2009 AMA ATV Motocross Nationals #8 - Muddy Creek - ATV Race Coverage

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Pro Am Unlimited has been a hotbed of action this season as several riders are capable of claiming wins at every round. Good close racing makes it all the better for the fans and it makes great competitors for those capable of doing battle!

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Cody Gibson is one of those riders who demands attention. He is a monster on an atv, riding it literally at the edge of control. Some say he has a style alot like the great Jeremiah Jones.....not a bad act to follow as long as you can handle it and Gibson has been proving on the edge is where he likes to live!

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In moto 1, it looked like Gibson and Joel Hetrick would be the two racers to beat as the pair battled early in the moto. Hetrick was looking blazing fast in practice and I felt he had something for his partner in crime Gibson this round!

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Hetrick would develop some mechanical problems and drop to the back of the pack. Cody Grant would move into second behind Gibson as he tried to reel in the Kawi rider now dead ahead of him!

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Bobby Ross wasn't wasting anytime moving towards the front as well as he charged harder each lap

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Billy Cottage was really liking this track it seemed, he just looked to be getting faster every lap!

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Gibson would have some issues and drop to 2nd behind Ross who would claim the win.

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You will notice in the pictures that the sun ducked behind some clouds and it was a godsend that sun was blistering hot and the humidity was way up there. After giving us a break, the clouds moved on but when they left it sure felt like the humidity dropped as well.

The ladies of the Womens Pro Am were back at it as moto 2 was underway. Michelle Natalie would grab the holeshot but soon find herself bar to bar with a hard charging Heather Byrd who doesn't like running in any place but first!

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And I did mean Bar to bar Byrd caught the inside berm and set her Honda on two wheels and had no where to go as she bounced into Natalie

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Byrd had the lead and wasnt looking back