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2008
Yamaha / ITP QuadCross
Championship
Series
Round #2 - Arizona Cycle Park
Buckeye, Arizona
April 13, 2008
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Yamaha / ITP Quadcross
Pro & Amateur ATV Race Report
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#2 Doug Eichner goes 1-1 again in the Open
Pro ATV Class on the Polaris Outlaw 525S |
In the Open Pro class it was Doug Eichner and Darrell
Patton who came out on top in their class. For the
first moto, Patton got last on the gate pick, just
as he had at the season opener and ended up getting
a bad start. Eichner came out of the hole in 2nd
“As usual, I didn’t get the holeshot,
but I did work up to first by the third corner,”
said Eichner.
Eichner ran the rest of the first moto unchallenged
and had a comfortable lead as he crossed the finish
line. Chris Riley, who has come on strong this
year, took 2nd with TJ Dietrich right behind him
in 3rd. Darrell Patton had managed to work his
way up to 4th and Francisco Ruano took 5th.
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Defending Open Pro Class Champion, Darrell
Patton, finished in the 2nd spot, which
boosted him up to 4th place in points |
As they came off the line in moto2, the #1 KTM
of Darrell Patton was neck and neck with the #2
Polaris of Doug Eichner. Patton applied pressure
to Eichner hoping he would slip up and allow Patton
to get the holeshot, but the veteran racer did
not budge and edged out Patton to take the holeshot.
“It was really great to know that I could
keep up with Doug like that off the line,”
said Patton, who has had DASA doing some engine
work on his KTM 525.
While Eichner checked out, Patton held a comfortable
second for most of the moto, until Tecate, Mexico’s
Roberto Villalobos slipped by towards the end
to take second. Eichner, of course, took the overall
win. Darrell Patton claimed the 2nd spot on the
podium and TJ Dietrich took 3rd. “I’m
really happy about getting on the podium with
a new bike,” said Patton, who is hoping
to continue that trend all season long. Chris
Riley claimed the #4 spot overall and Clayton
Endes took #5 on his Kawasaki.
The next round of the ITP Quadcross will be heading
back to California to Racetown 395 in Adelanto
on May 4th. The track is fast and features some
decent jumps but like most So Cal tracks, it is
dry and prone to lots of dust, especially in the
warmer months. You can check out www.racetown395.com
for more directions and more information about
the facility.
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