2010
Lucas Oil Pro ATV Shootout
Lucas Oil On The Edge - Speed TV
SEMO Raceway - Sikeston, MO
October 16, 2010
Photos & Story by Garrett
Hamilton
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2010
Lucas Oil Fall Pro ATV Shootout Pro & Pro-Am
Race Report
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The Brownstown, Michigan native, Harold Goodman,
would put his Yoshimura/Houser Racing TRX450R
in second place nearly from the get-go as he was
able to sneak by Cooke off the start and into
the first corner. Goodman’s race would be
filled with the rear bumper of Coburn as the pair
rounded each blue-grooved corner each hot on the
throttle. Unfortunately for Goodman, he was not
able to make his way around Coburn, even after
the few yellow flags that were flown on the course
for other rider’s mistakes.
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Harold Goodman would have to settle for
second place in the Pro main behind Coburn
but he would make the most of his time behind
him, mixing it up each lap trying to find
a way around on the tight course! |
Goodman would keep the pressure on Coburn for
the remainder of the race and take away the $700
dollar second place prize from the Pro purse.
“ I can’t thank my sponsors enough
for helping me be out here and running with the
fastest guys on the planet. My quad ran great
after lastnight’s qualifying and I just
kept the pressure up but Coburn ran a great race
with no mistakes,” said Goodman after the
event.
North Carolina’s Kirby Cooke would be forced
to put a smile on his face as he grimaced through
the pain of his back injury sustained earlier in
the day during the Pro-Am Main event. As Cooke rounded
turn one of the short track oval course he would
get ejected from his quad and get slammed against
the tire barriers lining the course. Even though
Cooke would be hurt during his accident he would
press on and race in the Pro main event! Cooke would
slot into second place off the start but quickly
be bumped back to third place by Goodman. Third
place is where Cooke would reside for the remainder
of the Pro main and walk away with a $400 dollar
slice of the Pro Purse and another podium finish
under his belt.
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Cooke would come on strong during the Pro
main to a solid third place position for
the entire race. Although he was right in
the thick of things, there was not as much
pressure on his position for a battle as
the two leaders were duking it out up front
and 4th-10th place were all in a heated
battle which allowed Cooke to ride his own
race and remain flawless |
“I got slammed and banged up really hard,”
said Cooke after the event. “I’m really
happy I was able to get out there in good position
off the start and even though this sandy track
is really tight and tough, my Maxxis tires did
their job and never gave me any problems. My back
is really tender right now but I’m stoked
to be here on the podium!”
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Lucas Oil
Fall Pro ATV Shootout Pro Main Podium
(left to right)
Harold Goodman (2nd), Michael Coburn (1st),
Kirby Cooke (3rd)
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Colter Loshbaugh would put his PEP/H&H Extreme
Suzuki just off the podium in fourth place after
a few hard fought battles with Brad Riley who
would land his N-Style Construction Honda in fifth
place overall in the Pro main.
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Loshbaugh would put his Suzuki in the 4th
place position after a hard fough moto with
EDT Pro racer Brad Riley |
#67
Daryl Rath would make a showing at SEMO
& put his RATH Racing Polaris Outlaw
in the ninth place position overall! |
H&H Extreme’s Josh Hibdon would make
a strong showing at SEMO as he place his Honda
in sixth place just ahead of Trent Powell in seventh.
Tanner Young would come away with an eighth place
finish followed by Rath Racing’s Daryl Rath
in ninth and Kris Bures in tenth.
The Pro main was very exciting with its 25 racers,
but the Pro-Am main would prove to be more of
a whirlwind with its total racer count heading
north to just shy of 35 racers!
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