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Debbie Bartosek can be found at every race raising money from a 50/50 drawing for medical supplies to be available at the races. Angela Moore waved me over to buy some tickets, so I bought my normal $5.00 worth which gives me 10 chances, and I ended up winning:eek: I was in total shock because I not one with much luck, and I can count the number of things that I have won in my life on one hand.
When you are at your next GNC event look for Debbie and make a contribution to a good cause and your luck may change as well:D
Thanks for all your hard work Debbie!!!
As usual, a large crowd of fans gathered around Doug Gust for Autographs during the break between the two motos.
#4 Tim Farr first year on the Honda 450R wasn't the kind of year that everyone would have expected him to have, but it definitely wasn't a bad year at all. I give Tim & Mark a lot of credit for taking a brand new machine and making it competitive against the YFZ & LTZ that have been around for at least a year for testing to see what works best on the track. Tim got off to a slow start with carb and axle issues the first two Nationals, but quickly got into a groove by the 4th round at Birch Creek where he finished 2nd Overall and the 450R made its first GNC Podium Appearance. Tim went on to remain on the podium for the next four rounds in a row and currently has five podium appearances out of 11 rounds.
Tim Farr went into Loretta’s in third overall in 27 points behind John Natalie Jr, but needed to win the Overall and John finish below 17th to take over the 2nd spot. With Tim out front early in the race and John sidelined, it looked like he might have been able to pull it off, but dropped back to third, which allowed John to wrap up the 2nd Spot behind Doug Gust for the season.
Hopefully, next year, Honda will step up to the plate like Suzuki did this year for Tim’s program.
#7 Joe Byrd definitely didn’t make a smooth transition from to Production quads. Last year, Joe Byrd found himself on the Podium 7 times in 9 races and his worst finish of the year was 5th place at Southwick where he lost the championship lead to Jeremiah Jones by four points.
This year has been a completely different story for Joe, his rough year started out with a crash at Glen Helen in practice that broke several ribs which almost prevented him from racing. He struggled the first three rounds on the YFZ and switched to the 450R at Birch Creek and finished a season best 6th place, which was a far cry from last season. Starting over with a new machine didn’t change his luck much and he continued to struggle for the rest of the season heading into Loretta’s. His two best finishes have been 6th place, so after finishing 2nd in the 1st Moto behind Doug Gust, Joe Byrd heading into the 2nd Moto looking to have a repeat performance at Loretta’s from last year with an overall win!
#53 Kory Ellis raced a LTZ400 for most of last season and switched to the YFZ at High Point and Won his first race of the year. Kory remained on Yamaha from that point and started out this season by winning the 1st GNC race at his hometown track Glen Helen. Kory followed it up with several top four finishes in row and another podium finish at Macon, GA. Since his early success, he has continued to be consistent, but hasn’t been able to make it back to the podium.
He went into Loretta’s in 4th Place Overall, but Jeremiah Jones was within striking distance with only 13 points separating them, and it was even closer after Jones4th place finish in the 1st moto and Kory finishing 10th , so the 2nd moto was going to be exciting to see who would finish out the season in the 4th spot.
With the Start of the 2nd Moto about to begin, Harold Goodman and others begain preparing their starting gate!
The Start for the 2nd Moto was once again freshingly groomed, but this time water the track closier the start of the 2nd Moto to keep the dust down andavoid any mishaps on the start like in the 1st Moto with John Natalie jr.
The Start of Moto 2:macho