2007 ATVA MX Nationals #9-Muddy Creek- Live Coverage

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Hey, its not live but close enough!

Practice and racing for the day has ended and rain has moved back in. Heather Byrd rode her way to victory in the Womans class in a very commanding fashion in moto 2.

Heavy rain last night caused alot of issues with the mini classes suffering the brunt as many could not even get around the track!!

Pro practice was fast, with Byrd and Lawson setting the pace with style!Spader looked very smooth as well!

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Womens main with Heather Byrd grabbing the holeshot

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The 1st moto was hotly contested but Byrd held on for that win

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The track remained wet in many areas and severly one lined due to the rainfall last night

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I hadnt arrived when the first moto was run, but the 2nd was all Byrd

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Soon after the moto, Heather took time to listen to a fan and young racer as the humidity spiked (rain was coming and you could feel it)

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#14 Taylor Seale had his hands full with the Cobra mounted rider, but managed to get the lead and win the moto

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Racers getting used to a different track then they ran on yesterday

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The track seems laid out well, but unless they can get a break from the rain tonight and work it, tomorrow will be a battle thats won at the start

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i actually sported some sneakers to cut my feet a break this weekend, and boy was that a mistake! Getting close to good shooting areas only showed me the large piles of mud that was scraped off the track

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Jeremy Lawson grabs a tear off as he sails a double during practice

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If anyone can mount a challenge to Byrd and Lawson it will be Pat Brown. He looked pretty fast out there and in complete control.

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Spader looked strong, and was showing he has the tools to get the job done

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Justin Bres get stronger each round

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Christopher Tait hammers a double on his yamaha

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Joe Byrd was flyin and easily cleared the uphill double

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Micheal Brown checks out a fellow rider to get an idea of how others are hitting a jump

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Lawson getting things worked out before tomorrows race

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Matt Shapaka#22 was sling'n mud as he headed for the first turn

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Track workers were doing all they could do get the mud dried up

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Thats about all I have, I gotta go kick the kid and wake him up so he can buy me dinner:devil: Be sure to check back tomorrow as live coverage will begin at roughly noon with the first Pro moto.

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Hot laps underway

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Moto one holeshot from atvriders goes to Byrd with Pat Brown just behind

Byrd
P Brown
Jeremy Lawson

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Byrd
Brown
Lawson
Bres


Top 3 pulling way out on the rest of the pack

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Byrd
Brown
Lawson
Bres
M Brown
Tate


Pat Brown all over Byrd and trying to get around him and into the lead

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Byrd
P Brown
Lawson

still pulling away from the pack

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Byrd
Brown
Lawson
Bres
M Brown

Byrd and Brown really battling

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Byrd
Lawson
P Brown

All 3 bobble through the corner

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Byrd
Lawson
P Brown

Byrd and Lawson side by side

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Byrd
Lawson
P Brown
Bres
M Brown

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Byrd and Lawson pulling away from Pat Brown

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Byrd
Lawson
Brown

Spader out

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Byrd
Lawson
Brown

Lawson trying everything to get around Byrd

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Byrd
Lawson
Brown
Bres
M Brown

still holding top 5

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Lawson pulled fastest lap of the moto on lap 5


Byrd
Lawson

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Byrd and Lawson get tangled in the corner

Byrd still holds onto lead


Byrd
Lawson
P Brown

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Byrd
Lawson
P Brown

top 3


Byrd got up into berm

Lawson
Byrd
P Brown

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Lawson
Byrd
Brown
Bres
M Brown

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Byrd
Lawson
Brown

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Byrd
Lawson
Brown


Byrd and Lawson keep sticking each other in the corners

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2 laps to go

Byrd
Lawson
P Brown closing the gap again

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Byrd
Lawson
P Brown
Bres
M Brown

top 5

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Byrd
Lawson
P Brown stalls quad trying to get it restarted and trying to push start on the downhill
Bres and
Brown closing in on P Brown


P Brown going again

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Byrd
Lawson on his grab bar

Half a lap to go

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Byrd takes moto one win
Lawson
Pat Brown

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The track has dried up quite a bit, hoping the rain holds off for the second moto today.

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Hot laps for moto 2 are underway

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Atvriders.com holeshot award for moto 2 goes to Byrd

Byrd and Lawson side by side

Lawson
Byrd

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Lawson
Byrd
Pat Brown

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Lawson
Byrd
P Brown
Spader
Tate

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Lawson Byrd Brown

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Lawson
Byrd
side by side in the air

Byrd takes the lead

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Byrd
Lawson
Brown
Spader

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Byrd
Lawson
Brown

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Byrd with a 1:57 lap time
Lawson 1:59
Byrd 2:01
Spader

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Tate, Bres, and Bush having a good battle

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J Byrd
J Lawson
P Brown
T Spader

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Halfway point

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Byrd
Lawson
P Brown
Spader
Bres
M Brown
Tate

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top 3

Byrd
Lawson
Brown

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Byrd stretching it out a little
Lawson
P Brown
Spader
M Brown
Bres
Tate
Bush

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Byrd
Lawson
P Brown

no changes for the top 3

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Byrd
Lawson
P Brown all single file

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white flag lap

Byrd
Lawson
Brown
Spader
M Brown

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Moto 2 wins goes to Bryd, Lawson, and Pat Brown in third.

Overall

Byrd
Lawson
P Brown

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Thanks to Pappy for hooking us up with coverage from the track. Check back later, I'm sure he'll have plenty more pictures to post.

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not sure how many shots ill post tonight, kind of tired:p we did turn a 6 hour trip into 5 however:devil:

had a great time, and a big shout out to Matt Shapaka who wrecked and severly broke his arm, get better soon!!!!