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POST RACE REPORT FROM UNADILLA ATVA GNC Casey
Martin and Carrie Auchter Results
The New Berlin Unadilla track is known for
its big jumps, fast straights and mixture of
rock-loomy dirt. Headed into this race we were
excited to test out the power provided by Moto-Xperts.
In the previous race the machine proved it had
what it would take to perform.
Casey practiced on Sat and was dialing in his
JB Racing/Fox suspension and felt he finally had
the machine headed in the right direction. His
comfort level on the new suspension looks
promising and we are so far pleased with the
performance.
On Saturday Casey made a strong showing in
Pro Am Production and set himself up for a good
run by placing 5th in heat one and providing a
1:44.836 fast lap time. Things appeared to be
heading the right direction, however while
sitting in staging for the main event Casey’s
bike failed to start and the day was over. After
spending a couple hours trouble shooting no
clear reason for start-failure was available.
Assuming the weekend was over Casey made calls
to his family and others explaining his weekend
was done.
However on Sunday morning with a single kick
the machine fired right up. Casey was able to
practice and run in heat 1 of Pro Am Production.
Once again Casey made a solid showing and walked
away in a 5th place qualifying position. The
main event came and we loaded Casey into the
gate selecting the same starting spot that was
giving him consistent and safe first turn
positions. As the 2 min card went up Casey
kicked his machine and once again it refused to
start. After exhausting time another DNS was all
that was available.
After some assistance from other people and
some research the CDI box is looking very
suspect for this issue and is already in the
process of being changed to rule it out. As
always we look for a stronger next race.
Carrie Auchter practiced locally this weekend
after getting a green light from her doctor and
was feeling pretty good after a few hours of
practice.
ECS Racing and both riders want to thank the
following sponsors, without them this team would
not be a possibility and each sponsor has went
above and beyond to help: Cardio Stack Racing,
Exposed Clothing, Moto-Xperts, Casey
Cycles, JB Racing, GBC Motorsports,
Honda of Rockford, RC Motorsports,
HMF Engineering, Rath Racing, Klotz
Lubricants, Cometic Gaskets,
Precision Racing Products, PowerMadd,
Fox Racing Shox, Spider Grips,
Fullbore Racing, Pro-Taper, RPM,
Ogio.
ECS Racing is the sister team to Cardio Stack
Racing from the XC world. Exposed Clothing, a
subsidiary of ATV Exposed Magazine, LLC has
formed a joint partnership with Cardio Stack
Racing for MX in the 2008 season. The new team
is listed as ‘ECS Racing and will be running
under the Cardio Stack Racing colors of orange
and black and act as the sister team to the
already well-known XC team.
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