2007 GNCC series Round #9-Mountain Ridge - Somerset, PA-Youth Race Coverage

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Ending the summer break was two fold for our youth racers, as round #9 found many ready to return to school and just as many that had started the week previous. 84 Youth entries were on hand for the event with each one ready to turn it on at the Mountain Ridge Facility.

Austin Findley has been working hard all season and was excited to be back at the track.

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Matthew Harris came out of the box on fire in the first few rounds, claiming an overall win at round #2. Matthew hasn't been posting the finishes he would like, but he is determined and always happy to be racing.

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Cheyanne Shadron has been tearing up the 90 Limited 11-15 class, with 4 class wins heading into this round.

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Cody Hill (left) stands with Austin findley friday afternoon as the pair chat abot all things race related. Hill is suffering from a broken tail bone and had to sit this round out, along with the rest of the season:(

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Jesi Stracham was going to have to run a loaner quad for this event as she had scattered her race engine prior to the race. She sure does ride hard, and when pushing the small engines so hard it is bound to happen.

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Charlie Welch and Brayden Schick have been battling at every rut, rock and turn this season. Charlie gets his race face on before he buckles up and heads to the line.

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Scott Kilby brings his son's quad to the line. Hunetr has been doing great this season and is sitting in the number two spot. he has finished 2nd or better with the exception of one round!!!

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Dylan Bradford has been laying down the smack this season aboard his Cobra. At Sparta, he finished his worst race of the season posting the 18th spot, and not counting that race, he headed to Mountain Ridge undefeated.

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Douglas Robey awaits the start and ham's it up with friends and family.

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Woodstock as your co-pilot...how can you go wrong!:D

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With the riders on the line, the instructions given and the nerves of parents at full tilt, the 10 seconds call was given!

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Seth Mumford came railing around the first turn being chased by Josh Merritt, Kyle Riley and the remainder of 90 Mod!

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Turn two had Bradford leading with Merrit charging behind him. The wet grass gave way and Merrit spun out, dropping him out of the lead pack.

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90 Limited 11-15 was the next class off the line and it was Jodi Stracham battling for the lead as the riders head through turn one

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By turn two, it was Stracham,Cheyanne Shadron and Kilby battling for the lead as a rider gets bucked off in the background

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90 Mod 8-10 fired to life and headed for the first turn. Derec Robinson quad was hooking up and out front!

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Travis Pettit#90 and Devin Masters #162 battle out of the first turn in 90 Limited 8-10

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70 CVT is one of my favorite classes. Every racer has as much heart as any pro thats ever thrown a leg over a quad. They give it 150% and still have energy to run the pits all day!

Brayden Schick works out of turn one and heads for turn two with one hungry pack of riders hunting him down!

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Allie Slate #47 hadnt finished below the 3rd spot until the Snowshoe, where she recorded a 7th place finish. Looking to get back up and battle for the lead at this round, Allie came ripping out of turn two and was off!

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With the first 4 mile lap complete, Bradford was out front and looking for another win

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Mumford was running in second, like so many times this season. I had my fingers crossed as this kids luck just had to change.

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Kyle Riley came blasting through with Brody Livengood hot on his heeels. Livengood hasnt ranked high in the finishing order but was running super strong for the start of the second lap

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Austin Findley is a solid rider and can be counted on to give anyone on the track a good race!

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Cheyanne Shadron #20 was rippin'! She was cutting through traffic like a chef with a ginsu knife:eek:

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Charlie Welch was keeping an eye on the battle going on infront of him as Brayden Schick and Allie Slate were running 1-2

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Bradford checked in for another lap complete and was giving us the #1 sign as he ripped out of sight

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With a win at Sparta and a 2nd at snowshoe, Mumford must have worked out his machines problems and was now running Bradford down!

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Riley gives a quick look over at his dad for instructions....very simple...go fast:p

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Merrit was having some issues and pulled over for a consult. He has been running up fron t the ast few rounds and I could tell he wasn't very happy

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Ryan Earley has been laying the smack down all year in 90 Limited 8-10, not finishing worse then 2nd. Today would be more of the same for Earley, as he raced for the win!

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The next generation was on the track, and the one after that was spectating! The turn out for the youth races has been incredible!

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And being filmed for the dvd's is way cool!

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When the white flag came out, Bradfords lead was all but gone, and Mumford looked to have something to challenge the leader as the pair left the scoring tent!

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Racing was tight in many classes, some coming down to the last few truns or were decided by the slightest of mistakes

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Mumford worked his way around Bradford to over take the lead on the last lap!

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Kyle Riley was solid in 3rd, and if Bradford was having issues he might be able to run him down to fight for 2nd!

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Brayden Schick was headed for the checkered flag and Allie slate would follow him in for 2nd in 70 CVT!

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Everey one waited for the leaders to enter the field section

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When the leaders came in, they were both whooped, but mumford proved he wanted it more and held on for the win!

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Riley tells his story as Jason Weigant gets it all recorded. Riley finished 3rd!

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Bradford had run a good race, but had to settle for 2nd, not a bad days work!

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Mumford won todays battle and he deserved the win! Riding as hard as you can and then some is what it takes and I for one am glad to see him on that podium!

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Congrats to all the riders on a job well done. No matter what place you finsihed, it was my pleasure watching you guys rip it up! We will see everyone at Unadilla!

[900racing]

A BIG THANK YOU to Pappy for the wonderful coverage of ALL the youth races.Your so right when you say that these little guys are all heart and by making them as important in your headlines as you do the big bikes proves to us that your all heart too! Thanks also for giving Seth a thumbs up this past race.Before the start of the 2007 series we hoped for a winning season.Being overwhelmed with mechanical failures we quickly realized the reality we faced.Seeing the determination Seth maintained we looked at our losses as gain.The Lord has taught us much patience and humility and although a win is awesome,just to see that red head cross the finish line is a dream!
Also, to all the youth ATV riders: We want you to know how proud of all of you we are.Please do not mistake our rush from the podium as lack of support.In the past we've hung around to recognize the awesome effort put into the competition.We now,however, also run the morning race.So we are hard pressed to return to our trailor to get ready for the next heart pounding battle.We think the world of all of you and want you to know our support for each one of you is abundantly GREAT!Way to go guys from the back row to the front!!!


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[kchristine]

pappy,my husband and I cant tell you enough how we look forward to your youth coverage.you do a great job talking about all the classes which we really enjoy reading as well as my son brayden(70 cvt class) who cant wait to see what you say every time.the pictures are great as usual also . we would also like to thank everyone who helped push brayden the last 500 yards or so to the finish line after breaking down in first place.the people at gncc races are the best!!!
blaine and kelli shick

[cwjr]

My back still hurts !!!!!!!!!!!

2 years ago when we started GNCC it seemed like everyone was out for themselves and it was only about WINNING..Weve inherited many great friendships and we care about each other and about the kids having a great day. I want my kids to Win ,but its not the end of the world or an ugly day when they dont. My daughter had a great race and finished 11th out of 11 .She is a 6 year old pageant girl and should she be racing anyway ? My son was not happy with the day and finished 5th...it made me smile when he was smiling and said " Dad you got some work to do before NEW YORK" ..
I will not be in N.C.(( My wife and kids will be present) but i have no doubt that they will be taken care of by other great caring parents.

Thanks Pappy and GNCC

[GNCC Laeger 250]

We agree......The friendships we have made are great........Thank You soooo much to everyone that helped Brayden in Somerset. Good luck in New York..........
Thank You Pappy for such good photos of our kids.


Thanks Again
Blaine