Sean Neidlinger
Wins Round 3 of the Atlantic Grand Prix series!
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Scott
Samuel leads the start of the Main Quad event
followed by
Rob Hertz and Sean Neidlinger |
Dunmore, PA (5/18/06) - Sunday May 14th
Was all about Quads! AGP revised the 7.5 mile course on
the side of Moosic Mountain based on input from the riders
and the majority of the rock sections were removed and
passing lanes were added.
Sunday race day was quite a challenge, with threatening
sky¹s and a Saturday night rainfall that left the
course a little on the wet side. Talk in the pits ranged
from impassable creek crossings to nasty muddy up hills,
but again it was just talk. Minutes before the race
GNCC star Chris Borich called and said that he would
not be in attendance because of a family
emergency. That left Flagtown, New Jersey resident Sean
Neidlinger in position for a possible win. When the
green flag dropped it was a three way battle between
Sean Neidlinger, Scott Samuel who rides out of Medway
MA and Rob Hertz from Brookhaven, PA, but after a couple
of turns it was Scott Samuel who grabbed the lead. He
would then hold on to that position for the next two
laps, but would later give it up to a hard charging
Neidlinger. Rob Hertz then moved into the second position
and Scott Samuel would finish in the third position
after two hours of racing.
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Woman's
class rider and GNCC star Stephanie Verkade on
the gas |
Now in the morning race Timothy McAndrew on a Utility
Unlimited Quad pulled the hole shot and held that position
for 15 miles, but hard charging woman's division rider
and GNCC star Stephanie Verkade came from a last row start
to grab the lead and go on to take the overall win. Second
overall went to Christopher Peipher out of Kulpmont, PA
also on a Utility Unlimited Quad.
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8-15
90cc Production 1st place winner Sarah Marsh with
her 1st place trophy |
In the Youth Quad race AGP shortened course to a little
over a mile in length, which consisted of a new woods
section as well as a small hill just next to the start
area. GNCC youth rider Austin Findley grabbed the hole
shot and and held down that position the entire duration
of the 45 minute, 15 mile race. Second went to Polaris
rider Dalton Dernoski. In the 8-15 90cc Limited Class
Sarah Marsh beat out Dylan Kralle after his quad pulled
in water with only 13 minutes left in the race.
All and all it was a great day of racing. With 13 more
races on the 2006 Atlantic Grand Prix schedule, it¹s
still to early to say who the winner will be at the
end of the season. The next race is Round 4 on Memorial
Day weekend at NA Warhorse in Dunmore PA followed by
Round 5 at Thunder Ridge MX park in New Berlin New York
on June 17th and 18th.
For more information about the Atlantic Grand Prix
series go to
www.atlanticgrandprix.com
www.atlanticgrandprix.com
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