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Dunmore, PA (08/16/06) – The
North American Warhorse of Dunmore Pennsylvania was
the location for Round 8 of the Atlantic Grand Prix.
The Warhorse, as many riders have nicknamed it, is
known for its Challenging rock sections, cooling creek
crossings, and fast trails. Dale Freitas, the series
promoter, surprised the riders of round 8 with a newly
revised course just over 8 miles in length. The new
course cut out some of the sections washed out by
over 12 inches of rain from the end of June. In addition
to the cut out sections, Dale had the direction of
the course reversed to make the course even more exciting.
With temperatures in the low 80’s the weather
was great for Racing.
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Youth
rider Austin Findley |
Youth Riders Austin Findley out of New Providence,
PA and Brandi Harmon out of Sherburne, NY had again
returned to the Warhorse. Around 10 AM, Dale let
the youth ATV’s loose on shortened woods course.
Austin was riding very fast, but at the end of his
4th lap Tyler Stracham was the first to appear out
of the woods with Austin close behind. Austin was
suffering from a flat tire but was still running
as hard as his Modified Kasea would allow him to
go. Tyler Stracham Finished first overall, with
Austin Findley finishing first in the 8-15 90cc
Production Modified class and second overall. Tyler
G. Seiverd out of Quarryville, PA finished third
overall.
The AM Race, which has featured extremely exciting
racing action in the past was no different for Round
8. Chris Borich, Stefanie Verkade, Timothy McAndrew
and many other talented riders were lined up and
ready to be the first riders to hit the revised
8 mile course. Short into the race McAndrew and
Borich were up front and riding hard. They put together
some exciting laps pushing each other a lot. Unfortunately,
half way through the third lap, Chris Borich’s
Honda Rincon snapped a rear axle taking him out
of the race. At the end of McAndrew’s third
lap, he was also taken out of the race due to a
broken lower left A-arm on his Kawasaki V-Force.
With McAndrew and Borich out of the race, Stefanie
Verkade stepped up and placed first overall followed
by Chris Peipher and James Eaton second and third
respectively in addition to placing first in their
classes.
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Borich aboard his Honda Rincon |
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Stephanie
Verkade |
Chris Borich, Sean Neidlinger, Rob Hertz, and Scott
Samuel were just some of the Pros lined up to race
in the PM Race of Round 8 at the Warhorse. Right off
the line, the pros charged into the woods with Borich
out front. Neidlinger was knocked out of the race
within the first lap along with Rob Hertz later in
the race. This gave Pro Am rider Kenny Campbell the
chance to move his way towards the front behind Pro
rider Scott Samuel who was running in second. By the
end of the 4th lap, Borich had put in a 4 minute lead
between Samuel and finished first overall. Campbell
finished 3rd overall behind Samuel.
Kenny Campbell has been riding strong all season
currently standing first in points of the Pro Am
Class with over a 30 point lead on Steven Stracka
and Ralph Johnson who are currently in second and
third respectively.
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#2
Chris Borich |
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#101
Kenny Campbell |
The next race is Round 9 at the Logan Farm in
New Berlin, New York, on August 20th. The trail
staff has been working every weekend adding new
stuff and everyone is really going to be surprised!
For those that are coming up for the first time...
get ready for off-road Nirvana! This is without
a doubt the BEST Off-Road course anywhere in the
Eastern United States!
For more information about the Atlantic Grand Prix
series go to
www.atlanticgrandprix.com
