2004 GNC Round #2 Gatorback Race

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The Gatorback which is the home of the ATV Olympics & Mini O's hosted the 2nd round of the GNC MX Nationals.

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Another View of the Track

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Thousand of spectators attended the event with over 500 rider entries

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With the Factory Support returning to the ATV Industry the major manufacturers are sending their engineers to the races to watch their factory racers.

It is great to see manufacturers get involved, but they still have a long way to go before we come close to the motorcycle support!

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Pro Moto 1

Tavis Cain grabbed the Holeshot heading into the first Turn and Doug Gust went extremely wide


1st Moto Start (http://www.exriders.com/videos/2004/GNC/Gatorback/Proholeshotmoto1.mp4)

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#6 Tavis Cain lead the Pros Around the Gatorback for the first lap with Keith Little right behind him. #55 Doug Gust was up to 5th Place.

1st lap Video Footage (http://www.exriders.com/videos/2004/GNC/Gatorback/Promoto1lap1.mp4)

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#12 Keith Little passed #6 Tavis Cain for the lead in the 2nd Lap!

Tavis Cain & Keith Little Battle for the Lead Video (http://www.exriders.com/videos/2004/GNC/Gatorback/LittleCainlp2moto1.mp4)

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#4 Tim Farr and #8 Jason Luburgh were battling for the 7th spot in the 2nd lap

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By the fourth lap, Keith Little was still in the Lead. Doug Gust was pushing his Factory Suzuki Z400 to its limits and made the pass on Cain to move into 2nd Place!

Doug Gust Passes Tavis Cain (http://www.exriders.com/videos/2004/GNC/Gatorback/GustpassCainmoto1.mp4)

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Tim Farr's race was quickly ended when he snapped his axle off in the 4th lap

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Tim Farr's Broke Axle Closeup :(

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By the fifth lap, Doug Gust easily moved into first place after Keith Little's YFZ engine failed and he dropped out of the race :(

Keith Little Lead Doug Gust & Tavis Cain (http://www.exriders.com/videos/2004/GNC/Gatorback/Lap5moto1Lead.mp4)

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Meanwhile, Jeremiah Jones was battling through the pack trying to recover from a poor start.

#2 Jeremiah Jones closing in on #53 Kory Ellis & #8 Jason Luburgh

Jeremiah Jones Charge! (http://www.exriders.com/videos/2004/GNC/Gatorback/Jonescomebackmoto1.mp4)

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By the 8th lap, John Natalie Jr & Shane Hitt were battling for third behind Doug Gust & Tavis Cain. Jeremiah Jones moved all the way up to 5th place and was closing in on Shane & John.

Battle for third! (http://www.exriders.com/videos/2004/GNC/Gatorback/Jonescomeback2moto1.mp4)

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The 2nd half of the race was less eventful than the 1st half with Jeremiah Jones working his way up to third place and was challenging Tavis Cain for 2nd Place.

Doug Gust launched the finish line jump with a 1st place victory for Team Suzuki.

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Tavis Cain wasn't about to give up his 2nd Place spot to Jeremiah Jones and he didn't let off the gas charging toward the finish line jump, which catapulted him in the air higher and further than probably any quad had ever launched off the jump before and preserved his 2nd Place finish with Jones finishing third. The only problem was the flat landing that launched him off of his YFZ and injured Cain in the process. Luckily, he wasn't seriously injuried from such rough landing.

Tavis Cain Wrecks on Finish Line Jump (http://www.exriders.com/videos/2004/GNC/Gatorback/Cainfinishcrashmoto1.mp4)

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Pro Moto 2


Doug Gust did waste anytime in the 2nd moto taking the lead and he never looked back as he began seperating himself from the rest of the pack!

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Kory Ellis again had a poor start, but he didn't let that bother him as he charged his way through the pack.

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Jeremiah Jones had the start he wish he had in the 1st moto and was running strong in 2nd, but just wasn't able to catch Digger Doug!

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John Natalie Jr was suffering with a hand injury from practice on Friday, but still was able to put in a great run and hold off the charging Kory Ellis!

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Tim Farr had his axle problems behind him in the 2nd moto and was able to 7th on his TRX 450R. I think with time that Tim Farr will continue to improve on his TRX.

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Doug Gust went on the Win both Motos on his Z400 and take over the Points lead in the GNC Series. Doug Gust thanked his sponsors and detailed his racing experience on the Podium for ATV Sport Televsion

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Jeremiah Jones finished 2nd Overall with 3 2 combination!

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John Natalie Jr. finished 3rd in the second Moto and earned the last Podium spot!

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East Coast ATV's Dustin Wimmer was on fire this weekend and won the Pro Am Production Class!

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Lost Creek Cycle's Patrick Brown & Jason Dunkelberger finished 2nd and 3rd in the Pro-AM Production Class

Dunk catching some Air.

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Mike Walsh dominated the Open Pro Am on his custom Walsh KTM Quad!

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Chad Lohr finished 2nd on his YFZ!

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In the Women's A Class, Heather Byrd Won the Overall with her 2nd Moto Win!

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Angela Moore finished 2nd after winning the first Moto

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25+ Class

Jay Schwerman finished third overall!

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Youth 50 Production Class

Austin Stevens took the Win with two 1st place finishes!

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#30 Devin Laird Won his first Moto, but Austin top him the last two motos and he settled for 2nd overall

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#10 Nicole Wild consistently finished 3rd every Moto for a third overall finish

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90 Mod Class

Thomas Brown of Sanger, TX won all three Motos with Joel Hetrick finishing 2nd overall.

Jake Brattain was able to hold off the competition and finish 3rd overall