2005 12 Hours of ATV America - Race Coverage

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Pat Brown isn't racing this year, but he is participating in the 12 Hour Torture Test

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The weather for 12 Hours of ATV America was cold with temps barely climbing above fifty degrees with a brisk wind out of the north, but anything was better than the rain at the 6 Hour race in the summer.

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Rob Zimmerman's team only choices were Pro or Industry and they decided on the Industry Class, but early in the race, they were exceeding their expectation and wondering if they made the right decision.

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RAB Offroad won the 6 Hour in Georgia aboard the Cannondale in Georgia, and they were determined to stick with it for the 12 Hour race, butr an engine failure would send them to the pits to swap out the engine.

Randy Brandt

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Wahl Racing had their share of problems early in the race with subframe issues, which required a trip to the welder multiple times during the race, but it didn't hamper Adam McGill's spirit as he hammed it up for the camera

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Laz Sommers keeps an eye on the MX track waiting for his son Brandon to appear from the woods. Early in the race, they would be forced to change out the entire rear end when the carrier bearing failed.

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32 Alba Ironman - ( Todd Macke , Tommy Rich , Guy Sutton )

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Lost Creek Cycles Matt White was hard on the gas trying to make up the three lap deficit the team was faced after frame failure in the first lap.

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151 FD Racing - ( Jason Mickelson , Kevin Wehde , Jarrod Sheets ) experienced only one problem the entire race, which was a flat tire in the first session. C&D Racing's Colby Kostman had the Prairie in top running condition for the race.

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881 Cardio Stack Utility - ( Jamie Bougher , Jim Stack , Todd Rothermel ) formed at the last minute when their 450R was deemed not worthy to race, so they broke out Stack's Rincon and switched to the Utility Expert Class and were up to 2nd Place.