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ATV Amateur Motocross Championship
Hilltop Qualifier
Mexico, MO (4/11/2008)
- April 6th was just another Sunday to most people,
but to the dedicated participants of the ATV Amateur
Championship, it was another chance to qualify
for the big show. The track was Hilltop Motocross,
located in Mexico, Missouri. The weather proved
to make it a nice day of racing, as rain the week
before had gotten the track watered and in excellent
shape. Lots of changes had been made to the track,
so the playing field had been leveled for the
non-local riders. Practice got started off at
9:30am sharp. The track is a fun natural terrain
track, set on top of a hill (hence Hilltop MX).
The top of the hill features a rhythm section,
whoops, bermed corners and a wide open uphill,
finish line triple. There are also many fly-aways
leading off the sides of the hill. Wide open straight
aways lead riders back through woods sections.
Many local Missouri riders took
advantage of the chance to get their foot in the
door in their classes for the final race at Moberly,
MO on August 3rd. The participants ranged from
riders that missed out on the Moberly, MO and
Athens, TX qualifier to people that were there
and were stricken by mechanical problems, or were
just unable to qualify in their desired class.
In the featured Pro Am class, there was a heated
battle between Jason Robbins, Jeff Robbins, and
Ronnie Higgerson. Jason had already qualified
at the Moberly qualifier, but was there for the
practice. Ronnie and Jeff were both at Moberly
also, but fell victim to unfortunate incidents.
They were in their prime today, however, and both
Jeff and Ronnie, along with Jeremy Gann and Adam
Anderson, added their names to the Pro Am qualified
riders list.
They day had one thing missing,
however, and that was the #2 Suzuki of Dave Frye.
Some of you may know that Dave was injured seriously
at the Pell City, Alabama national. For more information
go to: racerxill.com/breakingnews/article/5009/missouri-pro-rider-down.aspx.
A card made by local Pro Am rider Nate Hibbs was
passed around the pits on Sunday for concerned
friends and competitors of Dave to sign and wish
their best.
The ATV Amateur Championship qualifiers
will continue on April 19, in Montezuma Iowa,
for those that have not yet qualified and want
to. For more information on that go to: http://mostatemx.com/hlr/atv_amt_chmp.htm.
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2008
ATV Qualifying Event Schedule
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| Race
Dates |
Track |
Location |
| March 9 |
HLR
Motorsports |
Moberly, MO |
| March 16 |
Athens
Motocross |
Park Athens, TX |
| April 6 |
Hilltop
MX |
Mexico, MO |
| April 19 |
Fun
valley MX
|
Montezuma, IA |
| April 27 |
Soaring
Edge Motocross
|
Greenwood, NE |
| May 4 |
Sunset
Ridge MX
|
Walnut, IL |
| May 11 |
Morelands
U.S.A. Sports |
Park Stanton, MI |
| May 18 |
Jeeps
Motorcycle Club |
Park City, KS |
| May 25 |
Bar 2 Bar MX (859-585-0772) |
Mt. Sterling, KY |
| May 31 |
Hawkeye
Downs
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Cedar Rapids, IA |
| June 1 |
Arkansaw
Cycle Park
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Arkansaw, WI |
| June 8 |
South
Fork Dirt Riders |
Taylorville, IL |
| June 15 |
Backwoods
MX |
Tennyson, IN |
| June 21 |
SEMO
Raceway |
Blodgett, MO |
| TBA |
Soaring
Edge Motocross |
Greenwood, NE |
www.hlrmotorsports.net
8856 Highway BB
Huntsville, MO 65259
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