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2001
GNC ATV National
Round 5
RedBud MX Raceway
Buchanan, Michigan
May 19-20, 2001
By Brian
and Craig Goley
5/21/2001
 What
do you get when you combine screaming fans, sunny skies,
lots of dirt, over 450 quad pilots, and high-octane
fuel? You
get an exhilarating round five of the GNC ATV Racing
Series. Americas
Motocross Track, RedBud MX Raceway, located just
miles off of Business 31 in Buchanan, Michigan hosted
one of the most exciting rounds thus far.
With
its high-speed layout and monster jumps, RedBud proved
to be an adrenalin junkie's dream.
Huge air was on tap, as not one, but three
separate Monster hills brought every diehard ATV
fan to ooh's, ahh's, and the occasional
Thats gotta hurt!
The first of these major hills was the ski jump
located just three turns into the racecourse.
Riders were skiing 40 feet into the air and
carrying of the downhill side.
What an awesome site to see! It was amazing how
smoothly these quads and their pilots could fly; it was
as if they sprouted wings while in flight!
 The
second challenging jump was a step-up double, that was
preceded by a rolling double.
This uphill step-up was a mean one and proved to
be especially hard on the quad racers.
If the riders didnt carry their speed after
the rolling double, it spelled almost certain doom if
they attempted the step-up.
We witnessed many failed attempts where the rider
either came up short, cased the jump or endoed. Ouch!
Monster
hill number three, also known as the Backside
Tabletop, was where a few unpleasant dismounts ended
a couple of riders chances for placing on the podium.
This huge table top was a 40 to 50 foot whooped
out uphill climb, flattening out to a 50 foot
"Table Top, and rounded out with a step down
landing for a total of about 150 feet of I dare you
to try it obstacle.
If any riders did not carry the necessary speeds
to fully clear the step-down, they where either hanging
on for dear life or saying good-bye to their quad
and eating dirt.
 Jeremiah Jones captured the overall
win by riding flawlessly to grab the checkers in both
motos. Timothy
Farr took home second place while Travis Spader
completed the overall results with a third place podium
spot.
Moto
one saw Travis T-Doc Spader on his Lone Star
grabbed the holeshot. He was closely followed by Shane Dog Hitt, Jeremiah
Jones, Tim Farr and Doug Digger Gust.
Jones didnt waste any time putting a move on
Hitt and taking over second place.
Jones then quickly reeled in Spader and proceeded
to grab the lead. Doug
Gust moved past Farr for third, but had an unfortunate
dismount on the backside tabletop.
It was not for the lack of speed, but too much
that sent his quad air born. We thought he was trying to
break the world distance record.
Gust launched his yellow Suzuki thumper into
orbit and promptly dismounted from the rear.
Gust was uninjured, but his quad sustained major
alterations to the left rear wheel and axle.
The course worker stationed at that jump told us, I
had thought for sure he was not getting up from that
crash. It
looked bad. Moto one ended with Jones - an easy
winner, Spader taking second by limping across the
finish with a flat tire, and pulling up the third spot
was Hitt.
 In
Moto two, Shane Hitt launched his quad off the starting
gate to take the holeshot.
Eating roost behind Hitt was Tim Farr, Jeremiah
Jones and Travis Spader.
Tim Farr didnt hesitate in motoring past Shane
Hitt to take the lead.
Jones quickly followed suit and began to nip at
Farrs heals. It
didnt take Jeremiah long to make a move on Farr and
take over the first position.
Jeremiah put his quad on Cruise as he
opened up a huge lead over Farr and the rest of the
field. The
real fight for positions was third through fifth.
Throughout the race, Gust, Spader, and Kory Ellis
fought hard and changed positions often.
The action packed racing had the fans on their
feet at every corner and jump, while watching their
favorite riders battling it out. At the end of Moto two,
it was Jeremiah Jones, Tim Farr, and Doug Gust.
| Race Notes: |
 RedBuds Axle Breaking Exhibition - The racing was fast, furious, and hard on quad components.
We saw over seven axles snapped in half and a couple of
broken front tires spindles. The
most noticeable were the axles snapping. You could hear them snap from across the park.
We had the opportunity to look at several of the axles and
noticed they appeared to break at the rear bearing carrier or at the
lock nut. The majority of the broken axles were produced by Dura
Blue.
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 H-Bomb Films Captures Race Video - Wes Miller and the
H-Bomb crew were on hand to film the Pro racing.
Wes indicated the video would possibly be used for Huevos
IV. Wes wouldnt
give us many details about his fourth film, but he did say there
should be some surprises in store. |
| Daring Thieves Raid RedBud In an unfortunate event,
thieves drove off with a trailer full of quads and racing equipment.
The trailer was located the next day by Michigan State
Police, but was found completely empty.
The GNC racing family showed the ultimate compassion as they
held an auction and collected donations for the devastated owner.
$1000 dollars was raised and donated to the victim.
Though it doesnt replace the stolen quads or even come
close to the amount lost, its a grand tribute to how close the
racing family is. |
| ATV Racings Growing Popularity
RedBud officials told us that 472 racers sign up for the event.
