Extreme Dirt Track DURO ATVA Nationals Round #4 - Ashtabula, Ohio Pine Lake 40th Anniversary July 26, 2009

Frank Batista, who is no longer racing for Polaris, was looking strong on his new McKibben Motorsports backed Honda 450R ride, as he took third in his heat race and the Pro main. Batista would battle briefly with KTM’s Chuckie Creech, but Batista would pull away slightly and ride his own race in third place all the way to the finish line.

#13 Frank Batista made his switch to the McKibben Motorsports Team for Pine Lake & amazing in his debut race on the Honda 450R, Batista earned himself a spot on the Podium as he remained unchallenged for nearly the entire race to claim the 3rd spot

“It felt really good to go out there on a new quad and get on the podium right away,” said Batista, who has decided to try his hand at the next couple of rounds of the WORCS series to fill up his schedule a bit.

Chuckie Creech, who ran into some trouble at the previous round in Danville, VA, was having a pretty good day as well. Creech took away the heat win from Michael Coburn when Coburn went wide in a turn.

#25 Chuckie Creech continues to make strides with his new KTM ride for 2009 as he claimed the Pro Heat race win over Michael Coburn, and he just missed his Pro Podium debut on the KTM with a 4th place finish behind Frank Batista

Creech then went on to charge his way into the number three position in the Pro main event, but connected with Kirby Cooke and fell back. Creech would work his way back to the number four position before reaching the checkers. Ryon Partee also put in a solid race to round out the top five.

#39 Ryon Partee held onto a Top 5 finish with #47 Zac Willet making a charge through the pack to claim the 6th spot	Pro ATV Motocross Racer, Trent Kandel, made his Extreme Dirt Track Debut at Pine Lake & finished in 11th Place

Zac Willett, who took sixth in his heat race, also finished in sixth in the Pro main. Kirby Cooke was running in a strong fourth until connecting with Creech and falling back to ninth place. Cooke would pt in a hard charge in the final few laps and work up to the number seven spot, with Danny McGraw taking eighth. PA native Kristopher Bures would end his day in ninth and rookie Pro, Kendall Webb would wrap up the top ten of the Pro class.

Extreme Dirt Track Pro ATV Racing Podium (left to right) Michael Coburn (2nd), Harold Goodman (1st), Frank Batista (3rd)