Ashtabula, OH - The most
popular stop in the six race series is Ashtabula, and it
showed with a record attendance of over 450 entries, which
shows that Extreme Dirt Track racing is alive and well.
Unlike the other locations, Ashtabula doesn't have lights,
so the races are only held during the day and the event
is spread out over weekend with qualifiers on Saturday
and the Main events on Sunday. Also, the track remains
old school when it comes to scoring because it is the
only event that I know of that doesn't use software for
scoring and everything remains hand written, but there
must be something to be said for the track owner and his
crew because regardless, the riders and spectators flock
to the event every year, and when all the racing is over,
normally it is rumored that it will be the last year of
racing at Pine Lake, but every year it remains on the
schedule.
Saturday was a perfect day for racing and with over 450
entries, it would have been difficult to fit every into
one day of racing, so the day was spent narrowing the
field down to 20 riders per class for Sunday's Main Event.
Unfortunately, the weather today didn’t cooperate
as line of rain moved in before they could even start
the first race, and after postponing the event for the
rain a couple of hours, it was decided that the racing
would be cancelled and the results from Saturday along
with the times would be used to determine the finishing
order for each class, which was a huge disappointment,
but no one can control the weather and unlike MX and XC
the racing can’t go on unless the track is dry.
As of now, unofficially Keith Little will take the win
followed by Darin Ogden, Harold Goodman, and Tim Farr,
which could make things really interesting at it will
close the gap amongst the top 4 riders and brings the
2004 Champion, Keith Little(Lonestar Racing/Yamaha) into
a tie for the lead with Harold Goodman each with 76 points
and Tim drops back to 3rd place with only 7 points seperating
him from the leaders with Darin Ogden remaining in the
battle with for the Championship with 61 points as the
intensity level rises as these four riders battle for
the Championship, which will keep the remaining three
races of the series exciting as they battle for points,
and just like last year, the winner most likely won't
be declared till the finish of the race in Texas with
only a few points seperating the leaders.
Unofficial Pro Points Standings
1. Harold Goodman - 76Points
2. Keith Little - 76 Points
3. Tim Farr - 69 Points
4. Darin Ogden - 61 Points
Of course, ATVriders.com had several journalists at
the track to capture all the action, so look for a complete
race report within a few days.
Pro
1. Keith Little
2. Darin Ogden
3. Harold Goodman
4. Tim Farr
5. Daryl Rath
6. Shane Smith
7. Shane Hitt
8. Brad Covington
9. Scott Morris
10. Nathan Dallas
11. John Reineccius
12. Ben Bettis
13. Jason England
14. Zac Willet
15. Cody Anderson
16. Eric Jennings
17. Jerry Lauber
18. Brad Riley
1. Candace Lee
2. Mandy Brodil
3. Lakyn Spear
4. Brook Perry
5. Donna Jetter
6. Julynda Nulph
7. Jennifer Inbergia
8. Thelma Bowman
9. Jessica Bures
10. Cathlyn Foltz
11. Kimberly Panders
12. Marcia Riley