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ITP QuadCross - Round #10
Glen Helen Raceway Park - National Track
San Bernardino, CA

December 4, 2005

ITP QuadCross ATV Racing Series
Glen Helen  Raceway Motocross Track
San Bernardino, CA - As the ITP Quadcross Series winded down, there was plenty of anticipation upon who would be crowned the 2005 Pro Champion. With the top three pro riders all within striking distance of claiming the championship in the final round of the series. The two time champion, Golden West Cycle’s Jeremy Schell held just a ten point lead over Dana Creech with Dustin Nelson only twelve points out of the lead as well. With the final round counting as double points, it meant fifty points were up for grabs for the winner, and the top three could be easily rearranged by the end of the day, and stranger things have happened in the past. Any one remember Joe Byrd stalling on the line at the last race of the ATVA GNC race a few years back at Southwick, which resulted in him losing the championship, so it isn’t over till the checkered flag.

2005 GNCC Women's Champion, Traci Cecco, surprises everyone with her debut ITP Quadcross Women's Class Win
 
To make things even more interesting, Alba’s Kory Ellis was back in action again for the final round, and he was fully recovered from a cracked collar bone injury that held him back at the previous round, so this weekend, he was going for the win. If just the appearance of Ellis wasn’t enough to mix things up, the Glen Helen Raceway National Track was redesigned with very few jumps, but plenty of high speed sections, which meant that horsepower would be key, and unlike the GNC MX Nationals, the Pro Class doesn’t have a 450cc limit, which allows for some serious engine modifications.

Fifteen pro signed up for the race, but there were no need for qualifiers this round even with the larger turnout because the National track can accommodate a full starting gate of twenty riders unlike the Glen Helen back track, so there would be a normal two moto format, which eliminated any chance of confusion over the final race results like the previous round of the series.

Pro Moto - One
#14 Jeremy Schell and #11 Doug Eichner sprinting to turn one followed by #94 Dustin Nelson
 
As the pros headed to the starting gate for the first moto, the winds were roaring with gust up to 40mph, which meant for a dusty race. With all pros lined up and engines screaming, the starting gate dropped, which had Jeremy Schell and Doug Eichner sprinting down the straightaway side by side battling for the lead. Schell would be able edge out Eichner for the Holeshot and lead the pack around for the first lap as riders were changing positions behind him. Kory Ellis, who’s not known for great starts had worked his way up in behind Schell after passing Nelson, Creech, and Eichner. Jeremy Schell was feeling the pressure from Ellis, so he started to pick up the pace and the pair began to distance themselves from the rest of the pack. Meanwhile, Creech and Eichner rubbed tires while Creech was making the pass, which sent Eichner off the track for a split second, but Eichner quickly recovered and moved back in behind Creech.

#53 Kory Ellis moving in on #14 Jeremy Schell in the lead
 
As Schell and Ellis made the turn to go up the hill, Ellis went inside after Schell took the outside line, which provided an awesome drag race to the top with Schell maintaining his lead, but shortly afterwards, the unexpected would happen when Schell lost his balance landing a triple, which sent him flying over the handlebars. Luckily, he wasn’t injured and jumped right back up and remounted his YFZ450 to return to the race, but not before Creech would make the pass and move into second place. Schell would take off in third place with Dustin Nelson moving into fourth after passing Eichner.

Kory Ellis now out front with clean air and a comfortable cushion between him and Dana Creech, but either way he continued his steady pace and continued to pull away from Creech. At the same time, Dana Creech was trying to do the same thing to Jeremy Schell while Schell was watching out for Nelson. Creech knew he had to try and catch Ellis for a shot at the Championship, and Schell couldn’t afford another mistake.

With the checkered flag waving, Kory Ellis was able to claim the win with Creech, Schell, and Nelson maintaining their positions to the finish line. Now all the calculations started to see where everyone would need to finish in the second moto to secure championship or move up in the final standings, which had many reaching for a calculator. At this point, Dustin Nelson knew it was all but over for his championship hopes unless something drastic would happen in the second moto, but he still wasn’t about to throw in the towel just yet.

