2004 GNCC Round #9 Patriot PM Race

4 Stroke A

Another very competitive class which outputs a couple pros each year. Both Jeff Stoess and Bryan Cook jumped from the 4 stroke A Class to Pro and they both have won overalls this year which is very impressive in a Rookie Year. Rick Cecco and other jumped up to the Pro AM class and also have had a great year.

Ben Wrightsman and Jason Meek must be looking to catch some of the Pro Fever in the class because they insist on racing A class week after week. They are both very good riders, but I think they would have more fun running B Class together :D Either way, it is always great seeing them at the races.

Johh Rowling on the otherhand started out last year in the Junior class and had an incredible season and was the class champion! He moved up to A class and had a slow start, but since switching to the Honda and getting the bugs worked out, he has been running extremely well with a 3rd place finish at Rausch Creek and is currently ranked 7th in the class!

Brian Notman relaxed waiting for the start! He took the last couple of races off, and I guess he still wasn't rested enough:D

Chris Bithell on his 450R has finished 2nd four times this year and had a 16th Overall finish at Steele Creek. Chris is currently runing third in the Points behind Thett Butler and Travis Styles.

Derek Litterini won the last round at Rausch Creek with a 21st Overall, but his best race was also at Steele Creek where he won the race also and finished a season's best 13th Overall.

This YFZ checked out on the rest of the Class on the Start and was off and running!

Throughout the day, riders got sideways heading into the slippery 2nd turn and Jason Meek unfortunately was one of them.

Chris Bithell lead the first lap and was running third until the last lap when he most of got stuck because it took him almost 50 minutes to finish the last lap which dropped him back to 13th:(

The class leaders Travis Styles and Rhett Butler finished 1st and 3rd with Cory Vickerd having a season's best 2nd place finish.

Ben Wrightsman once again added an additional plaque to the class which allowed Jeff Miller to get some wood for his 8th Place finish.:eek: (Sorry Ben, I couldn't resist:D)

Ben Wrightsman!!!

Junior Class

The Junior Class has really grown from last year when many races only had around 10 entries and now there are typically 20+ entries on the line.

This Year Jared Huffman is leading points with five wins, but he wasn't in attendance for the Patriot. Ryan Wuebbeling and Pete Stadtmueller round out the top three!

The start of the race had Jim Pinkston out front on his Yamaha Raptor and boy was he roosting Ryan on his Vforce.

Michale Kyte found himself spinning out in the 2nd turn which forced many racers including Pete Stadtmueller and Gregory Foggin to find a way around him.