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2006 ATVA MX Nationals Round #1 – Glen Helen - Race Coverage
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Devore, CA – The ATVA MX Nationals are set to begin with practice starting today at Glen Helen for over 400 entries and possibly reaching the 500 mark by tomorrow morning.
The LT-R450 was released to the public just in time to be an eligible machine to compete on in the opening round of the motocross nationals, and Doug Gust & Jeremiah Jones were busy making their final adjustments. Also, several media publications were signing up their test riders to compete in this weekend’s event. Unfortunately, I scratched myself from this list, which allowed a local ATV racer to be able to acquire the Blingstar Nerf Bars from my Quadracer, which are required to race along with a kill-cord. These two add-ons are all that is required to prepare a Suzuki LT-R450 to race in the Nationals.
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Team Suzuki/Yoshimura Sponsor, Blingstar, produced the aluminum products from race team including the mandatory nerfbars. Blingstar’s own Freddie Sheppard was on hand to make sure everything was running smoothly for the Suzuki Team and their lineup of ATVs prepared for the media to race this weekend.
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The Suzuki crew of mechanics was kept busy prepping the QuadRacers for the Media.
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Doug Morris, ATVA President, even took a spin on the new Suzuki LT-R450 QuadRacer on the Back Track at Glen Helen, and I must say that I was surprised how well he rode, and he even wasted no time doubling a few of the jumps on the track
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The opening round attracted racers from all over the USA and even some racers from other countries including Canadian Pro Champion Richard Pelchat and even Luke Beechey from the down under. Also, in attendance was Richard Cole and some of his riders from the United Kingdom.
Richard Pelchat with a Thumbs Up after a 50 hour drive to California
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Some ATV Racers may not have traveled as far, but they sure had to improvise to make it to the event, which is what I call determination!
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The Pits around the track were filling up and many relaxed and enjoyed the beautiful weather with temps in the 80's and it is expected to remain this way for the entire weekend, which is a welcome change from last year.
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The Pro Class has 28 Entries and the Pro Am Production has a huge 37 entries.
Many riders switched to different machines from last year, and Tavis Cain was yet another as he showed up with a Honda 450R
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John Natalie Jr was busy dialing in his Honda as well, and with HMF's Hans making the trip out from Ohio to install John Natalie's Signature Series Exhaust.
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Tire Balls, Wade Summers, was also in attendance showing off his new MX Tire Balls, which John Natalie Jr will be racing this weekend. Also, Tire Balls is offering arider contigency program to all ATVA MX Racers, so be sure to visit their website for more details because riders that haven't even purchased Tire Balls yet are eligible to receive Tire Ball Bucks just for signing up for the program.
visit www.tireballs.com for more details
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Elka Suspension will be on hand at all the ATVA MX Nationals and the GNCC Series with its support trailer to offer FREE service work to all its customers regardless if you race Pro or in the Amateur ranks, Elka will be on hand to provide a helping hand in getting you to the front of the pack
Shock technician, Sam, was busy today assisting customers.
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Elka’s new support manager will be none other than Jay Gobel as he will now be traveling to both the MX and XC Nationals for Elka, but don’t worry, Jay is also still actively involved with Maxxis, but Jeff will now be driving the Maxxis Rig for Jay Goebel.
More details on this transition for Jay Gobel and the Elka Support Rig will be released shortly.
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Also, the MX Nationals will once again be aired on Television on the OLN Channel, and none other than Johnny Gallagher made the trip out to California to watch the race with his good friend Bill Ballance.
Ofcourse he was available for comment, but he conveniently forgot to wear his pink skirt to the race this weekend
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Michelle Reiser practiced today, but she could barely walk after blowing out her knee in Texas a couple of weeks ago, and she will most likely required surgery. Also, Josh Creamer reportedly broke his wrist recently and will not be competing this weekend, which was another huge disappointment, and I wish these pair a speedy recovery
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Well enough talk, and here are a few photos from Friday's Practice
Pat Brown & Tim Farr
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#52 Dana Creech
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Donald Lysinger
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John Natalie Jr
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Heather Byrd
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Tim Farr
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UpHill Whoops Section
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Travis Spader
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Jeremiah Jones
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Angela Butler (Moore)
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The 250R is still alive
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300EX catching some major Air
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ATVriders.com Member, Shawn Wiebelt, going big on his 300EX as well.
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Cody Miller
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Jason Dunkelberger
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Pat Brown
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Rodney Gentry is Back!!!!
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Chad Wienen
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Doug Gust
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Until Tomorrow
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With over 30 Pro Entries, there were two Pro Qualifiers and a LCQ to narrow the Pro field down to 20 riders.