#53 Kory Ellis rides a flawless race to claim the moto one win onboard his Yamaha YFZ450
#52 Dana Creech keeps his Championship hopes alive finishing in second place in Moto One

 


Pro Moto - Two
Jeremy Schell and Dustin Nelson drag race down the straight-away
 
The second moto had everyone on their feet as Dustin Nelson launched out of the starting gate and down the stretch with the lead. Jeremy Schell got a late jump and just pinned the throttle on his Curtis Sparks engine and was able to pull up along side of Nelson heading into the Talladega sweeping turn. With the pair side by side battling for the lead, disaster almost struck as Schell’s rear end broke loose and sending him within inches of colliding with Nelson in the lead, which allowed Dana Creech to capitalize on the situation and move past Schell into second place. Kory Ellis seen what was happening and tried the same pass, but Schell was able to avoid the collision with Nelson and get back on the throttle holding off Ellis. The next corner, Nelson hung to the inside followed by Creech and Ellis while Schell railed the outside to gain momentum which catapulted him back into second place behind Nelson with Creech and Ellis in chase. Soon afterwards, Schell would pass Nelson and take over the lead with Ellis moving past Creech into the third while Doug Eichner held down the fifth spot.

Jeremy Schell leading the way followed by Dustin Nelson, Kory Ellis, and Dana Creech
 
The racing action was intense in the first few laps as the front four were battling for position with Jeremy Schell leading the way until he make a mistake on the back side of the track, which allowed Nelson to take back over the lead with Schell dropping back to fourth place and his championship hopes in jeopardy. Unfortunately for Dustin Nelson, he would surrender the lead almost as quickly as he regained it with both Ellis and Creech passing him as it appeared he was experiencing issues with his quad, which allowed Schell to make the pass and move back up into third place.

Luckily for Jeremy Schell, Kory Ellis was able to maintain the lead to the checkered flag over Dana Creech with Jeremy Schell finishing in third and earning his third consecutive ITP Quadcross Championship in the process, which was the most meaningful of them all with some stiff competition from Dana Creech and Dustin Nelson.

Jeremy Schell works his way past Dustin Nelson to finish out the second moto in third place and win the Championship
Alba Action's Kory Ellis would go 1-1 and claim the overall win in the final round of the ITP Quadcross Series

 

Yamaha GYT-R YFZ450 Giveway
ITP Tires, Craig Peterson & Rafael Guzman with his Brand New 2005 Yamaha YFZ450
 
All ITP Quadcross participants received one drawing entry for each race they entered throughout the year for a chance to win a brand new 2005 YFZ450 equipped with GYT-R accessories, ITP Holeshot Tires, and T9 Baja wheels. The lucky winner of this practically race ready machine was Rafael Guzman who raced several races this season in the Open Pro Class.

Next Year, the ITP Quadcross is going to be bigger and better than ever as it expands it reach to several new tracks in both California and Arizona, and Jeremy Schell plans to be back and defend his title once again.

ITP QuadCross Round #10 Pro Results
Rider Name
Race Results
Kory Ellis
1st
Dana Creech
2nd
Jeremy Schell
3rd
Doug Eichner
4th
Dustin Nelson
5th
Tony Munio
6th
Darrell Patton
7th
Jeffrey Spooner
8th
Mike Machado
9th
Johnny Shafe
10th
ITP QuadCross Overall Pro Points
Overall Finish
Rider Name
Points
1st
Jeremy Schell
217
2nd
Dana Creech
211
3rd
Dustin Nelson
201
4th
Mike Machado
170
5th
Doug Eichner
163
6th
Darrell Patton
158
7th
Tony Munio
133
8th
Danny Ragan
116
9th
Jason Weller
100
10th
Scott Santellan
87

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