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UK racing legend, Richard Cole, also made the trip from Europe to race at Unadilla in the 40+ Class, which would be his first time racing since 2001. After finishing 3rd Pont De Vaux in 2001, he was involved in a car accident on his way home, which ended his Pro racing career.
He hasn't let it stop him from being actively involved in the sport as he now has a training academy in the UK
Phil Cole not only loaned his Honda 450R to Richard Cole, but he also kept it clean between Motos.
Australian Pro,Luke Beechey, made the trip to the US to compete at Unadilla, but he decided to play it safe and test his skills in the 4 Stroke B and Production B where finished 2nd and 3rd.
Luke will remain in the US for Loretta Lynn's to see if he can capture a win before heading back to Australia.
3 Time Canadian Champion, Richard Pelchat, also made the trip to the US to compete in both the Pro and ProAm Class.
Todd Macke journey to Unadilla didn't start in a foreign country, but his story is just as important as he sought the help of fellow racers to finance his trip to New York from Illinois.
With the support of the following people/companies, Todd Macke will be attending the final two rounds of the GNC Series.
John Natalie Jr
Glenn Howell
Jackie Hessy
Tom Stone
ATP Engines
IC Racing
Reiser Racing
Unfortunately, Todd didn’t qualify for the main event with 35 entries in the 25+ Class, but he still had a blast atleast giving it his best shot and was very thankful for those who stepped up to help him.
Pro Qualifiers
The Pro Class had 24 Entries this weekend, which meant that four riders weren't going to make the Big Show on Sunday.
The Top 10 Pro Riders automatically advance to the Main Event on Sunday, so the remaining 14 riders competed in the qualifier and last chance qualifier for the final 10 spots.
Pro Qualifier Gate List:
Gil Attix
Joe Haavisto
Jeremy Lawson
Harold Goodman
Tavis Cain
Jason Luburgh
Jason Dunkelberger
Richard Pelchat
Matt White
John Mitchell
Trent Kandel
Donald Lamborn
Donald Lysinger
Chad Wienen
With so much at stake, the start of the Pro Qualifier was anything but smooth with Jason Luburgh waving his hands in the air for a two minute delay, but his request was ignored and he was left sitting on the gate when it was dropped with the rest of the Pro class taking off for the 1st turn without him.
Duncan Racing, Tavis Cain, powered his YFZ450 through the first turn with the Holeshot with Richard Pelchat challenging him for the lead early,but Harold Goodman and Gilbert Attix were able to move past Richard in behind Tavis Cain.
Tavis Cain lead the Qualifier from start to finish to secure his spot in the Main Event with only the top 8 riders advancing to the Main in the qualifer with the final six heading to the LCQ
Harold Goodman held down the 2nd Spot by the end of the 1st lap, but incredibly, Jason Luburgh was able to charge his way up to 3rd Place behind Goodman after making his move on both Jeremy Lawson and Gil Attix.
Luburgh went on to pass Goodman to finish in second place with Goodman finishing behind in third ahead of Lawson, Haavisto, Attix, Dunkelberger, and White rounded out the final advancement spots to the Main.