In the first LCQ, there was a pileup in the first turn, which involved Donald Lysinger, Jeremy Lawson, and Trent Kandel
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Pat Brown would lead the race till the end of the first lap, but ran into an issue which dropped him back a few positions.
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Dana Creech would then take over the lead until his kill cord came out heading into the whoops, which allowed Joe Haavisto and Matt White to pass him.
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Joe Haavisto would go on the win the first qualifier despite some serious pressure from Pat Brown
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Pro Qualifer Two
The Start
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Jason Luburgh would take the Win in the Second Pro Qualifer
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ITP Quadcross Pro Dustin Nelson would finish in the second spot and join Dana Creech in the Pro Main
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Tavis Cain would make the pass on Chad Wienen to take the final qualifying position, which forced Wienen to the LCQ
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Pro LCQ
Jeremy Lawson would grab the Holeshot followed Donald Lysinger and Steve Runkel, and Lawson would run strong the entire Moto and take the Win.
Runkel would end up breaking down.
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Rocco Arno Jr would end up going down over the lower triple, and he hit is knee, which had him in some serious pain.
He would spend the rest of the weekend watching the racing action, but he will be fine by Texas.
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Battle was on between Donald Lysinger and Chad Wienen for the final qualifying position with Wienen edging out Lysinger for the second place finish and final spot in the Pro Main.
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Cody Miller would be force to stick to the Pro Am Class this weekend, but I am sure he will pumped in Texas.
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Pro AM Unlimited
The other big race of the day was Pro Am Production with 41 Entries, which was incredible.
The class was split into several heat races, and a 2nd Moto 20 Rider Main, which had Baldwin's Josh Upperman and Mark Kendall jumping out to the early lead
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#60 Mike Machado would squeeze his way in between the pair to take over the second spot.
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A few laps into the race the battle remained intense amongst the top three.
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Matt White was on the heals on Brock Lyons as he began to pull in the lead pack.
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A few laps later, Matt White would catch the leaders and make the pass on Josh Upperman to take over the lead.
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Joe Byrd's Pro Am Twin, Clay Holmes, worked his way up into the third spot past Brock Lyons and Mike Machado
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Mark Kendall would drop back to 8th place behind Hunter Miller
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A view of the Pro Pits from the top of Mt. Saint Helen
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While I am on the Pits, here are some photos from around the track.
This girl was very happy with all her new signatures
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The Elka Crew were busy finalizing a Honda 450R for the 24 Hour Test by ATV Rider Magazine, which is underway today.
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Akraix Freestyle King, Jon Guetter was on hand to watch his brother Derek race at Glen Helen while I had Dan running around with a video camera
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Brian Fisher's Television crew were on hand to film the event for a Suzuki Promo.
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One of the Youngest John Natalie Jr Fans
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Johnny Gallagher was working his charm on IMS Products, Scott Wright in the Stand.
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Mike Hallock has made his return to ATV racing, and he is now working for Ohlins Suspension
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One of the ATV Photo Greats, Adam Campbell, put down his camera on Saturday to race the new Suzuki LT-R450 and finished in second place behind ATV Sport's Cody Anderson.
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Six Time GNCC Champion, Bill Ballance, made the trip out to California to watch the opening round of the ATVA MX Nationals, and he was in a great spirits and looking forward to the start of the GNCC Season.
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Lonestar Racing's Dan Fisher also made the trip out from Arizona to watch several of his team riders compete.
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Custom Axis New Style Shock Ressy
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Tim Farr watching Josh Upperman launch off the line for the start of the Pro Am Production Race.
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Josh Creamer may have a fractured wrist, but it didn't keep him off the track as he help sweep the gate.
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For some, the Motos were moving by quick enough.
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Joel Hetrick provides some shade with his pit board
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Caleb Moore joins the FMF Media Allstars for 2006
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Mitch Reynolds with his new Honda 450
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Angela Butler was in great spirits as she had some fun with the camera
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Heather Byrd is serious about winning the championship for the third straight year, but Angela Butler is looking to spoil her plan.
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Jeremy Lawson will start the seaon off on a Honda, but he will be switching to the LTR450 after a few rounds.
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Robert Kramar's YFZ450 was looking Sweet
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The Precision Racing Products Steering Dampeners are popping up on all the machines at the Nationals, and I didn't see a single GPR stabilizer.
I still haven't personally had the chance to ride with one, but everyone I talked to swore it was the best thing they ever added to there ATV. All we need to do now is talk PRP into lowering the price a little, so everyone can afford one of these units.