It is exciting to see such a huge turnout at the GNC races
this year. ATV racing
is quickly reaching record turnout levels at all of the major
events. |
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Here are the official results: |
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PRO - Overall
1.
Jeremiah Jones
2. Timothy Farr
3. Travis Spader
4. Kory Ellis
5. Shane Hitt
6. Joe Byrd
7. Ben Jackson
8. Jason Luburgh
9. John Natalie
10. Doug Gust
11. Nathan Dallas
12. Jimmy Elza
13. Ryan Detrick
14. Jasmin Plante
15. Richard Buckley
16. Johnny Hale
17. Ted E Plachta
18. Dana Creech
19. Chris Gary
20. Keith Little |
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PRO
Point Race
1.
Jeremiah Jones
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124
2.
Tim Farr - 123
3. Doug Gust - 92
4. Shane Hitt - 90
5. Kory Ellis - 74
6. Joe Byrd - 73
7. Travis Spader - 69
8. Jason Luburgh - 68
9. Ben Jackson - 55
10. John Natalie - 49
11. Nathan Dallas - 47
12. Jimmy Elza - 46
13. Jasmin Plante - 41
14. Dana Creech - 38
15. Micahael Walsh - 34
16. Ryan Detrick - 31
17. Keith Little - 25
18. Chris Gary - 24
19. Johnny Hale - 15
Richard Buckley -
15
20. Tommy Rich - 9 |
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4-Stroke A
1. Trevor Haywood
2. Dave Kendall
3. Brian Wilhelmus
4. Jason Watt
5. Angela Moore
6. David Evans
7. Jack Bednar
8. George Erker
9. Greg Meeks
10. Adam Pence
11. Justin Herman
12. Marty Phelps
13. David Rowton
14. Donald Lamborn
15. Brian Hughes
16. Chuck Jenkins
17. Ernest Powers
18. David Dematteo
19. Martin Warchal
20. Scott Refenschneider
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250 Pro-Am
1.
Jason Dunkelberger
2. Michael Haas
3. Matt Bartosek
4. Matt White
5. Harold L Goodman
6. Gilbert Attix
7. Greg Little
8. Robert Brown
9. Rich Phillips
10. Buddy Caloneheski
11. Tavis Cain
12. Kevin Clendenning
13. Mark Kendall
14. Scott Weppler
15. Joey Dreslinski
16. Nate Frees
17. Brian Steele
18. Nathan Dallas
19. Jeremiah Jones
20. Jimmy Elza
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4-Stroke B
1.
John Winkelbauer
2. Jason Urban
3. Aaron Slingluff
4. Jarrod Ulery
5. Daryl Klem
6. Ryan Hopkins
7. Daniel Potter
8. Jason Fuller
9. Steven Drake
10. Blaine Amstutz
11. Justin Landeck
12. Michael Vidt
13. Todd Roach
14. Jeff Barker
15. Jason Galloway
16. Justin Newberry
17. John Kent
18. Luke Sanderson
19. Dustin White
20. Robin Seitz
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4-Stroke Pro-Am
1.
Jason Luburgh
2. Gilbert Attix
3. Donald Lamborn
4. Robert Brown
5. Brad Warner
6. Steve English
7. George Erker
8. John Caylor
9. Dave Kendall
10. David Evans
11. John Rosenbaum
12. Jason Watt
13. John Bartosek
14. Jack Bednar
15. Ernest Powers
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Open Pro-Am
1.
Scott Zollars
2. Bill Berger
3. Brandon Hayden
4. Robert Brown
5. Chad Lohr
6. Ron Solomon
7. Chris Krahn
8. Douglas Shaffer
9. J. Shane Roush
10. Nicholas Nelson
11. Eric Jensen
12. Nate Frees
13. Scott Norris
14. John Angel
15. Kyle Kahr
16. Tyson Leaver
17. Robert Nyland
18. Seth Fligge
19. Wayne Wood
20. William Marsh
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4-Stroke C
1.
Daniel Koopman
2. Nathan Dufner
3. Wesley Heatherly
4. Todd Dykstra
5. Jim Barkes
6. Brad Miller
7. Jerry Boling
8. Josh Mccuen
9. Leo Contino
10. Raymond Smith
11. Jeremy Berger
12. Richard Terzo
13. Thomas Joslun
14. Bob Brubach
15. Mike Owens
16. Jim Kridera
17. Jason Holleran
18. Jeremy Fischer
19. Mark Wielinski
20. David Marx
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Air-Cooled 2/4-Stroke
1.
Josh Pangallo
2. Bobby Ross
3. James Black
4. Levi Mueller
5. Dustin Wimmer
6. Bruce Levings
7. Michael Schupska
8. Scott Matthew Wagner
9. Brandon Van Loocke
10. Cody Hurst
11. Sean Berkey
12.
Josh Mullins
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250A
1.
Tavis Cain
2. Michael Haas
3. Matt Bartosek
4. Gilbert Attix
5. Tim Culver
6. Rich Phillips
7. Jorge Santamarina
8. Mark Kendall
9. Byron Seed
10. Nathan Leverenz
11. Kevin Clendenning
12. Brian Steele
13. Tracy Lecompte
14. Jason Dunkelberger
15. Joey Dreslinski
16. Jonathan Stallings
17. Buddy Caloneheski
18. Matt White
19. John Bartosek
20.
