Hello from North Carolina!!!

[Pappy]

I was invited to come down here to NC and capture the weekend for LTE Racing and get some behind the scenes stuff with Axis Suspension. We had planned to do all of this at a riding area here, but rain shut down the track. Santo Derisi saved the day and invited everyone to his place so that we had a place to test

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Pro GNCC rider Brent Sturdivant was testing his Can Am and man is he getting it dialed in!! As they tweaked his set up, he was riding faster then before the changes and even took a spill:p he was fine, tweaked an axle but it was replaced and he was back out in no time

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Jeremy Dudding is a class act, and absolutly rips on his Renegade

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GNCC Pro rider Duane Johnson was also onhand testing and dialing in his suspension

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GNCC Womens class racer, Lexie Coulter was picked up in texas yesterday by LTE owner, Don and driven to NC so she could get a jump on the season aboard her can am

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Santo came out for some riding aboard the can am's, and even though it was well after closong hours, was busily back in the shop answering his customers calls

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Thats all for now, tomorrow comes early and we all have to be at the race track at 9 am for some more wrenching and then the race at noon.

[Ty's400]

Sweet pics. Got any close ups of Sturdivant's ds450:eek:

[hondarider101]

were in nc? were from waxhaw below charlotte.

[coryatver]

Wow look at Sturdivant's front shocks looks like axis is making a spring less shock

[kawiefan]

Originally posted by coryatver
Wow look at Sturdivant's front shocks looks like axis is making a spring less shock
it does look like it

[TRX450RACER174]

Originally posted by coryatver
Wow look at Sturdivant's front shocks looks like axis is making a spring less shock

Yeah it almost looks like a Evol with axis stickers on it very interesting.

[Codeman]

Hi dad!


The pictures look great!

[Pappy]

It is a brand new shock that will be released officially at the Indy dealershow. from what i have been shown, it is way different then the fox shock....pretty cool stuff

[Pappy]

Originally posted by Codeman
Hi dad!


The pictures look great!

thanks! tell mom to call kevin and tell him i wont be home until sunday, we are shooting more tonight and in the morning if the weather holds

supercross race is being replayed(the one you missed last weekend)

be safe..hold down the fort

dad

[Codeman]

Originally posted by Pappy
thanks! tell mom to call kevin and tell him i wont be home until sunday, we are shooting more tonight and in the morning if the weather holds

supercross race is being replayed(the one you missed last weekend)

be safe..hold down the fort

dad

Will do!

[CRich[814]]

pictures are looking awesome. i love the sharpness and the real dark woods behind the rider.

bring us all something back from the beach:macho

[Pappy]

no beach here, just red clay and mountains.

tonight was busy, cold temps and 5 hours in the parking lot shooting the team, chatting with the cops, staying away from the taser:scary:

did you know that a 4x4 will 4 wheel drift on asphalt:scary: :devil:

taco bell did not think the LTE razr was the best think to bring to the drive thru:chinese:

having a blast...tomorrow is more shooting if the weather holds

[Pappy]

in all seriousness, these folks have been racing all day and working all night. we called the cops just to let them know we would be in the parking lot working and not to spaz if they saw a few quads out and about....they were way cool and even rode by for a look:p


im pooped....covered the race and i will get coverage up when i get back home. i cant release many photos at all, but im sure they will turn up here and there:D

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i did manage to get afew good shots at the race:devil:

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[Sjorge450R]

Pappy!!! Stop posting pictures until i get my quad back together. Your making me feel even worse about not riding in the past 2 months...lol

jk. I think its your pics that keep me sane while im not riding:o

[Dave400ex]

I hope your coming to Indy so you can get some pictures of mine! If not we'll have to do a shoot in Georgia.

[Pappy]

finally home. wrong turn...tennessee is nice:p

[Dudding4x4]

Those Pics are Sweet Pappy,

Where are the other 27000, you took over the weekend...:p

[TRX450RACER174]

Hey Pappy what kinda camera are you useing?

[gbcap]

Originally posted by TRX450RACER174
Hey Pappy what kinda camera are you useing?

d200 with many crazy different lenses!!

[Pappy]

Walmart disposable, the greenand white one with built in flash!