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Saturday Night many race fans left Glen Helen and headed out to Anaheim to watch the AMA Supercross where Bubba Stewart spent more time rolling around in the dirt than on his bike, which allowed Ricky Carmichael to run away with the win.
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It was something to watch as Ricky rocketed through the whoops
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Before the Main Event, the Suzuki LT-R450 commercial was aired on the Big Screen.
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Jason Dunkelberger drove the LT-R450 out on the Supercross Track and sprinted down the starting line and turned around and rode a wheelie back to the starting gate because he wasn’t allowed to go anywhere else on the track
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Sunday Morning everyone was greeted with tropical storm strength winds that were well over 60mph at times, and everyone was really feeling the speed of the wind in the Glen Helen Valley
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The wind was whipping the sand around, which was like being in a huge sand blaster for most of the day.
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Only Paul Turner
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First thing Sunday Morning was the riders meeting and Travis Spader was showing his support for the Pittsburgh Steelers
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The top five pros from 2005 automatically received their gate picks based on finish, so John Natalie Jr would receive the first gate pick, and the remaining 15 Pros would draw for gate pick.
Keith Little would be the lucky and get the #6 pick with Kory Ellis pulling the #19.
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Kory Ellis's new mechanic for 2006 will be Allen White how previously worked for ATVRiders.com Sponsor Precision Concepts.
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Noon arrived soon enough and it was time for the start of the Pro Main.
Jeremiah Jones had the third gate pick, and headed to inside line
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Doug Gust on his hot lap before the start of the race
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I darted my way up the side of the hill, which I thought would never end as my legs were on fire at the top, but I figured the view was well worth the climb
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John Natalie Jr would grab the Holeshot
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The charge up the hilll
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Tim Farr and Jeremiah Jones would end up colliding rounding the uphill turn
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Everyone began darting in different directions to avoid Jeremiah Jones and his QuadRacer
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Jeremiah Jones, Dustin Wimmer, Dustin Nelson, and Travis Spader
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John Natalie Jr would lead the race from start to finish
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Keith Little held the second spot on his Lonestar Racing 450R
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#7 Joe Byrd continued to make his presence known as he held down the third spot, which gave Honda the top three sweep in the 1st Moto.
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Doug Gust finished out the race in the fourth spot on the Suzuki LT-R450
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The biggest surprise was to see Jeremy Lawson barely avoiding the wreck in the first lap and maintaining a 5th place finish
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Dustin Wimmer coil wire broke on his 450R, which ended his early charge.
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Pat Brown's YFZ450 was sputtering as he climbed the uphill whoops which was due to a rock damaging his wiring harness.
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Kory Ellis had a horrible start, but he was able to charge his way up into the top 10.
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Jeremiah Jones worked his way up to a 14th Place finish
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John Natalie Jr on his way to the first Moto Win
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Pro Moto
The wind finally let up some, and Team Suzuki's Doug Gust and Jeremiah Jones took the inside line beside John Natalie Jr
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Joe Byrd cleans the dirt from his starting gate
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ATV Insider, Marc Barilla running around capturing the action.
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The start of the second Moto once again had John Natalie Jr grabbing the Holeshot.
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Joe Byrd would make the early pass and take over the lead heading up the uphilll whoops.
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The rest of the pack were eating plenty of rocks and dust rounding the turn, but unlike the first moto everything was going smooth.
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John Natalie Jr would make the pass on Joe Byrd and Jeremiah Jones would begin to apply the pressure to Byrd.
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Keith Little was holding down the fourth spot.
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Doug Gust passed Joe Haavisto and took over the 5th spot
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By the next lap, Doug Gust had passed Keith Little and moved into 4th place
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Unlike the Moto One, Tim Farr wasn't experiencing any problems and he was in the top 10.
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Jason Dunkelberger was having a much better second moto than the first as he worked his way up through the pack
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Kory Ellis
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Dustin Wimmer's race ends early when his gets a flat rear tire
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Just afer Jeremiah Jones passes Joe Byrd his charge is brought to a halt with a rear suspension component failure, which sidelined him for the rest of the race.
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John Natalie Jr seemed to be in cruise control as he held a comfortable lead over Joe Byrd with only a few laps to go.
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John's lead would quickly disappear when his seat came loose and he tried to put it back on with out any luck and finally let it fall off onto the track.
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Joe Byrd wasted no time capitalizing on Natalie's seat issue and made the pass to take over the lead.
