2006 ATVA MX Nationals Round #5 – Budds Creek - Race Coverage

Jason Dunkelberger and Tavis Cain tangled in the final laps of the race in between the two large tabletops in the valley, which sent them flipping. Tavis Cain ended up with a gash in the forehead, but Dunk was able to remount and finish the moto in 17th place while Tavis Cain took the DNF

When the Pros arrived for the start of the second Moto, Smitty notified Jeremiah Jones and John Natalie Jr they would need to provide fuel samples for testing

John Natalie Jr took the fuel sample in stride as he posed with one of the many ATVriders.com members at the track, Herb Eyler who was attending his first ever ATV Motocrosss National and having a blast.

Finally with the first gate pick, Jeremiah Jones takes a moment to take a look at the start in hopes of picking the perfect line for the Holeshot in the second Moto.

It was hard for anyone to wipe the smile off Chad Wienen’s face after his impressive first Moto finish, which was great to see.

Jason Luburgh’s sister, Jami, was out sweeping the gate for him, which shows a true family commitment. I would be lucky to get my sister to pickup a broom besides sweeping the starting gate, lol.

Meanwhile, Pat Brown decided to take upon the duty himself, while his mechanic told him to give me the broom.

The Elka crew took a break from adjusting suspension and were track side for the start of the race with camera man, Shane Hartman getting into position after just finishing up his second moto and finishing out the weekend in 6th for Production C.

The start of the second Moto had Jon Natalie Jr once again grabbing the Holeshot followed by Pat Brown and Jeremiah Jones. As they crested the top of the downhill, Josh Creamer was bumped from behind, which sent him flying off his quad and flipping down the hill for one scary scene.

On the lucky side, no one ran over Josh and his Honda didn’t body slam him into the ground, but he flipped head over heals almost to the bottom of the hill for nearly 100 feet.