2005 GNCC "The Mountaineer" Round #8 Afternoon ATV Race Coverage

11th Overall

#8 Jeremy Rice made an impressive comeback from a bad wreck after Loretta's that him sidelined for "The Penton", and without any training in between he still was able to hang on for his 2nd best Pro Class finish of the year with 8th Place and moves into the top 10 in Points.

Great to have you back, Jeremy Rice

12th Overall

#16 Santo Derisi made one of the most dramatic comebacks from last place to finish 9th in the Pro Class. Santo proved that the race isn't over till it is over, and he kept his head down the entire race and didn't let a rough start discourage him from pushing himself to the next level.

Santo really needed this come from behind performance, and I hope that the Wisp is as good to him this year as it was two years ago when he earned himself a podium finish.

13th Overall

#38 Todd Demaree has been extremely consistant all season finishing between 21st and 26th Overall every race, but Washington, GA. This weekend the Indiana resident must had something to prove to himself because he rode his best race of the season and finally crested the Top 20 Overall and finished 4th in the Pro Am Class.

14th Overall

#39 Jeffrey Pickens was yet another rider to have a season best performance at "The Mountaineer" and moved into the Top in the Pro Am Class

15th Overall

#316 Brandon Sturdivant rode smooth the entire race and earned himself a 6th place finish, and he is currently in 13th in the Class, but with 4 throw aways, I am sure he will find himself in the Top 10 before season end.

16th Overall

#25 Brian Schmid hasn't been dealt the best hand this season, but Brian is no quiter and he proved it this weekend with his 2nd Top 20 Overall finish of the season, which is well below the 5 he earned last season, so with 5 races left, there is still a chance to surpass last season's mark.

17th Overall

4 Stroke A Class leader, #81 Todd Rothermel is on a roll with his 3rd win in four races and two back to back top 20 Overall finishes from several rows back on the start.

Great performance Todd, and I think you will be heading back to Pro Am for next season :macho

18th Overall

#893 Craig Reed earned his 2nd Open A win of the season with his career best Afternoon Overall performance. Craig made a breif appearance last season in the Stock Class where he earned himself Several top 10 Overall finishes and the Podium at Loretta's, but after round 7, he was out for the season.

Craig returned this year in the Afternoon, and he hasn't missed a race yet and is currently ranked 3rd in Open A.

19th Overall

#35 Josh Whitehead skipped the last two rounds, and the time away obviously didn't slow him down as he recorded a season best finish aboard his Laegar 250R, and he is one of the few top riders that continue to run the 2 Stroke Honda.

20th Overall

Rounding out the Top 20 Overall was none other than #63 Scott Barron aboard his Steel City Yamaha.

Congratulations to all the riders that were able to earn a top 20 overall finish.