2007 Yamaha / ITP QuadCross Championship Series Round #7 - Glen Helen San Bernardino, CA August 5, 2007 Photos By: Roy Bloodworth

Round #7 - Glen Helen Yamaha / ITP Quadcross - Links ATV Race Results

Yoshimura's Kory Ellis claims 5th Win of the Season on his RockStar Engery Yoshimura Suzuki LTR450

Although John Shafe pulled the holeshot in both motos, it didn’t take long before points leader, Kory Ellis had him in his sights. “It took a little while to catch up, but I made the pass on the 3rd or 4th lap and I just pulled away.” Stated Ellis. Kory ended his day with an impressive 1-1 finish, while Shafe joined him on the podium with a respectable 2nd place overall.

Rounding out the podium in 3rd place was Jeremy Schell. Jeremy has been dealing with severe arm pump in his last couple of races. “ I changed my workout routine and added some weightlifting.” Which was apparently a big mistake according to Schell. “I haven’t had arm pump in ten years…it sucks!” He exclaimed. However Jeremy is taking measures to reduce his arm fatigue. “I’ve laid off the weights and have been doing lots of cardio and riding whenever I can, and just trying to ride it out.” He said resolutely.

While the Pro class had plenty of excitement, the Open Pro class had its moments as well. One of those moments in particular was the start of the second moto. While everyone else raced for the holeshot when the gate dropped, Kory Ellis just sat at the line and waited for everyone else to negotiate the first turn before putting the hammer down. Once Kory caught up, he began picking off riders one by one until he was in the lead, however that lead would not last as Doug Eichner made the pass on his Polaris Outlaw during the last lap taking the lead. Ellis finished a very close 2nd while Darrel Patton took the 3rd position on the podium putting him in second place for overall series points in the Open Pro class.

Ellis’s delayed start at the gate was not due to mechanical issues or anything of the sort, but was simply by choice. According to Ellis, coming up from behind and working his way through the pack is much better practice for him than starting out in front. The reason for him wanting to practice so hard is because Kory will be racing in the Invitational Steel City, PA Bike National on August 24th-26th, which will be the first time professional quad racers will be allowed at this event and given the opportunity to show their skills in front of the bike industry big wigs.

The next race of the ITP Quadcross series will be an interesting one as well, as it is a night race held at Speedworld in Arizona on September 29th. With there being such close contention in points for the Pro and Open Pro classes, and a “double points” series final in December, it’s still to soon to speculate as to who will come out on top at the end of this season.