6 Hours of ATV America, Rausch Creek Race Report

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Hellbound Racing Team (Randy Lehr, Donald Lysinger, and Olsen) was also ready to compete in the Pro Class as Chuck Lehr made some double checked their machine before the race.

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With the Course being over 6 miles long, Donald Lysinger and Randy Lehr decided it would be easier to bicycle the course.

The course itself included at a mile long MX track and then the riders heading into the woods. They quickly encountered a high speed run down a fire road type triail which was extremely fast and rough in sections, but it was pretty straight and went for about 1/2 mile. The course then became tighter and offered different lines for the riders to take through sections of the track. Their were numerous expert lines with steep drop offs and inclines which made it interesting. Also, at the 3.5 mile marker the course seperated into three different lines and each was almost a mile or more long, which was very cool. The key was to find the fastest line or find the line with the least amount of traffic to pass the slower riders. One line was shorter, but wasn't as fast as some of the other lines.

The multiple lines were awesome, which was something I wished they had more of at GNCC events.

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A Class Team ATV Addiction.com (Mike Lucas, Michael Johnston, and Kenneth Tincher) walked back to their pits after registering for the race.

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A Class Team Dirt First / Cherry Hill ( David Kyte, Mike Kyte, and ?) broke out their 400EX for the race. They finished 2nd in the IronBoss 4 hour race behind Chris and Joe Borich a few months ago and were excited about another team event.

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Team Treebash( TreeBasher Himself, Lee Dickerson, Todd Rothermel, and Warren Draper) didn't race Lee's Z400 in the background but instead raced a YFZ.

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30+ Team Cannondaleriders.com (Doug Flinner, Rick Cecco, and Kenny Campbell)

Jay Burton provided the team his Cannondale 450 for the event and Doug Flinner installed their lights before the event while the lighting expert Rick Cecco looks on.

I must say that was one nice looking Cannondale.

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The 30+ ATV Rage Team(Kevin Johnston, ?,?) had their Vforce ready to go and decided to take nap before the race!

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Ralph Johnson went out and got himself a Brand New 2005 Black 450R for the Race! What a way to break in a new quad

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C&D Racing's Own Dusty Kostman made the trip from Nebraska after having so much fun at the 1st round in Texas. Dusty wouldn't be racing in this one, but she was an awesome help in the pits. She was quick to grab my impact and start putting on my front tires before the race, which was one of the coolest thing to watch.

She prepared to pit for EXriders.com 30+ Team and C&D Racing's B Team, which was going to keep her busy through out the day, so she decided to take a break before the race and relax in the shade.

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Every Quad that entered the race had to go through Tech Inspection. Tom Prendergast marked everyones frame before the race because that was the only part that couldn't be swapped out during the race. If your frame cracked, you had to weld it or quit the race.

Tom explained how the race was going to be run to one of the Utility teams.