Scott Weppler
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25+
1.
Ken Desantis
2. Donald Kovacs
3. Wesley Asbach
4. Kenneth Tucker
5. James Perry
6. Scott Blanchard
7. J. Cody Roush
8. Cale Clarkson
9. Casey Bowman
10. Sean Wolf
11. Danny Underwood
12. Branden Floro
13. Chris Kamphorst
14. Jarrod Ulery
15. Matthew Calabrese
16. Alan Willie
17. Richard Mierendorff
18. Tyler Wischmeier
19. Joe Hanke
20.
John Young
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250B
1.
Jason Rich
2. Travis White
3. Jimmy Yunker
4. Aaron Slingluff
5. Jesse Sheaffer
6. Dale Batson
7. Larry Scouten
8. Richard Roberts
9. Nate Mcnett
10. Thomas Barry
11. Joshua Williams
12. Jerrold Martin
13. Blake Wright
14. David Leichliter
15. Aaron Durand
16. Brian Kinter
17. Mike Graff
18. Jesse Desrochers
19. Jason Moore
20.
Kevin S Klimach
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Vet 30+
1.
David Porter
2. Randy Hurst
3. Terry Herring
4. Kevin S Klimach
5. Jeffrey Thompson
6. Todd Roach
7. Richard Roberts
8. Dean Vidt
9. Kevin Pocrnich
10. Richard Hetrick
11. Richard Richtsmeier
12. F. Lane Coile
13. William Marsh
14. Dale Sibert
15. David Baker
16. Kelly Shimmell
17. James Perry
18. Tracy Payton
19. Norris Quinn
20. Troy Blodgett
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250C
1.
Marc Lobdell
2. Denny Kirkland
3. Daniel Koopman
4. Ron Glavis
5. Brian Mueller
6. Andy Klingworth
7. Joe Davis
8. Caleb Wray
9. Bryan Hart
10. Darrell Reese
11. Timothy Lott
12. Eren Darnes
13. Bill Whitney
14. Patrick Porter
15. Eugene Gunter
16. Eric Amenson
17. Doug Nicholas
18. Steve Spiering
19. Steven Farrugia
20.
Eric Zwirschitz
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Senior 40+
1.
Jackie Steele
2. Andy Luburgh
3. David Hultquist
4. Randy Strohm
5. David Reynolds
6. Tommy
T. Stripling
7. Kirk Fritz
8. Jack Moore
9.
Richard Kyer
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Open A
1.
Roger Furby
2. Nicholas Nelson
3. Dustin Shuler
4. Scott Norris
5. Ron Solomon
6. Tanner Strohm
7. Robert Nyland
8. Don Seay
9. Marty Phelps
10. Randy Hurst
11. Ben Shirar
12. Sean Wolf
13. David Nishwitz
14. John Huenink
15. Matthew Jacobs
16. Adam Sick
17. Jon Woodward
18. Judd Sturm
19. Gray Parker
20.
Rick Burton
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70cc Youth (6-11.
1.
Josh Ross
2. Keeton Hanks
3. Jacob Brattain
4. Brian Kelsey
5. Joel Hetrick
6. Cody Gadd
7. Jack Birt
8.
Ryan Wheeler
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Open B
1.
Jesse Sheaffer
2. Dustin Wimmer
3. Chris Kamphorst
4. Nick Hoffman
5. Harold Shumate
6. Bryan Chaler
7. William Sisson Iii
8. Bret Harper
9. Tony Raison
10. David Bowman
11. Christopher Smith
12. Chris Vish
13. Richard Kyer
14. Anthony Martin
15. Luke Hultquist
16. Andy Embry
17. Justin Landeul
18. Ben Alberts
19. Steven Cole
20. Josh Brown
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90cc Youth (12-15.
1.
Brian Eakin
2. Chris Petty
3. Casey Thompson
4. Daryn Capitena
5. Collin Maurer
6. Justin Birt
7. Patton Thompson
8.
Johnathan Ragon
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Open C
1.
Corey Matthews
2. Scott Frank
3. Jim Kridera
4. Gilbert Moy
5. Richard Terzo
6. Josh Mccuen
7. Scott Mehaffy
8. Thomas Bringard
9. Chris Ingram
10. Christopher Ice
11. Jason Klepacz
12. Greg Quire
13. Joseph Glesenkamp
14. Scott Klein
15. Brian Burch
16. Paul Linton
17. Gregory Bauders
18. Troy Blodgett
19. Jarret Bushroe
20. Christopher Norris
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90 Youth Super Stock
1.
J.r. Hinds
2. Jeremy Hobbs
3. Dabiel Klug
4. Ryan Hetrick
5. Jordan Roach
6.
Nate Hinds
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Womens
1.
Angela Moore
2. Heather M Rose
3. Paula
Shank
4. Tracy Solomon
5. Brook Perry
6. Hollie Shartzer
7. Amy Chapman
8. Kristine Gary
9.
Lisa Toich
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