2005 GNCC "Loretta Lynn's" Round #6 Afternoon Coverage

As many of you already know from the "Live Coverage", the Loretta Lynn's Dude Ranch was flooded Friday Night when torrential rain dropped several inches of rain on the area, which caused the river to crest its banks and flood the surrounding area. Unfortunately, many vehicles, tents, and trailers were situated within the flood plane where the water rose up to several feet deep in sections and small islands formed which had many scrambling for the higher ground as the water continued to rise.

By Saturday morning, the best transportation through the parking area would have been a boat, but a 4x4 quad was a good alternative.

Many risked driving through the deep waters to get to higher and dry ground.

Even after waking up to a flood, this group of GNCC Racers remained in fine spirits as they dealt with the situation in stride.

Ben Wrightsman and his crew had the perfect pit area right on the track Friday, but today it would have been better for trout fishing.

The complete lower field section on the MX track side of the river was covered in water, so Racer Productions moved the entire track to the otherside of the road.

With all the ribbons and markers in place, it would have been awesome to have a jet ski in the trailer this weekend:D

With the track location changed, those that could, loaded up everything and headed out looking for a parking location closer to the track.

Many weren’t able to move there vehicles to higher ground, so they were forced to ride through the water with there ATVs to Tech Inspection and the track before the race.

The Pro Pits weren't immune to the flooding either, and they were moved once again to the other side of the road, which required them to carry everything over from their vehicles because there wasn't any room for parking and barely room for even a canopy/easy up as hundreds of riders were forced to pits side by side during the afternoon race.

With the race delayed one hour, many took some time to listen in on John Ayer's Church Service that is held at every round of the series on Saturday and Sunday morning before the race.

If you didn't want to get wet or muddy from going from location to location, this family had the right idea and setup for staying together and keeping dry.