2006 ATVA MX Nationals Round #12 - Unadilla - New Berlin, NY – Preview & Coverage

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Once the sun sent down, the lights came on and the track crew worked through the night to prepare the track for racing on Saturday.

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With the fog and lights, it was a perfect time to get some cool night photos.

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By Saturday morning, there was a steady breeze, which worked awesome in drying up the track .

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Amazingly, by the time the first motos began, the track was already dusty in sections and the track was barely even muddy.

Angela Butler and Heather Byrd put on an incredible show as this pair continues to battle for the women's championship with Angela Butler taking the advantage with her 6th win of the season at Sunset Ridge, which moved her past Heather Byrd with 5 wins.

Angela picked up where she left off at Sunset Ridge and took the first Moto win, but Heather could still claim the win if she wins the second Moto.

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Brian King was right a home at Unadilla as he jumped out to the early lead in the 16-24 Class.

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With 629 entries, many of classes were broke up into divisions and there were going to be several LCQ events, and for the first time in several rounds the Pros out of the top 10 in points were forced to qualify.

One of the new faces in the Pro Class is Josh Upperman, and he grabbed the Holeshot in the Pro qualifier.

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Josh Upperman maintained the lead from start to finish over Josh Creamer in second place.

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Several Canadian’s signed up for the Pro Class with Jasmin Plante, Richard Pelchat, and Greg Gee all earning a spot in the Pro Main.

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#52 Dana Creech also made a surprise appearance this weekend and also qualified for the Pro Main, but later he decided not to race.

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Unfortunately, Jason Dunkelberger would have an early collision with Richard Pelchat, which dropped him back in the pack, so he would need to go to the LCQ to earn a spot in the Main.