2005 ATVA ITP Moose GNC MX Round #6 - Budds Creek

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Unfortunately for Donald, it was Gilbert Attix that got all the luck first thing in the morning with the number one gate pick of the day.

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Jeremiah Jones still wears a brace for his thumb as his injury from round four nearly a month ago has yet to heal. Due to that, Jeremiah has had only about 15 minutes of seat time since the last round two weeks ago. They look over the soggy track.

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Referee Bob “Smitty” Smith, tells the Pros their practice and motos are being pushed back as a result of the rain.

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When there was a couple of spoons left in the box, everyone wondered who was missing. Turns out one of them was John Natalie who showed up after everyone was almost gone and fined $25 for missing the riders meeting. John’s gate pick was pretty decent even though he wasn’t on hand to pick it, inspiring everyone to consider missing the next meeting to up their chances of getting a good pick. “I’d pay $25 for a better gate pick,” was joked by more than one rider.

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Close to 1pm, riders make their way to the line and look over the sogginess they are about to take off in.

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Riders found sweeping, incredibly difficult and almost pointless given the sticky mud that littered the starting gate and all ways just getting on the gate, thus…

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…finding ways to be creative on getting their ATVs to the line without needing a bath once you got there.

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Dunk’s pretty white Yamaha about to make it’s way to the line.

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Keith Little looks over the line up deciding on his gate pick…and looking for the best line on how to get there.

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Ever the clown of the pits, Doug Gust’s mechanic Paul Turner gives me his ever popular pose.