Fall Festival YOUTH race

[Ericthered rdr]

Hey Pappy where are your kids racing at? Here in the wonderful state of MD youth quad classes are tabboo. My boys raced at Foot of the MT in PA and had a blast. I want to get in a series that has both youth and adult quad XC races. The problem is living in Harford county the drive to such places is a killer. I guess it is time to move hugh!?

BTW congrats to your boys, and great coverage as usual. It is great to see the future of our sport.

[Pappy]

Eric your in the same situation I was in, and yes, i relocated to a better life

Dont be fooled, the FTM course is a cake walk as compared to what they put these kids of the Koontz Series thru Its every bit as hard on them as a XC course is too an adult

check out how far cody's tire is down in that rut These courses will have our boys ready for when they ride in the adult classes

[Ericthered rdr]

I agree that FOTM was easy but it was great for the 50cc kids. I noticed how tough that race your kids were in when I saw the picts of the mud pit. If I didn't have a boat and a deap love for the Chesapeake Bay I would be out of here tommorrow. At least here I can try to enjoy both.

[phaster1]

Pappy,

I love to see pics of the kids doing their thing...TY

I have a ?? or 2 for u.

How are these bikes holding up to the mud and water??? The reason I ask is because we have a predator 90 and we are about to replace the stator...I hear that these bikes can't stand up to the water...but from looking at these pics it seems to be the complete opposite.

Do you know of any changes (mods)they have done if any to make them more water friendly??? If anyone else has any ideas please feel free to reply....PLEASE!!!

I am about to jump ship and get rid of the Predator and go with a 4 stroke. Which I really don't want to do. I like the auto tranny and the electric start. We really like the PREDATOR and are goning to see how it goes for now.

TY in advance.

[Pappy]

i saw a few predators with problems yesterday due to water. its not just the predator but all the 2 stroke minis in general.


we havent had one single problem with our honda

[phaster1]

TY Pappy

I am thinking of going w/a 4 stroke. A friend of ours has the trx 90 and the only thing that is a turn off is the Pull start w/o any other option of starting it kinda stinks. If they only had backup kick or electric. I would have gone with it.

I heard on another forum that I can replace the Predator elec. system with the Kasea and that should help some. Also the side covers from the 04 Pred. have helped with the water getting into the stator...I just don't know if it is worth the expense of doing these mods or just getting another bike.

Have you seen any DS90's on the tracks??That bike looks to be water tight.

TY

Keep up the good work with those pics!!!

[Arctic Cat Dad]

Yes there are a couple of DS 90's. And there are some AC quads. There the same quads. My son rides a AC 50 in the 50 class rider #838. We haven't had any problems with water . And the other AC 50 rider hasn't had any problem with water either. The one Pred 90 that got wet was in the air box which give some trouble but he still won his class. There was a Bombardier 90 also he never had any trouble with his yet. My son has hit creeks way over his tires, never a problem yet. If this quad can take what he can put it trough then it will go thru anything. Mud ,water jumping you name it.

[Pappy]

yep, proper prep will take care of the water issue.

[coop706]

Thanks Pappy once again for the pictures of the kids!!! You always do a great job. Congrats Cody Hill on the 2nd place win!! Paige was the little girl on the creek bank cheering you on to get out of that mud!!She cant wait until next year when she can race and be like her big brother!!