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8/17/08
Beaverdale Hillclimb
Bedford
County M/C
Beaverdale, PA
Doug Buck Bests 2008 AMA Vet Champ Matt Novak!
Matt Novak |
Sunny skies greeted the ATV climbers at the
Beaverdale Hillclimb located in beautiful
Beaverdale, PA. The hill was dry and somewhat
dusty as the ATV’s tore up the hill. With the
hill starting to wear in, times were starting to
get faster.
Fresh off his 2008 AMA National Vet Class
Championship Matt Novak looked to take home some
more wins and great times. Doug Buck had
different plans as he beat Novak in both the
266cc and Up (2-Stroke) class and also the ATV
Open class. Buck ran a 7.553 as his best in the
first class and 7.221 at his best in the second.
Novak ran 7.587 in the first and 7.237 in the
second. Novak talked about the conditions on the
hill, which includes a new third breaker for the
2008 year. “Well the hill was dry and very hard
packed, but the ATVs were hooking up
surprisingly well. With the breakers starting to
fill in, a lot of the guys were turning their
fastest times of the year.” At the start of the
day, the hill looked so dry that traction might
have been an issue with the rocks. Novak
actually came out too hot on his first run with
his Yamaha and had to make some adjustments
between runs. But at the end of the day, the
Yamaha was his best time. “I turned my best time
of the day on my RC51 Raptor. With brand new
skins on the back it hooked up a little too well
for my first run. I was running too tall of a
gear to spin the tires. I geared down for the
second round. I came out of the hole fast,
jumped both breakers, but hit sideways on a
ledge on the third section which slowed me down.
I lost by .016 seconds.”
The 91cc-450cc (4-Stroke) class provided the
best race of the day as Chris Shoff edged out
Scott Douglas 7.740 to 7.741. Robby Streams was
the fastest ATV up the hill with a 7.191 time.
Results:
266cc
and Up (2-Stroke)
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Rider Name
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Rider #
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Round 1
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Round 2
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Best
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Place
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Doug Buck
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10
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7.553
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7.969
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7.553
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1
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Matthew Novak
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417
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7.587
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7.603
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7.587
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2
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Scott Buck
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42
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7.727
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140
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7.727
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3
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91cc-450cc
(4-Stroke)
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Rider Name
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Rider #
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Round 1
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Round 2
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Best
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Place
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Chris Shoff
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7
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7.740
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7.879
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7.740
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1
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Scott Douglas
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719
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7.741
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8.254
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7.741
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2
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Mark Nadonley
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362
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7.809
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8.089
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7.809
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3
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Joe Gaunt
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62
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8.805
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9.494
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8.805
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4
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451cc
and Up (4-Stroke)
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Rider Name
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Rider #
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Round 1
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Round 2
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Best
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Place
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Robby Streams
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917
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7.191
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165
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7.191
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1
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Bryan Rusnak
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30
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7.347
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7.329
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7.329
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2
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Matthew Novak
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417
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7.589
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8.616
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7.589
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3
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ATV
Open
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Rider Name
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Rider #
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Round 1
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Round 2
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Best
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Place
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Doug Buck
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10
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7.221
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7.691
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7.221
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1
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Matthew Novak
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417
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9.632
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7.237
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7.237
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2
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Shawn Clark
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402
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7.368
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7.960
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7.368
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3
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Scott Buck
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42
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7.468
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7.722
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7.468
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4
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Vet
30+
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Rider Name
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Rider #
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Round 1
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Round 2
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Best
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Place
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Mark Nadonley
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362
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8.901
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8.301
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8.301
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1
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