American Suzuki-Cernics Regional MX Series Round#1
Round #1 of the Suzuki Cernics Regional Series kicked off their season this weekend with the opening round being held at the Pleasure Valley Raceway facility located in Armagh Pennsylvania.
This six round series hopes to bridge the gap between the local series and the national events and allow riders of all skill levels the opportunity to experience racing at some of the premier tracks in the region.
With absolutely perfect weather on hand, the track was in peak condition for the days event. Many top caliber names will be in attendence at various rounds and the biggest of them all was on the gate for round 1 as the "Ironman" John Natalie took to the track for practice.
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Tom Fink, a well known A class rider was looking to have a great day as practice got underway. Tom has been racing for fun this season, but don't let that fact make you think he wont push it as hard as he can to get a win. An asset to our sport, it is always a pleasure to see Tom at the track.
As the riders started to pass my vantage point, I kind of started getting excited seeing the areas fastest riders had made the trip to todays event. Randy Lehr is dangerous to anyone planning on walking away with the win, because at any event he can strike and leave you wondering what went wrong with plan A!
I almost dropped my camera when none other then Shane Hitt made his way past me! It was awesome seeing Shane and what history he brings with him. A legend in his own right, today was going to be spectacular and none short on talent!
Justin Bres works his way around the Pleasure Valley course, which consisted of just about everything one would expect to find at such an event. Natural terrain jumps, elevation changes, a rythm section that would seperate the men from the boys and enough airtime to make riders stay on their gaurd as the action heated up.
24 entries had signed up for the Pro Am class, forcing a qualifier to see who would be on the gate. Nathan Alexander
gets warmed up for his chance to be on the line with some of the nations top talent
Dwayne Mallow is local to this region and carries with him alot of talent. He was pretty stoked to see some big names and couldnt wait to go racing with them!
If you live in the area, and follow MX racing, then Paul Gregg's name is familiar. Locally, he can win just about any race he signs up for, and with the availabilty of skill in the classes he races, thats saying a ton!
Paul would be itching to rub nerfs with Natalie but was also feeling down for signing up to run his first ever Vet class now that he is eligible for the class. At 30, Paul is in better shape then most 18 year olds and after watching the amount of laps he put in yesterday doesnt have anything to prove to anyone except himself!
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