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The Blue Ridge
Open Quadterrain Challenge Race Report
Daniel Boone - London, KY - June 15-17,
2007
London, KY (6/19/2007)
- William Yokley recorded a DNF and an 8th in the
two main Quad Terrain Pro Stock events this weekend
at London, KY. There were 15 Pro Stock racers that qualified
to ride in the mains.
Summary:
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#5
William Yokley |
We had a busy week getting ready for this WPSA event
in the picturesque mountains of eastern KY. This race
takes place during an off week from the GNCC’s.
Kawasaki had provided me with a box stock Brute Force
utility ATV to use in the Quad Terrain Challenge event.
This event features all kinds of rough obstacles to
test the limits of a utility ATV. There are sections
of the track that have logs, rocks, mud bogs and steep
hills; and the WPSA guys wet everything down to make
things more interesting!
The weekend is long, with qualifying races on Friday
and Saturday, and two main events on Sunday. The weather
was hot with temps in the mid 90’s. The Daniel
Boone Motocross Park is a neat facility with a lot of
elevation changes; the track was difficult but fun to
ride. I got a 5th on Friday and a 2nd on Saturday in
the qualifying races. Saturday was a great race with
Chris Borich, Jesse West and me dicing the whole race.
In the end, Chris edged me out for the win.
There were two main events on Sunday; the first was
a short one for me because my CDI box failed and I did
not finish. We fixed the bike for the second main and
I was looking forward to a better race. The gate dropped
and I got a good start in the top 4. When we hit the
first wet log section, I had a good line and thought
I may come out in the lead. But then the carnage began!
Another racer got way out of shape and came straight
into my side knocking me sideways in the logs, somewhere
you do not want to be. I was trying to get straight
and was getting hammered by other riders as they were
trying to get through; I felt like I was inside a pinball
machine. Finally, someone hit me so hard that it straightened
me up so that I could get a straight shot out of that
log yard.
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I immediately realized that something was not right
with the machine. Sometime during all those love taps
in the log pit, my footpeg and floorboard were ripped
off the machine. All this action makes the Quad Terrain
Challenge very popular with the ESPN audience. It’s
exciting and the fans love to watch the action, every
lap is unpredictable. I tried to finish the best I could
and finished 8th with pieces flapping everywhere. I
was muddy and sweaty, but had a great time. Overall,
the Kawasaki ran great.
The Monster Energy Kawasaki motocross team was competing
also; they had a really good weekend and seem to be
getting the new KFX450’s dialed in. The National
Guard guys had a neat display on vendor’s row
with a rock climbing wall and other giveaways. I’ve
got a lot of work to do to get ready for the next GNCC
at Snowshoe, WV. This should be a really cool event;
we get to race at the ski resort area up and down the
slopes. I expect a rough track with a lot of rocks and
technical trails. We take a summer break after Snowshoe,
and our twins should be born when the series resumes
in September.
See you at the races!
www.YokleyRacing.com
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