NE EDT Racing Round 1 Kinston, NC April 24, 2015

AE3 Motorsports/Roberts Racing/TSI’s Andrew Evanyke was having some struggles throughout the day with setup and used his heats as proving grounds for his testing. Evanyke was also a heat race winner earlier in the day and brought that momentum to the main event as he came off the line in great position. Evanyke had a hard time on the track with few passing opportunities offered by the track and was forced to settle in his third place position when the checkered flag flew, giving him too, a solid position for the first round of the season

Andrew Evanyke finished third in the Pro-Am Class

In the Rath Racing Pro-Lite class, there were a lot of new names and a lot of battling action going on and was a great race to watch as there were eighteen racers in this class as well!

NE EDT Racing Pro-Lite Podium (left to right) Caden Pope (2nd), Jesse McCollum (1st), Brad Riley (3rd)

Jesse McCollum from Earnhardt Racing was the man to beat as he launched off the line with his TRE engine and pulled a full bike length on the pack immediately to take the holeshot. McCollum stayed on the gas for the remainder of the race and came away with the win, never looking back all while battling with teammate Caden Pope who came off the line in second place.

Jesse McCollum took the holeshot for the early lead & would hold the lead until the finish to take the win inthe Pro Lite Class

Earnhardt Racing’s Caden Pope got off to a great start as well right behind McCollum, his teammate, and shadowed him for the entire race. Pope attempted several pass attempts but couldn’t make anything stick. Pope settled for second place and established himself as a contender for the 2015 season.

Steve Lagro made the trek all the way South from the provence of Ontario, Canada for the race. Lagro has been competing in the NE-EDT and TT races for many seasons and had a good time at the season opener. Lagro came off the line in a great position as well and followed Pope and McCollum for the entire race and ended up in third place, a great start to his season, too.

The Open C class was by far the largest amateur class for the opening rounds in Kinston with nineteen riders. #57 Jimmy Macken of Macken Sewer and Drain came down from New York for the round and he and his family have been long-time supporters of the series. Mackey made a clean sweep of the class by getting out front and running consistent laps to bring home first place. Cole Maurer of Jackson, Michigan came down with his family who also race in the series and was able to bring home second place while Cody Wompler from Manchester, Pennsylvania made the journey as well and took home a solid third place finish.

The Quadified Engines / Blood Enterprises round two of the series was to be held the following day on Saturday but with heavy rains and winds blowing into the area, only the first set of races, the heats, were able to completed. Each class was scored from the heat finishes for the round which made for some very interesting happenings.

By having the fastest heat race of the day, Kris “Tiffer” Bures was the winner of the Pro class for round two followed by Chuckie Creech who also was a heat race winner but with just a slower time by only a second off the mark. Third place in the Pro class was Brian Ace who took second place in the heat for himself with a quick time giving him a podium spot. After these two rounds, Medlin, Creech, Ace, and Tiffer are in a four-way tie for first place with forty six points. The odds of that are incredible and there’s one thing for certain, this season will be one of the tightest battles we’ve seen and is surely not one to miss! Check out the NE-EDT when it comes to Freedom Motorsports Raceway in Freedom, NY on June 27th for round three!

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