creek - ( Nick Bender , Tom Fink , Steve Miller )

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11-03-2005, 08:20 AM
Mitch Reynolds at Sunset

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11-03-2005, 08:20 AM
Brandon Sommers

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11-03-2005, 08:21 AM
John Cunningham Jr

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11-03-2005, 08:22 AM
Jamie Bougher leading the way for Ken Robey and FD Racing

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11-03-2005, 08:23 AM
Ken Robey

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11-03-2005, 08:23 AM
Tyler Lenig

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11-03-2005, 08:24 AM
Stefanie Verkade

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11-03-2005, 08:24 AM
Jason Luburgh

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11-03-2005, 08:25 AM
NJTNT.com - ( Lou Russo , Ken Campbell , John Pierson )

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11-03-2005, 08:26 AM
Chris Borich

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11-03-2005, 08:27 AM
301 Team Thomas Powersports

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11-03-2005, 08:27 AM
Day begins to turn to night

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11-03-2005, 08:28 AM
27 Buchanan Racing - ( Bill Hollenbeck , Ed Atwell , Cody Buchanan )

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11-03-2005, 08:29 AM
Joel Hetrick having some fun on his bike since he wasn't racing

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11-03-2005, 08:30 AM
121 TCA Racing - ( Kevin Tuggle , Nicholas Carter , Jesse Annunziato )

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11-03-2005, 08:31 AM
Natalie Jr heads out with the Helmet Lights

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11-03-2005, 08:31 AM
A Dead Battery required a push start

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11-03-2005, 08:32 AM
Lou's mega lights!!!

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11-03-2005, 08:33 AM
Matt White talks with Tom Carlson as he prepares to head out

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11-03-2005, 08:34 AM
Brandon Sommers describes some new lines to Greg Trew

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11-03-2005, 08:35 AM
Phil Cole was smiling ear to ear all day

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11-03-2005, 08:37 AM
84 S&J Racing - ( John Kenney Jr , John Kenney III , Thomas Repko ) prepares to send out Thomas Repko to replace John Kenney III

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11-03-2005, 08:38 AM
195 Next Big Thing - ( Eddie Edmondson , Nick Davis , Richard Lindsey ) performing some pit work.

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11-03-2005, 10:24 AM
Chris Jenks took some time to walk around the pits with his better half.

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11-03-2005, 10:26 AM
The Love was in the air as husband's explain to their wife why they need to do this again next year

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11-03-2005, 10:27 AM
Mr Wilson was having too much fun, or he was hungry, so I quickly moved to another end of the pits:devil:

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11-03-2005, 10:29 AM
Michael Johnston battling for the lead for XCbob.com

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11-03-2005, 10:30 AM
Cyle Chislock was tearing it up after dark hitting all the big doubles that most wouldn't even attempt during the day.

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11-03-2005, 10:31 AM
195 Next Big Thing - ( Eddie Edmondson , Nick Davis , Richard Lindsey ) leads the way for train of quads.

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11-03-2005, 10:32 AM
115 Team HMF/******** - ( Phil Cole , Matt Zeleski , Jeff Frank )

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11-03-2005, 10:33 AM
55 TPC PowerCenter - ( Lance Schwartz , Dave Porzi , George Richards )

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11-03-2005, 10:34 AM
Rob Zimmerman catching some air in the dark with his ATC 350X Headlight paired with a Stock 450R lights to show him the way.

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11-03-2005, 10:35 AM
Kevin Johnston out for LTE Racing

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11-03-2005, 10:36 AM
99 Snyders Motorsports - ( Brad Morrison , Jason Meek , Ben Arthur )

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11-03-2005, 10:37 AM
820 KWIK CHIX Racing - ( Jesi Stracham , Meghan Conner , Kristen Atwell ) continued to run laps with the front fenders bunge corded in place.

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11-03-2005, 10:38 AM
The Pits

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11-03-2005, 10:39 AM
Borich takes over for Chislock

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11-03-2005, 10:39 AM
Bryan Baker out for Team Polaris

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11-03-2005, 10:40 AM
19 ARS-FX/ Klim USA Racing - ( Jason Gudde , Ryan Jimenez , Jerome Rewarts ) Pit Stop

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11-03-2005, 10:42 AM
Jim Stack welds the frame on TPC PowerCenter when the a-arm ripped out of the frame.

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11-03-2005, 10:44 AM
FD Racing can taste victory with a several lap lead and wheelies the Utility down Pit Row.

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11-03-2005, 10:45 AM
ATVriders.com 30+ Team - ( Jason Hughes , Dan Ketterer , Chuck Godshall ) were running trouble free on the 250R after the early headgasket issue which required an engine swap.

Thanks again for representing ATVriders.com with your dedication and not given up attitude.

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11-03-2005, 10:47 AM
A Battery Box Failure would end Alba Action's day after charging hard all day.

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11-03-2005, 12:58 PM
After 12 Hours of Racing, the first team to cross the finish line was Team Honda with 57 laps

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11-03-2005, 01:00 PM
Lost Creek Cycle's Jason Dunkelberger would finish out the end o the race for his team earning the final podium spot, but Hertz Racing came through right before Natalie Jr and were out for one more lap in the second spot.

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11-03-2005, 01:01 PM
While waiting for Hertz Racing to make it to the Podium, Natalie Jr warmed his hands on the Podium Torch

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11-03-2005, 01:02 PM
Natalie Jr would be joined by his teammates Chris Borich and Cyle Chislock on the Podium

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11-03-2005, 01:05 PM
Third Place Finishers Jason Dunkelberger, Matt White, Jason Luburgh.

