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Admin
04-02-2011, 06:34 AM
Bowling Green, KY - The start of the AMA Pro class This nationally televised event on the VERSUS network at Ballance MX is expected to draw nearly 800 riders and several thousand spectators. Ballance MX is the home of 9-Time GNCC Champion Bill Ballance, making it a prestigious stop on the AMA ATV Motocross Championship Series schedule.

Motoworks Can-Am rider Chad Wienen has swept the field so far this season; giving him the early points lead in the Pro class. After finishing third in the series the last two years, Wienen is focused on winning his first-ever ATVMX Championship this year.

Ballance Racing's GNCC Pro ATV Racer, Taylor Kiser, will also be running his 1st AMA Pro ATV MX event this weekend, which is an exciting addition to the lineup.

The Ballance MX track is located in Central Time for those waiting for the Live Coverage at 1 and 4 PM CT

matt76
04-02-2011, 08:07 AM
Well it be televised live on Versus then?

400ex4ever
04-02-2011, 08:15 AM
Originally posted by matt76
Well it be televised live on Versus then?

What they said???

xtreme 250x
04-02-2011, 08:46 AM
http://www.atvmotocross.com/pages/schedule/racer-tv-schedule-

This is of ATVA website Looks like first round will be aired May 1st

Lquad71
04-02-2011, 10:07 AM
what time is the first pro moto?

xtreme 250x
04-02-2011, 10:14 AM
Looks like bowling green is in central time zone so 1 est 10pst 11 mountain time

Raptorchick
04-02-2011, 11:53 AM
we are having some technical difficulties this morning, so we will do the best we can for coverage.

Pro will be going in about 15 minutes

Raptorchick
04-02-2011, 11:57 AM
we are having some technical difficulties this morning, so we will do the best we can for coverage.

Pros will be going in about 15 minutes

walker054
04-02-2011, 12:02 PM
top ten

wienen 1:36.811
natalie 1:38.301
hetrick 1:38.329
lawson 1:38.797
brown 1:39.395
snapp
upperman
goodman
denoble
swart***er

Raptorchick
04-02-2011, 12:05 PM
top three qualifiers this morning were

chad wienen
john natalie
joel hetrick

Raptorchick
04-02-2011, 12:16 PM
pro holeshot goes to josh Upperman

Raptorchick
04-02-2011, 12:44 PM
moto one final


natalie
wienen
upperman
lawson
snapp
byrd
denoble
heimes
moore
goodman
clark
martin
swart***er
ven john
hetrick
higgerson
brown

walker054
04-02-2011, 01:01 PM
what happened between the holeshot and the checkered flag? any wrecks or mechanical breakdowns?

Raptorchick
04-02-2011, 01:44 PM
sorry about that everyone...we've been having some technical difficulties this morning. we are hoping everything will be back to normal for moto two. in the mean time, here's an update on moto one:

John Natalie held off Chad Wienen and took his first moto win of the season.

Chad Wienen got a less than desireable start in sixth but worked up to second. despite a hard charge he could not get around Natalie and settled for second.

Josh Upperman grabbed the holeshot, but fell back to third and rode unchallenged for several laps before reaching the checkered flag.

Jeremy Lawson had a solid race and took fourth.

The battle of the moto was between Chase Snapp and Joe Byrd. they fought for the entire moto with Snapp making the pass stick in the final two laps of the race. giving Snapp fifth place and Byrd settling for sixth.

Nick Denoble hung in there for seventh.

Devin Heimes had a great start in second off the holeshot, but it appeared he got tired and fell back to eighth.

Thomas Brown's motor blew, causing him to DNF.

Joel Hetrick also had mechanical issues.

Taylor Kiser got a good scare as his rear wheel fell off on the first jump. He landed ok, but was unable to finish.

walker054
04-02-2011, 01:58 PM
how many motors has thomas brown lost this year? i think he has mechanical failures at all three races, why was hetrick so far back?

Raptorchick
04-02-2011, 02:39 PM
Looks like things are slowly getting back to normal here. We have a half hour before moto two and we are hoping that everything will be back up and running.

If not, we will do our best to keep everyone updated. A full race report will follow on the home page soon after moto two wraps up.

scotturban
04-04-2011, 09:45 AM
joel hetrick blown motor both motos