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Bartosek Celebration Race
8th Annual Event - September 19, 2010
Maple Shade MX - Sugar Grove, PA
By: Garrett
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Matt Bartosek
Celebration ATV Motocross Race Report
::Continued::
Derek Swartfager would make a run to the podium
at the Bartosek Celebreation as well with a third
place overall finish after going 3-4 on the day.
The DSI rider would put his Honda near the front
of the pack during the first moto and tuck in
behind fellow Honda racer, Winchester. Swartfager
would go on to finish the moto in third place
just ahead of hometown racer Matt White in fourth
place.
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| Derek
Swartfager would come out swinging during
he Pro ATV Feature as well & would come
away with a 3rd place overall finish after
he went 3-4 on the day. He would also compete
in the 2-wheel sector on his Honda dirtbike
to come with a 6th place overall finish
in the 250C class! |
Swartfager’s second moto would be roughly
the same as his first but he would be bumped back
one place by a hard charging Joel Hetrick who
would finish the moto in second place. Swartfager
would finish the day in third place overall and
would also finish out his 250C Dirtbike class
in sixth place after going 5-5 on the day.
Matt White, former AMA ATV MX Pro racer, came
out for the 8th Annual Bartosek and walked away
with a fourth place overall finish aboard his
McNett Performance Honda. White finished out the
day going 4-6 and would be seen smiling all day
as he was happy to come out and race again.
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Matt White walked away with a 4th place
overall finish at the 8th annual Matt Bartosek
Celebration race after he went 4-6 on the
day aboard his McNett Performance ATV |
#18
Cody Grant leads #151 Andy Travis through
the S-Turns at the bottom of the Maple Shade
MX Track enroute to his top 5 finish aboard
his Media All Stars Suzuki LTR450 ATV |
Cody Grant would round out the top 5 on his Suzuki
with a 6-5 set of finishes with Tyler Hamrick
taking sixth place going 5-7 on the day. Andy
Travis put his KTM in seventh place going 7-8,
Mike Graff went 9-10 for eighth place overall
while Jamen Davidovich and Joe Hetrick battled
it out for ninth and tenth going 8-11 and 18-2
respectively.
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Josh Upperman celebrates his win with Debbie
Bartosek, founder of the 88Live To Ride
Foundation for her late son, Matt Bartosek.
Upperman would come away with the overall
win going 1-1 on the day, a big trophy &
the $1000 Pro Purse |
The overall weekend was good for many racers
and fans as the rain held off for the majority
with only a few light sprinkles here and there.
The Bartosek family put on yet another great weekend
of racing action and donations to the 88LivetoRide
Foundation and to the Maher Family. For all of
those who came out for the weekend we thank you
and if you couldn’t make it this year, we
will be right back here in 2011 so we hope to
see you then!
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