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11-03-2005, 01:06 PM
The Hertz Racing Team would finally arrive to accept their 2nd overall trophies

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11-03-2005, 01:07 PM
$5,800 was awarded to the team for their 2nd Place finish

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11-03-2005, 01:08 PM
Does this look like a happy father to you!!! Bill Neidlinger :D

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11-03-2005, 01:10 PM
John Rowling joined the podium with the winning team to celebrate the victory with Chris's Brother standing guard with his head in every photo.

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11-03-2005, 01:11 PM
The Podium Celebration

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11-03-2005, 01:12 PM
Jason Dunkelberger downing he bottle William Yokley Style

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11-03-2005, 01:13 PM
John Natalie Jr was awarded the Fastest Lap Time Award with a 11:33 in the 31st lap of the race.

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11-03-2005, 01:15 PM
Father & Son (Sean & Bill Neidlinger) now they Sean better give his winnings to dad to help pay for their new rig. Hey Bill are you adopting ???

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11-03-2005, 01:17 PM
XCBob.com A Class Champions after JB Racing wrecked in the final lap of the race sending them to second place.

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11-03-2005, 01:19 PM
A Class 3rd Place finish went to a very happy 67 East Coast ATV - ( Stefanie Verkade , Owen Kapalski , Mark Thompson )

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11-03-2005, 01:20 PM
Industry Class Champion!!!

450 Red Racers - ( Todd Krupinski , Rob Zimmerman , Eric Lemley )

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11-03-2005, 01:22 PM
LTE Racing took the Industry 2nd Spot

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11-03-2005, 01:23 PM
3rd Place Finisher's Shock Pros - ( Phil Deschamps , Garrett Hendry , TJ Whited )

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11-03-2005, 01:25 PM
John's Mobile Repair took the B Class Win with an impressive 8th Overall

77 John's Mobile Repair - ( Neil Belcher , John Cunningham Jr , Steve Cunningham )

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11-03-2005, 01:26 PM
2nd Place in the B Class went to Janssen Motorspots

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11-03-2005, 01:27 PM
3rd Place went to 115 Team HMF/******** - ( Phil Cole , Matt Zeleski , Jeff Frank )

I don't think Phil stopped smiling all night!!!

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11-03-2005, 01:28 PM
Neither did Phil's better half :)

Atleast we know they are happy, lol Maybe not at me now :devil:

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11-03-2005, 01:30 PM
Dirt First were on the move in the 30+ Class with a 10th Overall Finish

25 Dirt First/Maxxis - ( David Kyte , Mike Kyte , Mark Donovan )

Admin
11-03-2005, 01:31 PM
Rekluse Racing were the story of the day with a member wrecking early in the day and breaking his arm, which left the team down to two riders, but they rode hard allday and finished 12th Overall with only two riders and 2nd Place behind Dirt First

Congrats:macho

Admin
11-03-2005, 01:32 PM
One lap back in 3rd and 13th Overall 999 HLW Racing - ( George W Long IV , Kevin Hurst , Jason Williams )

Admin
11-03-2005, 01:33 PM
30+ Class Group Photo

Admin
11-03-2005, 01:43 PM
The Youth Teams were incredible to watch and did surprisingly well in the race with 915 SBC Racing - ( Matt Bremer , Micke Cram , Ricky Stair ) taking the win with an 18th Overall finish followed by 195 Next Big Thing - ( Eddie Edmondson , Nick Davis , Richard Lindsey ) in 2nd Place.

820 KWIK CHIX Racing - ( Jesi Stracham , Meghan Conner , Kristen Atwell ) were only on a LTZ250 and and completed 41 laps :macho

Admin
11-03-2005, 01:46 PM
FD Racing - ( Jason Mickelson , Kevin Wehde , Jarrod Sheets )
would win the Utility Expert for second Consecutive year

Admin
11-03-2005, 01:47 PM
Seven Laps behind the leaders were 55 TPC PowerCenter - ( Lance Schwartz , Dave Porzi , George Richards )

Admin
11-03-2005, 01:49 PM
213 Team HMF - ( Ken Robey , Michael Swift , Cliff Beasley ) had their fair share of problems, but still managed to claim the final podium spot.

Admin
11-03-2005, 01:51 PM
Before packing up for the long trip home Iowa/Nebraska C&D Racing and the winning team FD Racing posed for a group photos.

Once they had the IV hooked up to Colby with a Caffeine Drip bag mounted on the visor, they left the track for the final race home.

Admin
11-03-2005, 01:56 PM
I hope everyone enjoyed the Photo Gallery and my brief recap of the race, and I have a recap story on the event almost complete that I will post tonight.

I personally had a great time at the event even though I missed racing an ATV, but I spent plenty of time racing around the track on photo to capture all the action, which kept me busy.

the next day my arm hurt along with my feet, and I had a bad headache. To be honest, I felt worse than I normally do after racing and all I did was take photos and interview people allday to find out what was going on.

Until next year!!!

KWIK CHIX RACIN
11-03-2005, 02:02 PM
EXCELLENT COVERAGE AND PHOTOS
THANKS HARLEN!!!!!!!

Johnny & Monica
11-04-2005, 11:20 AM
Great pictures an report Harlen :D

450r51
11-04-2005, 01:28 PM
very good like always.

twisted threads
11-05-2005, 02:36 PM
GREAT COVERAGE!!!! :macho