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Michael Keleman started out the season in the 90cc Limited(11-15) with the Overall Win at Steele Creek, and then decided to make the switch to the 90cc Production (8-15) for the remaining races this season and has finished in second place both times behind Walker Fowler, but even with one race down, he currently sits in 4th place in points and has decided to make the switch from the Suzuki to he Kasea in an attempt to put an end to Walker Fowler’s winning streak.
Cody Hill won 90cc Production (8-15) Class in the opening round at Steele Creek, but has run into trouble the last two races, but he has been training hard all summer and with the condition dry and fast tomorrow, he is looking to put his Honda out front against some stiff competition, which should make for some exciting racing action tomorrow morning in the Youth Races.
The Morning racing action will also be an exciting race to watch especially with the 11 Time Utility Champion, Mike Penland, making the switch from Kawasaki to Bombardier over the Summer Break.
The switch didn’t come as a complete surprise to me because Kawasaki dropped its ATV support program for this year, but Mike Penland continued to remain loyal to them this season until he received the unexpected call from Bombardier asking him to be apart of a new race team in the GNCC Series.
Mike Penland contacted Kawasaki and explained to them his proposal from Bombardier, and they unfortunately they had their hands tied for the season, so Mike proudly accepted the Bombardier proposal and teamed up with good friend Scott Kilby to form the Bombardier Utility Team.
Mike Penland has lived and breathed racing and the lose of his Kawasaki ride at the end of the season after winning yet another championship was a devastating blow for Mike, so for the 2005 season. he depended upon the great support of HMF Engineering to keep him coming to the races along with his other sponsors, but it still wasn’t the same as riding for Kawasaki , so the Bombardier deal will be a major shot in the arm for a very respected and deserving rider.
Congratulations to both Mike Penland and Scott Kilby, and a big thanks to Bombardier for showing their support for ATV racing after being actively involved in Snowmobile racing for years.
A full interview with Mike Penland and more details will be posted in the near future.
Other exciting news in the Utility Unlimited Class is Kevin Johston’s Pink Vforce, which he will be racing tomorrow for Breast Cancer awareness, which is a great cause. Special thanks to Maier Manufacturing to donating the Pink Fenders.
Kevin Johnston will have some stiff competition though tomorrow with Brock Parker showing up to compete in the Utility Unlimited Class for his first race since Big Buck.
Other big news for the Morning is #35 Josh Whitehead making the switch to the Stock Class with his new 450R to see how well he could do in this highly competitive class.
It will be extremely interesting to see how well he finishes tomorrow since he finished 19th Overall in the Afternoon at the Mountaineer and has finished in the top 50 Overall every race this season in the Afternoon besides his two DNF finishes.
It was finally time to walk the 10 mile track that at Yadkinville, and the Vickerd family had the same idea as Ken, Erik, and Cory would all be racing tomorrow with Micky(Mom) cheering them on from the sidelines.
The start will be held on a level field surrounded by trees with a hard right hand turn followed by almost an immediate left hand turn before short straightaway before heading into the woods.
Buren Hamrick has been busy the past few cutting in some fresh sections through the densely packed woods
With several miles of freshly cut track, there are still some sections that are well worn from previous local races.