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Natalie Jr could only look over and watch as Doug Gust railed the turn and also made the pass to drop him back into 3rd place
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Keith Little was the next rider to set his sights on Natalie Jr, but there wasn't enough time and Keith would finish out the race in 4th place for a very impressive start to the year from someone known for his Dirt Track skills.
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Joe Byrd takes the Checkered Flag and throws his fist in the air to celebrate his Overall Win
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A disappointed John Natalie Jr would cross the finish line in third place and 2nd Overall
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Paul Turner rushed over to Congratulate Doug Gust on his Podium Finish
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Joe Byrd had his own Fan Club
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The Podium Celebration
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Directly following the Podium presentation was a Press Conference with the Top three finishers in a private tent, which was a first in ATV racing.
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John Natalie Jr decided to quit racing and become a camera man, NOT.
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Joe Byrd took a moment to share the spotlight with his wife Heather Byrd who also won the Women's Production Class this weekend.
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Joe Byrd signing autographs after the race
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John Natalie Jr having fun with some kids
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Wes Miller, H-Bomb Films, was flying high above the track capturing the racing action in a helicopter, and he will be at all the races this year filming for a ATVA MX Racing DVD.
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Josh Upperman pulling the Holeshot on his way to winning the Pro Am Unlimited and finishing 2nd in the Pro Am Production
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Mark Kendall finished in 8th Overall in both Pro AM Unlimited and Production.
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Cale Downen finished 2nd in Pro Am Unlimited
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Mitch Reynolds had his share of bad luck this weekend and barely made the top 10 in both Pro Am Unlimited and Production
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Cyle Chislock will be following the ATVA MX Nationals this year and leaving the WORCS Series. He finished 9th in Pro Am Unlimited
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Joe Byrd Riding School Sponsored Rider, Clay Holmes, did his teacher well this weekend finishing in 3rd in Pro Am Production and 6th in Unlimited
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ITP Quadcross Racer, Mike Machado, finished 3rd in Unlimited and 4th in Production for an impressive race weekend.
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Bren Marra made the long trip from New Jersey worthwhile with the win in the 70-90cc Production class
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Jeff Spooner lead the 4 Stroke A Class this weekend
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4 Stroke Stock Class was a sea of Suzuki's with one solo Honda as this new class surprising had a very low turn out, but it should develop into a great class this season.
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ATV Sport's Cody Anderson would take the win in both Motos
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Dirt Wheel's Cain Smead battling with Darrin Hoeft for the second spot.
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Somebody needs to tell Travis Pastrana to wear a helmet when ever he goes riding.
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Jake Brattain raced a flawless race in the second moto of the 90cc Modified to take the win
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Dj Spurling was having a great run in 2nd place into running into problems
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Joe Hetrick would finish in the runner up position
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Jeremy Ladonne would take the win in the 51-70cc Production
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Hannah Sharp on her way to a 2nd place finish in the 51-70cc Production Class
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Heather Byrd watching the racing action with her mom.
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Angela Butler prepping your Honda for the Women's Production Race
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The opening round would belong to Heather Byrd, but Angela Butler was applying the pressure both motos
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Jamie Luburgh took the third place finish in her first race against the fastest women in MX racing
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Michelle Reiser rode with an injured knee and finished out the weekend in fourth. She will most likely need surgery after Texas.
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Adrienne Cooper took the women's sport win at her home track while Emma Mockin made the trip out from Ireland to finish in second place.
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Washington Resident, Tammy Balser went home with a 3rd place finish.
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Brit Mansell won the 25 Plus Class on the new Suzuki LT-R450
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Chase Loomis won the 1st Moto heat, but didn't start the second moto in the 71-90cc PROD JR
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Quad Magazine, Brian Mcculloch, would take the win in the Production C Class.
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Well this concludes the photo race coverage, and I hope you enjoyed the coverage
Do Not Do This At Home!!!
Posted by: BlasterEaten250
That last picture looks like when my dad fell off.
Great photos!
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i guess you don't have any pics of the 70 mods do you?
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If its OK to chime in, Ill share what pics I can- -courtesy of a freind who done ALOt of picture/video taking ...
Atvriders member Fastbikes Husband Dan George Of Middleton Idaho . Unfortunatly, he seized up before he could finish the wk end . 
I saw the damage and EWWWW ...Was is UGLY! 
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What happened to Rodney Gentry and Shane Hitt? Did not see them in the results.
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I think this was the Mens C class
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Jason Skovill from Boise Idaho
Jason, I havent seen your Honda since you got it all done.. Looks good! 
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Not sure on this one but I am thinking its possibly Prod. A /open A??
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Heres a few of the Ladies
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And there off!
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